Add utility function (#144) #896

	# GitHub Action to run spine_engine unit tests

	name: Unit tests

	# Run workflow on every push
	on:
	push

	jobs:
	unit-tests:
	name: Unit tests
	runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
	strategy:
	matrix:
	os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-22.04]
	python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", 3.11, 3.12]
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0
	- name: Version from Git tags
	run: git describe --tags
	- name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
	cache: pip
	cache-dependency-path: \|
	pyproject.toml
	requirements.txt
	dev-requirements.txt
	- name: Display Python version
	run:
	python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
	- name: Install additional packages for Linux
	if: runner.os == 'Linux'
	run: \|
	sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc-dev
	- name: Install dependencies
	env:
	PYTHONUTF8: 1
	run: \|
	python -m pip install --upgrade pip
	pip install -r requirements.txt
	pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
	- name: List packages
	run:
	pip list
	- name: Install python3 kernelspecs
	run: \|
	pip install ipykernel
	python -m ipykernel install --user
	- name: Run tests
	run: \|
	if [ "$RUNNER_OS" != "Windows" ]; then
	export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
	fi
	coverage run -m unittest discover --verbose
	shell: bash
	- name: Combine Coverage reports
	run:
	coverage combine
	- name: Upload coverage report to Codecov
	uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
	env:
	CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

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