ci: use GH Action for detecting LTS Node (#771)

* ci: use GH Action for detecting LTS Node

* ci: bump Java to 17

* chore: revert functional CI changes

.github/workflows/unit-test.yml

@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@ name: Unit Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - '*.md'
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - 'docs/**'
+    - '*.md'
 
 jobs:
   prepare_matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      versions: ${{ steps.generate-matrix.outputs.versions }}
+      versions: ${{ steps.generate-matrix.outputs.active }}
     steps:
-    - name: Select 3 most recent LTS versions of Node.js
+    - name: Select all active LTS versions of Node.js
       id: generate-matrix
-      run: echo "versions=$(curl -s https://endoflife.date/api/nodejs.json | jq -c '[[.[] | select(.lts != false)][:3] | .[].cycle | tonumber]')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      uses: msimerson/node-lts-versions@v1
 
   unit-test:
     needs: