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+name: Continous integration
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_lint:
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 18
+    - name: Install commitlint
+      run: |
+        npm i -g @commitlint/config-conventional @commitlint/cli
+
+    - name: Install dependancies and build
+      run: |
+            if [ -f package.json ]; then
+                npm ci
+                npm run build
+            else
+                echo "package.json not found, skipping build step"
+            fi
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Validate commit messages
+      if: github.event_name == 'push'
+      run: |
+        commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional --from HEAD~1 --to HEAD --verbose
+
+    - name: Validate PR commits with commitlint
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+      run: commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional --from ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}~${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }} --to ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} --verbose