attempt to run tests in a tester sidecar #1456

	name: Testing
	on: [push, pull_request]

	jobs:
	lint_and_test:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	container: golang:1.24-alpine # required to run in the docker network and avoid badly performing
	# port range expose from docker

	strategy:
	matrix:
	go: [ "1.23", "1.24" ]

	services:
	nats:
	image: ripienaar/testing.go
	options: --name jetstream # only needed to facilitate debugging with docker logs etc

	steps:
	- name: Checkout code
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Setup Go
	uses: actions/setup-go@v5
	with:
	go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}

	- name: Install deps
	run: \|
	set -e

	export GOPATH="$RUNNER_WORKSPACE"
	go version
	go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
	go install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@latest

	- name: Lint
	run: \|
	set -e

	export GOPATH="$RUNNER_WORKSPACE"
	PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
	$(exit $(go fmt $(go list ./...) \| wc -l))
	find . -type f -name "*.go" \| xargs misspell -error -locale US
	staticcheck -f stylish $(go list ./...)
	go vet ./...

	- name: Run tests
	run: \|
	set -e

	export GOPATH="$RUNNER_WORKSPACE"
	export TESTER_URL="nats://nats:4222" # name here matches the service name

	go test -v -p 1 -failfast ./...

	# debugging only
	- name: docker logs
	if: always()
	run: \|
	set -e

	apk add docker
	docker ps -a
	docker logs jetstream

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