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+name: CI - Fruit API
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        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
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run API in background
+        run: |
+          nohup python fruit_api.py &
+          sleep 5
+
+      - name: Run API tests
+        run: |
+          chmod +x test_api.sh
+          ./test_api.sh