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+name: gradido test_dht-node CI
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  ##############################################################################
+  # JOB: DOCKER BUILD TEST #####################################################
+  ##############################################################################
+  build:
+    name: Docker Build Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+      - name: Build `test` image
+        run: |
+          docker build --target test -t "gradido/dht-node:test" dht-node/
+          docker save "gradido/dht-node:test" > /tmp/dht-node.tar
+
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: docker-dht-node-test
+          path: /tmp/dht-node.tar
+
+  ##############################################################################
+  # JOB: LINT ##################################################################
+  ##############################################################################
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Download Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: docker-dht-node-test
+          path: /tmp
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load < /tmp/dht-node.tar
+      
+      - name: Lint
+        run: docker run --rm gradido/dht-node:test yarn run lint
+
+  ##############################################################################
+  # JOB: UNIT TEST #############################################################
+  ##############################################################################
+  unit_test:
+    name: Unit tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+      - name: Download Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: docker-dht-node-test
+          path: /tmp
+
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load < /tmp/dht-node.tar
+      
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: |
+          docker run --env NODE_ENV=test -v ~/coverage:/app/coverage --rm gradido/dht-node:test yarn run test
+          cp -r ~/coverage ./coverage
+      
+      - name: Coverage check
+        uses: webcraftmedia/coverage-check-action@master
+        with:
+          report_name: Coverage dht-node
+          type: lcov
+          result_path: ./coverage/lcov.info
+          min_coverage: 95
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
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