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+#
+# detailed syntax defined in
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
+#
+name: "Static Tests"
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  clang-format:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    env:
+      CLANG_REQUIRE_VERSION: 17.0.4
+      CLANG_FORMAT_FILE: ".clang-format"
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout repository content"
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "Install dependencies"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --force-reinstall clang-format==${{ env.CLANG_REQUIRE_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: "Run clang-format..."
+        run: |
+          files=$(find . -iname "*.h" -o -iname "*.cu" -o -iname "*.cpp")
+          diff -u <(cat ${files}) <(clang-format ${files})
+
+  black:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout repository content"
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "Run black..."
+        uses: psf/black@2a1c67e0b2f81df602ec1f6e7aeb030b9709dc7c  # 23.11.0
+
+  flake8:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout repository content"
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "Set up Python 3.x"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9
+
+      - name: "Install dependencies"
+        run: |
+          pip install flake8
+
+      - name: "Run flake8..."
+        run: |
+          flake8 .