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+stages:
+  - lint
+  - build
+  - test
+  - deploy
+
+variables:
+  CHANNEL: "stable"
+  CHARTS_DIR: "charts"
+
+  BUILDX_VERSION: "v0.7.1" # https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases
+  BUILDX_ARCH: "linux-amd64" # I.E what architecture we are building FROM
+  BUILDX_TARGET_ARCHES: "linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8" # what architecture we are building FOR
+  PAGES_DIR: "public"
+
+# REUSABLE CONDITIONAL RULES FOR PIPELINE TRIGGERS
+.rules_default_branch_push:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+
+.rules_default_branch_tag:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+
+.rules_nondefault_branch_push:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_TAG == "" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+
+helm-chart-lint:
+  stage: lint
+  image:
+    name: alpine/helm:latest
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+  script:
+    - |
+      for dir in ${CHARTS_DIR}/*/
+      do
+        dir=${dir%*/} # removes trailing "/"
+        echo "linting ${dir} chart"
+        helm lint "${dir}"/
+      done