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+name: tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ubuntu:24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Install toolchain
+        run: |
+          export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            build-essential \
+            cmake \
+            ninja-build \
+            git \
+            libasio-dev \
+            libyaml-cpp-dev \
+            python3 \
+            python3-yaml \
+            ca-certificates
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build build
+
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: build/secsgem_tests