create automated testing workflows

.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml

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+name: Run Tests and Report Results
+description: Set up the Conda environment and run tests using pytest.
+
+inputs:
+  environment-file:
+    description: The Conda environment file to use.
+    required: true
+    default: environment.yml
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Conda
+      uses: ../setup-conda  # Use the setup-conda action from your repo
+      with:
+        environment-file: ${{ inputs.environment-file }}
+
+    - name: Run pytest
+      run: |
+        conda run -n test pytest
+      shell: bash -el {0}

.github/workflows/run-pytest.yml

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+name: Run Tests
+
+env:
+  ENV_FILE: environment.yml
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Activate Conda Environment
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-conda
+      with:
+        environment-file: ${{ env.ENV_FILE }}
+
+    - name: Run pytest
+      run: |
+        conda run -n test pytest --junitxml=test-data.xml
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+
+    - name: Publish Test Results
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: Test results
+        path: test-data.xml