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+name: update conda lockfile
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/conda-lock.yaml
+      - environment.yml
+  workflow_dispatch:
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@main
+    - name: install conda-lock with micromamba
+      uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@main
+      with:
+        environment-name: locker
+        create-args: conda-lock
+        cache-environment: true
+    - name: run conda-lock
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        conda-lock lock --mamba --file environment.yml --platform linux-64
+    - name: commit changes to tracked files
+      run: |
+        if [[ $(git ls-files --modified) ]]; then
+          git config --global user.name 'actions-bot'
+          git config --global user.email '58130806+actions-bot@users.noreply.github.com'
+          git commit --all --message "[bot] autogenerated conda-lock files"
+          git push
+        fi