Fix Docker build context in CI to ensure e2ebase image is available for dependent builds. Remove unnecessary venv setup.

Author: tyatposit

.github/workflows/e2e.yaml

@@ -27,14 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: test/e2e/package-lock.json
 
-      - name: Create Python venv and install dependencies
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
         working-directory: test/e2e
-        run: |
-          python -m venv .venv
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          echo "VIRTUAL_ENV=$(pwd)/.venv" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "$(pwd)/.venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Install npm dependencies
         working-directory: test/e2e
@@ -47,16 +42,31 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Docker images
         run: |
-          source test/e2e/.venv/bin/activate
+          # Start a local registry
+          docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --restart=always --name registry registry:2
+
+          # Change to test/e2e to build e2ebase
           cd test/e2e
-          just build-images
+          docker build -f Dockerfile.base --tag e2ebase --platform linux/amd64 .
+
+          # Tag with local registry and push
+          docker tag e2ebase localhost:5000/e2ebase
+          docker push localhost:5000/e2ebase
+
+          # Update Dockerfiles to use the local registry
+          sed -i 's/FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM e2ebase/FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM localhost:5000\/e2ebase/' Dockerfile.connect
+          sed -i 's/FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM e2ebase/FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM localhost:5000\/e2ebase/' Dockerfile.vscode
+
+          # Go back to repo root for docker compose build
+          cd ../..
+          docker compose -f test/e2e/docker-compose.yml build connect-publisher-e2e
+          docker compose -f test/e2e/docker-compose.yml build code-server
         env:
           CONNECT_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.CONNECT_LICENSE }}
 
       - name: Run Cypress tests
         working-directory: test/e2e
         run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
           just start "connect-publisher-e2e"
           just start "code-server"
           npx cypress run
@@ -83,6 +93,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Stop containers
         if: always()
         working-directory: test/e2e
-        run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          just stop
+        run: just stop