test #135

	# .github/workflows/python-tests.yml
	name: LaCE automated testing

	on:
	push:
	branches: '*'
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	build:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest

	steps:
	- name: Checkout code
	uses: actions/checkout@v3

	- name: Set up Python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v4
	with:
	python-version: '3.10'

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: \|
	python -m pip install --upgrade pip==24.0
	pip install fdasrsf
	pip install setuptools
	pip install pytest wheel pytest-cov

	- name: Install lace
	run: pip install -e .

	# Create a temporary directory to store the generated plots
	- name: Create temporary directory
	run: mkdir -p tmp/validation_figures

	# Run the tests and specify the temporary directory as output_dir
	- name: Run tests
	timeout-minutes: 30
	run: \|
	pytest tests/test_lace.py
	pytest tests/plot_mpg.py --output_dir=tmp/validation_figures/

	# Archive the generated plots
	- name: Archive generated plots
	uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: validation-figures
	path: tmp/validation_figures/*.png

	# List the files in the temporary directory for debugging
	- name: List generated plots
	run: \|
	echo "Files in the tmp/validation_figures directory:"
	ls tmp/validation_figures/

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