buildRunWorkflow.yml

# This is a workflow to get source code and run tests of common functions
name: Build and Run

# Controls when the action will run. Workflow runs when manually triggered using the UI or API.
on:
    # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
    workflow_dispatch:
    # Allows you to run this workflow every time a commit is pushed to the repository
    push:
    # Allows you to run this workflow every time a pull request is opened or updated
    pull_request:
    # Schedule a workflow to run automatically
    schedule:
      - cron:  '0 2 * * *'

# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
    # Job
    Build-and-Run-Tests:
      # Runner
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
        # Step: Checkout source code
        - name: Checkout source code
          uses: actions/checkout@main

        # Step: Setup CMake
        - name: Setup CMake
          uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14.1

        # Step: Tool Versions
        - name: Tool Versions
          run: cmake --version

        # Step: Build all the Libraries and Executables
        - name: Build all the Libraries and Executables
          run: |
            mkdir build
            cd build
            cmake ..
            cmake --build .

        # Step: Run all test executables in the output/exe/main directory
        - name: Run Main Executable
          run: |
            chmod +x .github/workflows/testRunner/runMain.sh
            .github/workflows/testRunner/runMain.sh

        # Step: Run all test executables in the output/exe/test directory
        - name: Run all GTests Executables
          run: |
            chmod +x .github/workflows/testRunner/runGTests.sh
            .github/workflows/testRunner/runGTests.sh