run unit tests in github action

.github/workflows/testing_and_coverage_upload.yml

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+name: Deploy Function
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+    coverage:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Set up Python 3.8
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+              with:
+                python-version: 3.8
+            - name: Install Poetry Action
+              uses: snok/install-poetry@v1.3.4
+          #----------------------------------------------
+          #       load cached venv if cache exists
+          #----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Load cached venv
+              id: cached-poetry-dependencies
+              uses: actions/cache@v3
+              with:
+                path: .venv
+                key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
+          #----------------------------------------------
+          # install dependencies if cache does not exist
+          #----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              if: steps.cached-poetry-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+              run: poetry install --no-interaction --no-root
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            # install your root project, if required
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Install project
+              run: poetry install --no-interaction
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            #              run test suite
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Run tests
+              run: |
+                source .venv/bin/activate
+                pytest tests/
+                coverage report
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            #              upload coverage report
+            #----------------------------------------------
+            - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+              uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.1.0
+