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TEsorter: an accurate and fast method to classify LTR-retrotransposons in plant genomes
https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhac017
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Setup GitHub actions for Continuous integration (CI) #17

Closed Juke34 closed 3 years ago

Juke34 commented 3 years ago

Could you set up Github Actions for CI, to automatically perform the tests when we push modifications?

oushujun commented 3 years ago

This is something new to me. Do you have permission to do so as a contributor?

zhangrengang commented 3 years ago

Hi @Juke34, how to do this setup? I do not found CI in https://github.com/zhangrengang/TEsorter/settings/actions.

Juke34 commented 3 years ago

@oushujun I should have permission do it but do not really have time. I'm currently changing job and have to prepare the move to another country. So I'm quite busy for the next weeks. I will see what I can do.

@zhangrengang CI means Continuous Integration, it is a concept. It means we can set up a GitHub action that allow every time we push / merge something in the repo, tests are run automatically to be check everything is still working fine. It really worths it to spend time and learn it. It will be really useful in your life, and make your developments much more easy. It can take some times to get into it, but you will eventually save time at long term.

oushujun commented 3 years ago

@Juke34 Congrats on your new job! Hope the move is smooth and safe. I looked into CI on github and found a tutorial: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/learn-github-actions/introduction-to-github-actions#create-an-example-workflow Is this what you were talking about? It seems very useful but I need some real-life examples to improvise. Please let me know if you have any ideas on what checks you want to perform for each push.