initial version of testing workflow

Author: pfugger

.github/workflows/run-pytests.yml

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+name: pytests in Docker-compose Actions Workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+
+  test:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Build the Docker images
+      run: docker-compose build
+    
+    - name: start the Docker containers
+      run: docker-compose --profile testing up -d
+    
+    - name: Install pytest
+      run: pip install pytest
+    
+    - name: Test with pytest
+    - run: coverage run -m pytest  -v -s 
+    
+    - name: Generate Coverage Report  
+    - run: coverage report -m