setup Pants to make development easier #11

	name: Test index generator

	on:
	pull_request: {}
	push:
	branches:
	- main

	jobs:
	test-index-generator:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: Checkout
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	# Setup Python 3.9.x because the test scrpt uses Python 3.9 currently since the Python interpreter's version must match
	# the Python version required by Pants version used for the test (or else Pip will fail to install Pants).
	- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: '3.9'

	- name: Initialize Pants launcher
	uses: pantsbuild/actions/init-pants@56efcdb79721bc7726edf542e324468033e4e21c
	with:
	# cache0 makes it easy to bust the cache if needed
	gha-cache-key: cache0-py3.9
	named-caches-hash: ${{ hashFiles('3rdparty/python/default.lock') }}

	- name: Lint and typechecks
	run: "pants lint check ::"

	- name: Run tests
	run: "pants test ::"
	env:
	GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}

	- name: Generate output
	run: \|
	mkdir -p dist/output
	pants run :generate_index -- --url-path-prefix=/simple dist/output/public/simple

	# Store the generated HTML as an artifact for later inspection.
	- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: generated-output
	path: dist/output/public/
	if-no-files-found: error

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