diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 10b7a6a..9c82a1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,33 @@ name: Publish Docker image to DockerHub
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - develop
 
 jobs:
+  perform_pytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:  
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3  
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}  
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4  
+        with:  
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}  
+      - name: Install dependencies  
+        run: |  
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip  
+          if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi  
+      - name: Lint with Ruff  
+        run: |  
+          pip install ruff  
+          ruff --format=github --target-version=py310 .  
+        continue-on-error: true  
+      - name: Test with pytest  
+        run: |  
+          coverage run -m pytest ./tests/api_test/ -v -s  
+      - name: Generate Coverage Report  
+        run: |  
+          coverage report -m
+  
   push_app_to_registry:
     name: Push APP Docker image to Docker Hub
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b42a0d9..c1cbd9e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,197 +1,103 @@
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