diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
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--- a/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
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-name: "BEC Plugin Repo Tests"
-description: "Install and test a BEC plugin repository"
-inputs:
-  BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL:
-    description: "URL of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
-    required: true
-    default: ""
-  BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH:
-    description: "Branch of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
-    required: false
-    default: "main"
-  BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH:
-    description: "Branch of BEC Widgets to install"
-    required: false
-    default: "main"
-  BEC_CORE_BRANCH:
-    description: "Branch of BEC Core to install"
-    required: false
-    default: "main"
-  OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH:
-    description: "Branch of Ophyd Devices to install"
-    required: false
-    default: "main"
-  PYTHON_VERSION:
-    description: "Python version to use"
-    required: false
-    default: "3.11"
-  APT_PACKAGES:
-    description: "List of system packages to install via apt-get"
-    required: false
-    default: ""
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
-      shell: bash
-      id: plugin_checkout
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running BEC Plugin Repo composite action"
-        echo "BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}"
-        
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout.log"
-        mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-
-        # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-        mkdir -p ./_plugin_checkout_/
-        cd ./_plugin_checkout_/
-
-        echo "Cloning repository: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-        if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        else
-          echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          git clone --depth 1 "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        fi
-
-        cd ../
-        # get the plugin repository name from the installed directory
-        PLUGIN_REPO_NAME=$(basename "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" .git)
-        echo "PLUGIN_REPO_NAME=${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV #$GITEA_ENV
-        echo "Plugin repository name: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
-
-        echo "Completed BEC Plugin Repo checkout"
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-        
-
-    - name: Checkout BEC Core
-      shell: bash
-      id: bec_core_checkout
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running BEC Core checkout"
-        echo "BEC_CORE_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_bec_core.log"
-
-        echo "Cloning BEC Core repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-        mkdir -p ./_bec_checkout_/
-        cd ./_bec_checkout_/
-
-        # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-        if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        else
-          echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        fi
-
-        echo "Completed BEC Core checkout"
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-        cd ../
-
-    - name: Checkout Ophyd Devices
-      shell: bash
-      id: ophyd_devices_checkout
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running Ophyd Devices checkout"
-        echo "OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_ophyd_devices.log"
-
-        # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-        mkdir -p ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
-        cd ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
-
-        echo "Cloning Ophyd Devices repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-        if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        else
-          echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        fi
-
-        echo "Completed Ophyd Devices checkout"
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-        cd ../
-
-    - name: Checkout BEC Widgets
-      shell: bash
-      id: bec_widgets_checkout
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running BEC Widgets checkout"
-        echo "BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_bec_widgets.log"
-
-        # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-        mkdir -p ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
-        cd ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
-
-
-        echo "Cloning BEC Widgets repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-        if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        else
-          echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        fi
-
-        echo "Completed BEC Widgets checkout"
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-        cd ../
-
-    - name: Install APT_PACKAGES
-      if: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES != '' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Installing APT packages"
-        echo "APT_PACKAGES: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/install_apt_packages.log"
-
-        echo "Installing additional APT packages: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        sudo apt-get update | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-        sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }} | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-
-        echo "Completed APT package installation"
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-    - name: Setup Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-    - name: Install Python dependencies
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running Python dependencies installation"
-        echo "PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/install_python_dependencies.log"
-
-        echo "Installing Python dependencies" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        echo "Using Python version: $(python --version)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        # Install Core dependencies
-        pip install uv | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_lib/[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-        uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_ipython_client | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-        uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_server[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-        uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/bec_widgets[dev,pyside6] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-        uv pip install --system -e ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/ophyd_devices[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-          exit $rc
-        fi
-
-        # plugin repo name was stored earlier
-        source $GITHUB_ENV
-        pip install -e "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}[dev]" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-
-        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-        echo "Completed Python dependencies installation"
-
-    - name: Run pytest for Plugin
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # Echo inputs for debugging
-        echo "Running pytest for plugin repository"
-        echo "PLUGIN_REPO_NAME: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
-
-        # Create log directory
-        OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-        LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/pytest_plugin.log"
-
-        echo "Running pytest for plugin repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-        source $GITHUB_ENV
-        cd "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}"
-        # run pytest and capture its exit code
-        pytest --random-order --cov=. --cov-config=./pyproject.toml \
-              --cov-branch --cov-report=xml --no-cov-on-fail ./tests/ \
-              2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}   # exit code of pytest in a pipe
-
-        if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ] || [ "$rc" -eq 5 ]; then
-          echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
-        else
-          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-        fi
-
-        echo "Completed pytest for plugin repository"
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diff --git a/give_runs_log.sh b/give_runs_log.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e1060d..0000000
--- a/give_runs_log.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-log_file="$1"
-if [ -f "$log_file" ]; then
-  head -n -1 "$log_file"
-  exit_code=$(tail -n 1 "$log_file")
-  if [[ "$exit_code" == "Exit Code: 0" ]]; then
-    exit 0
-  else 
-    exit 1
-  fi
-else
-  exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared-ci.yml b/shared-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dbcb2b..0000000
--- a/shared-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,301 +0,0 @@
-name: "BEC Plugin Repo Tests"
-description: "Install and test a BEC plugin repository"
