Define test running in a reuseable action. Rename build.yml. Test before deployment. Only deploy from this repo, and only test on MacOS and Windows here..

.github/actions/test/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name:
+  Test
+
+description:
+  Run pytest, and run the doctest runner (shapefile.py as a script).
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    # The Repo is required to already be checked out, e.g. by the calling workflow
+
+    # The Python to be tested with is required to already be setup, with "python" and "pip" on the system Path
+
+    - name: Doctests
+      shell: bash
+      run: python shapefile.py
+
+    - name: Install test dependencies.
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.test.txt
+
+    - name: Pytest
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        pytest
+
+    - name: Show versions for logs.
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        python --version
+        python -m pytest --version

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -23,13 +23,24 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
+
+    # In general tests should be run after building a distribution, to test that distribution.
+    # However as long as PyShp is a pure Python library, with pure Python deps (or no deps)
+    # then it's not crucial.
+
+    # Prevent deployment of releases that fail any hooks (e.g. linting) or that fail any tests.
+    - name: Run tests and hooks
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/run_tests_and_hooks.yml
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install build
     - name: Build package
       run: python -m build
+
     - name: Publish package
+      if: github.repository == 'GeospatialPython/pyshp'
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@27b31702a0e7fc50959f5ad993c78deac1bdfc29
       with:
         user: __token__

.github/workflows/run_tests_and_hooks.yml

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+# This workflow will run the pre-commit hooks (including linters), and the tests with a variety of Python versions
+
+name: Run pre-commit hooks and tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
+
+  test_in_slim_Python_containers:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [
+            "2.7",
+            "3.5",
+            "3.6",
+            "3.7",
+            "3.8",
+            "3.9",
+            "3.10",
+            "3.11",
+            "3.12",
+            "3.13.0a2",
+        ]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: python:${{ matrix.python-version }}-slim
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      uses: ./.github/actions/test
+
+
+  test_on_MacOS_and_Windows:
+    if: github.repository == 'GeospatialPython/pyshp'
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [
+          "3.12",
+        ]
+        os: [
+          "macos-latest",
+          "windows-latest",
+        ]
+        # include:
+        #   - os: "windows-latest"
+        #     python-version: "3.13"
+        #   - os: "macos-latest"
+        #     python-version: "3.13"
+
+    runs-on: matrix.os
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      uses: ./.github/actions/test