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+# test autosar-data-py with pytest
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        - name: Set up Python
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+          with:
+            python-version: '3.x'
+        - name: Install dependencies
+          run: |
+            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+            pip install pytest
+            pip install maturin
+        - name: Prepare virtualenv
+          run: |
+            python -m venv .venv
+            .venv/bin/activate
+        - name: Build and install wheel
+          run: |
+            maturin develop
+        - name: Test with pytest
+          run: |
+            pytest
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