This ticket implements two major workflow enhancements for our CI/CD pipeline:

1. Node.js 22 Integration

• Add support for building and testing with Node.js 22
• Ensure project compatibility with the latest Node.js version
• Enable access to new performance features and improvements

2. Docker Image Build Automation (with [skip-build] feature)

• Implement automated Docker image builds using pull_request_target event
• Add a [skip-build] tag feature (suggested by Nick) to optimize CI workflow
• Allow developers to skip image builds when unnecessary by adding [skip-build] to commit messages
• Maintain all other checks and tests while skipping only the image build step

The [skip-build] feature provides several benefits:

• Reduces CI pipeline execution time when image rebuilds aren't needed
• Makes the skip intention explicit in git history
• Provides flexibility to skip builds on any branch
• Prevents unnecessary comments on PRs when build is skipped

Example usage:
git commit -m "feat: update e2e tests [skip-build]"

These enhancements will improve our development workflow by:

• Ensuring compatibility with the latest Node.js features
• Streamlining the deployment process
• Reducing unnecessary CI pipeline executions
• Making the build process more efficient and developer-friendly

Credits:
The idea of checking commit messages for the [skip-build] tag was suggested by nickboldt , who proposed this approach as a more flexible and explicit way to control the build process. This implementation follows his suggestion to make the skip intention clear in the git history and provide a simple way to bypass image builds when needed.