testing streamlined approach to pushing and caching in github actions

.github/workflows/deploy_sap_model_lambda.yml

@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           npm install -g serverless
           npm install -g serverless-domain-manager
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-
       - name: AWS credentials for dev
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -54,28 +50,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Docker
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
 
-      - name: Cache Docker layers
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+      # Building and pushing Docker image with caching
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
         with:
-          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
-
-      - name: Build Docker Image
-        run: |
-          cd model_data/simulation_system
-          docker buildx create --use
-          docker buildx build --load --cache-from=type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache --cache-to=type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 --tag lambda-sap-prediction-image:${{ github.sha }} -f Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.prediction.lambda .
-
-      - name: Login to ECR
-        run: |
-          aws ecr get-login-password --region eu-west-2 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}
-
-      - name: Tag and Push Docker Image to ECR
-        run: |
-          docker tag lambda-sap-prediction-image:${{ github.sha }} ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}:${{ github.sha }}
-          docker push ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}:${{ github.sha }}
+          context: ./model_data/simulation_system
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.set_ecr_credentials.outputs.ecr_uri }}:${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
       - name: Deploy to AWS Lambda via Serverless
         env: