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I used a workflow template for MSBuild-based projects. When doing this lab exercise I referred to this video by TheCherno, who used the same template for his Hazel Game Engine developed using Visual Studio. The Microsoft Build Engine, MSBuild, is what Visual Studio uses to load and build managed projects. Since I'm also developing my project using Visual Studio, this template seemed like the best option.
CI requires dedicated machines to checkout our code, built it and run tests. We can either setup our own machines, or we can provision a CI cloud provider to do this for us. GitHub actually provides its own CI service, GitHub Actions, that lets you automate workflows to GitHub repo events, like making a pull request or merging to a main branch.
After adding the template, my first build failed due to the following error:
For this lab exercise I had the opportunity to add unit tests to a classmate's project and experience their CI workflow. For this exercise I worked on go-go-web by kliu57. Go-Go Web is written in Python and uses the pytest testing framework. This was my first time writing tests for pytest, but I found the pytest docs helpful. However, more helpful was the information provided in the associated issue and the tests already written, which helped me write the test I needed in the author's preferences.