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+name: checks
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs_on: "alpine_amd64"
+    container:
+      image: "rust:1.73-alpine3.18"
+    name: format
+    steps:
+      - name: TODO put in image base
+        run: apk add nodejs
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: TODO put in image base
+        run: rustup component add rustfmt
+      - name: ls
+        run: "ls -al && pwd"
+      - name: rustfmt
+        run: cargo fmt --check