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+name: Checks
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+
+  gitlint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} # otherwise it thinkgs merging is a good idea
+        fetch-depth: 0 # required so gitlint can compare a range
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+    - name: Install gitlint
+      run: pip install gitlint==0.19.1
+    - name: gitlint
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+      run: |
+        gitlint --commits remotes/origin/$GITHUB_BASE_REF..remotes/origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF