diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml
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+name: 'Setup Rust environment'
+description: 'Composite action to checkout the repo, restore cargo caches and set up the Rust toolchain. Use this from job steps to keep setup DRY across jobs.'
+inputs:
+  toolchain:
+    description: 'Rust toolchain to install'
+    required: false
+    default: 'stable'
+  override:
+    description: 'Whether to override the default toolchain'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
+  components:
+    description: 'Comma-separated list of additional rust components to install'
+    required: false
+    default: 'clippy, rustfmt'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Cache cargo registry
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cargo/registry
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Cache cargo index
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cargo/index
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Cache cargo build (target)
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: target
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Set up rust toolchain
+      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        toolchain: ${{ inputs.toolchain }}
+        override: ${{ inputs.override }}
+        components: ${{ inputs.components }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+# this workflow runs tests on pull request and push events targeting master branch
+# it also verify the generated code is up to date and valid
+
+name: Test
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+
+jobs:
+  # setup is now handled by a composite action used by downstream jobs to keep
+  # the workflow DRY. The composite action performs checkout, cache restore and
+  # toolchain setup.
+
+  verify-generated-code:
+    # no need to depend on a separate setup job; the composite action runs in
+    # this job and restores caches/toolchain here.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          
+      - name: Setup Rust, checkout and restore caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
+
+      - name: generate entities from migration files
+        run: |
+          cd apps/cli
+          cargo run -- db:migrate_and_generate --output-path ../../public/database/src/generated/entities
+      - name: Check for uncommitted changes in /generated/
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain | grep '^ M .*\/generated\/') ]]; then
+            echo "Generated code is not up to date. Please run the code generation locally and commit the changes."
+            git status --porcelain | grep '^ M .*\/generated\/'
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Generated code is up to date."
+          fi
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Rust, checkout and restore caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --all-features
+
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Rust, checkout and restore caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
+        with:
+          components: clippy, rustfmt
+
+      - name: Run clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Check code formatting
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
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