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+name: run tests
+run-name: run tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy-documentation:
+    runs-on: linux_amd64
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Call to devtools::test()
+        run: |
+          Rscript -e 'devtools::test()'