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL:
-        description: "URL of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
-        required: true
-        default: ""
-      BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH:
-        description: "Branch of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH:
-        description: "Branch of BEC Widgets to install"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      BEC_CORE_BRANCH:
-        description: "Branch of BEC Core to install"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH:
-        description: "Branch of Ophyd Devices to install"
-        required: false
-        default: "main"
-      PYTHON_VERSION:
-        description: "Python version to use"
-        required: false
-        default: "3.11"
-      APT_PACKAGES:
-        description: "List of system packages to install via apt-get"
-        required: false
-        default: ""
-
-    runs:
-      using: "composite"
-      steps:
-        - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
-          shell: bash
-          id: plugin_checkout
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running BEC Plugin Repo composite action"
-            echo "BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}"
-            
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout.log"
-            mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-
-            # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-            mkdir -p ./_plugin_checkout_/
-            cd ./_plugin_checkout_/
-
-            echo "Cloning repository: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-            if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            else
-              echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              git clone --depth 1 "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            fi
-
-            cd ../
-            # get the plugin repository name from the installed directory
-            PLUGIN_REPO_NAME=$(basename "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" .git)
-            echo "PLUGIN_REPO_NAME=${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV #$GITEA_ENV
-            echo "Plugin repository name: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
-
-            echo "Completed BEC Plugin Repo checkout"
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-            
-
-        - name: Checkout BEC Core
-          shell: bash
-          id: bec_core_checkout
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running BEC Core checkout"
-            echo "BEC_CORE_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_bec_core.log"
-
-            echo "Cloning BEC Core repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-            mkdir -p ./_bec_checkout_/
-            cd ./_bec_checkout_/
-
-            # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-            if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            else
-              echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            fi
-
-            echo "Completed BEC Core checkout"
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-            cd ../
-
-        - name: Checkout Ophyd Devices
-          shell: bash
-          id: ophyd_devices_checkout
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running Ophyd Devices checkout"
-            echo "OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_ophyd_devices.log"
-
-            # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-            mkdir -p ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
-            cd ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
-
-            echo "Cloning Ophyd Devices repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-            if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            else
-              echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            fi
-
-            echo "Completed Ophyd Devices checkout"
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-            cd ../
-
-        - name: Checkout BEC Widgets
-          shell: bash
-          id: bec_widgets_checkout
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running BEC Widgets checkout"
-            echo "BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/checkout_bec_widgets.log"
-
-            # Create a temporary directory for the plugin repository
-            mkdir -p ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
-            cd ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
-
-
-            echo "Cloning BEC Widgets repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            echo "Using branch: ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
-            if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            else
-              echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-              rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-              git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            fi
-
-            echo "Completed BEC Widgets checkout"
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-            cd ../
-
-        - name: Install APT_PACKAGES
-          if: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES != '' }}
-          shell: bash
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Installing APT packages"
-            echo "APT_PACKAGES: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/install_apt_packages.log"
-
-            echo "Installing additional APT packages: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            sudo apt-get update | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-            sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }} | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-
-            echo "Completed APT package installation"
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-
-        - name: Setup Python
-          uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-          with:
-            python-version: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-        - name: Install Python dependencies
-          shell: bash
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running Python dependencies installation"
-            echo "PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/install_python_dependencies.log"
-
-            echo "Installing Python dependencies" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            echo "Using Python version: $(python --version)" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            # Install Core dependencies
-            pip install uv | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_lib/[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-            uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_ipython_client | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-            uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_server[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-            uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/bec_widgets[dev,pyside6] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-            uv pip install --system -e ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/ophyd_devices[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-            if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-              exit $rc
-            fi
-
-            # plugin repo name was stored earlier
-            source $GITHUB_ENV
-            pip install -e "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}[dev]" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-
-            echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-            echo "Completed Python dependencies installation"
-
-        - name: Run pytest for Plugin
-          shell: bash
-          run: |
-            set -euo pipefail
-            # Echo inputs for debugging
-            echo "Running pytest for plugin repository"
-            echo "PLUGIN_REPO_NAME: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
-
-            # Create log directory
-            OUTPUT_DIR="$PWD/outputs" # absolute path
-            LOG_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/pytest_plugin.log"
-
-            echo "Running pytest for plugin repository" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-
-            source $GITHUB_ENV
-            cd "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}"
-            # run pytest and capture its exit code
-            pytest --random-order --cov=. --cov-config=./pyproject.toml \
-                  --cov-branch --cov-report=xml --no-cov-on-fail ./tests/ \
-                  2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-            rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}   # exit code of pytest in a pipe
-
-            if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ] || [ "$rc" -eq 5 ]; then
-              echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
-            else
-              echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
-            fi
-
-            echo "Completed pytest for plugin repository"
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