run unit tests when a PR is submitted

.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml

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+# This starter workflow is for a CMake project running on a single platform. There is a different starter workflow if you need cross-platform coverage.
+# See: https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/blob/main/ci/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+name: run unit tests on the desktop build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+env:
+  # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+  QT_VERSION: 6.6.1
+  RUN_UNIT_TESTS: ON
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    # The CMake configure and build commands are platform agnostic and should work equally well on Windows or Mac.
+    # You can convert this to a matrix build if you need cross-platform coverage.
+    # See: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#using-a-build-matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Check for a cached version
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cached_qt_emscripten
+      with:
+        path: |
+          /opt/hostedtoolcache
+        # Adding version as cache key
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-qt-${{ env.QT_VERSION }}-em-${{ env.EMSCRIPTEN }}-libegl1
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      if: steps.cached_qt_emscripten.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+       sudo apt-get update -yq &&
+       sudo apt-get install -y  g++ build-essential mesa-common-dev libssl-dev \
+                                wget lsb libgl1-mesa-dev libxkbcommon-x11-0 libpulse-dev p7zip-full \
+                                ninja-build dos2unix libegl1
+       sudo snap install yq
+    - name: Install libraries needed for building the wasm
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -yq &&
+        sudo apt-get install -y libegl1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.x
+      if: steps.cached_qt_emscripten.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.x
+    - name: Install Qt ${{env.QT_VERSION}} linux desktop
+      if: steps.cached_qt_emscripten.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
+      with:
+        aqtversion: '==3.1.*'
+        version: "${{env.QT_VERSION}}"
+        host: 'linux'
+        target: 'desktop'
+        arch: 'gcc_64'
+        modules: 'qtwebsockets qt5compat qtshadertools'
+        dir: '/opt/hostedtoolcache'
+
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DRUN_UNIT_TESTS=${{env.RUN_UNIT_TESTS}}
+
+    - name: Build
+      # Build your program with the given configuration
+      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+