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+version: 2
+
+variables:
+  update_conda: &update_conda
+    run:
+      name: Update conda
+      command: conda update --yes conda
+  export_shortcuts: &export_shortcuts
+    run:
+      name: Export shortcuts 
+      command: |
+        # for no good reason the wrong version of pytest is choosen by default...
+        echo 'export PYTEST=$(conda info --base)/envs/bpnet/bin/pytest' >> $BASH_ENV
+        echo 'export HDF5_USE_FILE_LOCKING=FALSE' >> $BASH_ENV
+  install_bpnet_env: &install_bpnet_env
+    run:
+      name: Install bpnet enviroment
+      command: |
+        conda env create -f conda-env.yml
+  run_tests: &run_tests
+    run:
+      name: Run tests
+      command: |
+        source activate bpnet
+        mkdir test-reports
+        $PYTEST --cov=bpnet/ tests/ --disable-warnings --no-cov-on-fail --junitxml=test-reports/junit.xml
+      no_output_timeout: 15m
+  run_coveralls: &run_coveralls
+    run:
+      name: run coveralls
+      command: |
+        source activate bpnet
+        coveralls || true
+  store_test_results: &store_test_results
+    store_test_results:
+      path: test-reports
+  store_test_artifacts: &store_test_artifacts
+    store_artifacts:
+      path: test-reports
+      destination: test-reports
+
+
+jobs:
+  test-py36:
+    docker:
+      - image: continuumio/anaconda3:5.0.1
+    working_directory: ~/repo
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - *update_conda
+      - *install_bpnet_env
+      - *export_shortcuts
+      - *run_tests
+      # - *run_coveralls
+      - *store_test_results
+      - *store_test_artifacts
+
+  build-deploy-docs:
+    docker:
+      - image: continuumio/anaconda3:5.0.1
+    working_directory: ~/repo
+    steps:
+      # - add_ssh_keys:
+      #     fingerprints:
+      #       - e3:44:16:ec:72:df:ae:59:82:c2:ee:57:4a:52:71:aa
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Install pip bpnet
+          command: pip install -e .
+      - run:
+          name: Install build deps
+          # use custom pydoc-markdown
+          command: pip install nbconvert mkdocs git+https://github.com/kipoi/pydoc-markdown@master
+      - run:
+          name: Build docs
+          command: |
+            cd docs/
+            mkdir -p theme_dir/img/ipynb/
+            ./render_ipynb.bash
+            pydocmd build
+      - run:
+          name: Deploy docs
+          command: .circleci/deploy_docs.bash
+
+workflows:
+  version: 2
+
+  test:
+    jobs:
+      - test-py36
+      # - build-deploy-docs:
+      #     requires:
+      #       - test-py36
+      #     filters:
+      #       branches:
+      #         only:
+      #           - master
+      #           - test_deployment_script