fix(docker): decode embedded HostConfig.Resources fields in host config

[fidecastro]

The bug

The docker executor's host: block silently drops every field that lives in container.HostConfig's embedded Resources struct — Memory, CPUShares, NanoCPUs, PidsLimit, Devices, and the rest of the cgroup fields — while sibling direct fields (NetworkMode, SecurityOpt, Binds) decode fine.

The docs' own example does not work today:

steps:
  - id: with_resource_limits
    action: docker.run
    with:
      image: alpine:3
      host:
        Memory: 536870912   # <- decodes to 0
        CPUShares: 512      # <- decodes to 0

Measured on v2.13.0 against a real daemon (docker inspect on the created container): Memory=0, CPUShares=0, PidsLimit=nil, Devices=[] — no warning anywhere, so containers run without their configured resource limits.

Root cause

LoadConfigFromMapWithWorkDir decodes with mapstructure but without DecoderConfig.Squash. mapstructure therefore treats the embedded Resources struct as a nested field: only the (undocumented) host: {resources: {Memory: ...}} shape reaches those fields — verified live on v2.13.0, that nested form lands everything, which pinpoints the missing squash.

Fix

LoadConfigFromMapWithWorkDir now decodes the map twice. The first pass keeps the previously working nested host.resources shape. The second pass enables Squash, which applies Docker's flat JSON shape and gives flat fields precedence when both forms set the same field.

Regression coverage is consolidated in the existing LoadConfigFromMap table. It covers the embedded fields, including NanoCPUs, the Devices object array, and the *int64 PidsLimit; direct host fields; the legacy nested form; and mixed-shape precedence.

Validation:

make test TEST_TARGET=./internal/runtime/builtin/docker/...
make check

Behavior note: Both the documented flat form and the legacy nested resources: form remain accepted. Flat fields win when both forms set the same option.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Docker executor configuration parsing so flat host resource settings are correctly applied.
  • Memory, CPU, PID limits, devices, and other host settings now load as expected.

• Tests

  • Added coverage to verify decoding of embedded Docker host resource configuration.

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The Docker configuration decoder now maps flat host resource fields to embedded container.Resources fields. A regression test covers memory, CPU shares, PID limits, devices, and direct host fields.

Changes

Docker host resource decoding

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Decode flat host resources and validate the mapping internal/runtime/builtin/docker/config.go, internal/runtime/builtin/docker/config_test.go	The decoder enables mapstructure embedded-struct squashing. The regression test verifies flat resource fields and direct host fields such as network mode and security options.

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The decoder now accepts flat resource settings, but it may stop accepting the previously used nested host.resources form, causing configured limits to be omitted for affected users. The PR is otherwise localized and mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up on this compatibility risk.

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Inline comments:
In `@internal/runtime/builtin/docker/config_test.go`:
- Around line 165-185: Extend the LoadConfigFromMap test around cfg.Host by
adding a NanoCPUs value to the flat host map and asserting that
cfg.Host.NanoCPUs contains the expected value, alongside the existing Memory,
CPUShares, and PidsLimit assertions.

In `@internal/runtime/builtin/docker/config.go`:
- Around line 95-102: Update the host configuration decoding around the
mapstructure Squash setting to support both flat resource fields and nested
host.resources input. Normalize or explicitly decode both forms, define and
preserve a clear precedence when both are provided, and add a regression test
confirming nested resources populate the container limits.

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[yohamta0]

@rflpazini Thanks for catching the compatibility regression. The decoder now reads the nested form first, then applies the flat fields, so existing host.resources configs keep working. The existing table test covers the nested form and flat-field precedence. It also checks NanoCPUs. I removed the extra test comments too.

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@yohamta0 happy to help!

[yohamta0]

LGTM, thank you very much for catching the bug and making the fix! 🚀