aare/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml

name: Build and run tests
on: 
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      use-system-libraries: # the variable you can use in place of a matrix
        required: true
        type: string
        default: OFF
      build-type:
        required: true
        type: string
        default: Debug
      use-python-bindings:
        # required: true
        type: string
        default: OFF

jobs:
  build-and-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
        if: ${{ contains(inputs.use-system-libraries, 'ON')}}
        with:
          micromamba-version: '1.5.6-0' # any version from https://github.com/mamba-org/micromamba-releases
          environment-file: aare-environment.yml
          init-shell: bash
          cache-environment: true
          post-cleanup: 'all'
      - name: build
        shell: bash -el {0}
        run: |
          mkdir build
          cd build
          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{inputs.build-type}} -DAARE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=${{inputs.use-python-bindings}} -DAARE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=${{inputs.use-system-libraries}}
          cmake --build . -j
      - name: run tests
        run: |
          cd build/
          ./run_tests
      - name: run examples
        # find all examples in build/examples and run them
        run: |
          pwd
          export PROJECT_ROOT_DIR="."
          ls build/examples/*_example
          find build/examples -name "*_example" -not -name "zmq_*" | xargs -I {} -n 1 -t  bash -c {}