Add github action for automated testing

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - main
+
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - main
+
+jobs:
+    build_and_test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Check out repository code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Setup Python
+              uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+              with:
+                python-version: "3.10"
+
+            - name: Build and install package
+              run: |
+                python -m pip install .[tests]
+
+            - name: Download testdata
+              run: |
+                wget -i testfiles.txt -P data
+
+            - name: Unzip all testdata
+              run: |
+                unzip -d data -o 'data/*.zip'
+
+            - name: Run tests
+              run: |
+                pytest

README.md

@@ -55,5 +55,10 @@ To build the package yourself instead of installing the `.whl`, simply clone the
 python -m build
 ```
 
+or you can simply install the package by running
+```
+python -m pip install .
+```
+
 ## Codegen
 These bindings are mostly generated using [xsData](https://xsdata.readthedocs.io) with some minor changes where needed. See commit history for these changes.