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+
+name: Test JANA2 against eic-shell/EICrecon
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  jana2_eicshell:
+    name: Build JANA2 on eic-shell
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: eicweb/jug_xl:nightly
+    
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: cmake configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+        cmake .. \
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home \
+          -DUSE_PYTHON=ON \
+          -DUSE_ROOT=ON \
+          -DUSE_PODIO=ON \
+          -DUSE_XERCES=ON \
+          -DUSE_ZEROMQ=ON
+    - name: cmake build
+      run: |
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+        make -j4
+    - name: cmake install
+      run: |
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+        make install
+    - name: JTest
+      run: |
+        echo "--- Running JTest plugin -----------------------"
+        export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/plugins
+        $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/bin/jana -PPLUGINS=JTest -Pjana:nevents=100
+    - name: jana-unit-tests
+      run: |
+        echo "--- Running jana-unit-tests ------------------------------"
+        export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/plugins
+        $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/bin/jana-unit-tests
+    - name: TimesliceExample with simple (physics event) topology
+      run: |
+        echo "--- Running TimesliceExample with simple topology ------------------------------"
+        $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/bin/jana -Pjana:plugin_path=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/plugins -Pplugins=TimesliceExample -Pjana:nevents=100 events.root
+    - name: TimesliceExample with complex (timeslice) topology
+      run: |
+        echo "--- Running TimesliceExample with complex topology ------------------------------"
+        $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/bin/jana -Pjana:plugin_path=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home/plugins -Pplugins=TimesliceExample -Pjana:nevents=100 timeslices.root
+
+