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+name: main
+run-name: Build and test
+on: [pull_request, push]
+jobs:
+  build-and-run-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
+        with:
+          diagnostic-endpoint: ""
+          use-flakehub: false
+      - run: nix develop --command bash -c "mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make -j $(nproc)"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel
+          path: ./build/qalculate*.whl
+      - run: nix develop --command pytest