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+# .github/workflows/ci.yml
+
+name: ci pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: set-up python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.9
+      
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+      
+    - name: run test file
+      run: |
+          pytest ./tests