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+# Copyright 2024 The Forgejo Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+name: requirements
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - labeled
+      - edited
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  testing:
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: 'code.forgejo.org/oci/node:20-bookworm'
+    steps:
+      - name: Debug output
+        run: |
+          cat <<'EOF'
+          ${{ toJSON(github.event.pull_request) }}
+          EOF
+      - name: Missing test label
+        if: >
+          !(
+            contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels), 'test/present')
+            || contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels), 'test/not-needed')
+            || contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels), 'test/manual')
+          )
+        run: |
+          echo "Test label must be set to either 'present', 'not-needed' or 'manual'."
+          exit 1
+      - name: Missing manual test instructions
+        if: >
+          (
+            contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels), 'test/manual')
+            && !contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.body), '# Test')
+          )
+        run: |
+          echo "Manual test label is set. The PR description needs to contain test steps introduced by a heading like:"
+          echo "# Testing"
+          exit 1