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+name: "NixOS derivation tests"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+jobs:
+  nix-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v20
+      with:
+        nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+    - run: nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> {}; pkgs.callPackage ./default.nix {}'
+  flake-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v20
+      with:
+        github_access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - run: nix build
+    - run: nix flake check