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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: CI
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
+# events but only for the master branch
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: 'true'
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install platformio
+    # It is important to first install the libraries before compiling, since otherwise compilation might fail to find the just-installed libraries
+    - name: Install platformIO libraries
+      run: pio lib install
+    - name: Run PlatformIO
+      run: platformio run