faster test app action

.github/tests/test_and_check_app/action.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,72 @@
-name: test_and_check_app
-description: Build the test image and run all application checks
+name: "Lint and Test API"
+description: "Run Pint and the Pest test suite for the Laravel API"
 
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Test and check app
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        set -Eeuo pipefail
+    - name: Setup PHP
+      uses: shivammathur/setup-php@f3e473d116dcccaddc5834248c87452386958240 #v2.37.2
+      with:
+        php-version: "8.5"
+        extensions: mbstring, pdo_sqlite
+        coverage: none
+        tools: composer:v2
 
-        docker buildx build \
-          --file Dockerfile \
-          --target test \
-          --tag "local/kanbangit-test:${GITHUB_SHA}" \
-          --progress plain \
-          --load \
-          .
+    - name: Verify Composer lockfile
+      run: |
+        if [ ! -f composer.lock ]; then
+          echo "::error::api/composer.lock not found"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Get Composer cache directory
+      id: composer_cache
+      run: echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Cache Composer packages
+      uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.composer_cache.outputs.dir }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-php-8.5-${{ hashFiles('api/composer.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Setup pnpm
+      uses: pnpm/action-setup@0ebf47130e4866e96fce0953f49152a61190b271 # v11.7.0
+      with:
+        package-json-file: package.json
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+      with:
+        node-version: 22
+        cache: "pnpm"
+        cache-dependency-path: "pnpm-lock.yaml"
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Prepare environment file
+      run: cp .env.example .env
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --no-progress
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Generate application key
+      run: php artisan key:generate
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Generate Wayfinder routes and actions
+      run: php artisan wayfinder:generate --with-form
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Build Vite app
+      run: pnpm run build
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Run ci check
+      run: composer run ci:check
+      shell: bash