Try using uv for unit test workflow

Author: rlskoeser

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -27,23 +27,29 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # use github python action instead of uv to take advantage of caching
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           cache: 'pip'
           cache-dependency-path: '**/pyproject.toml'
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+
       - name: Install package with dependencies
-        run: pip install -e ".[test]"
+        run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
 
       # for all versions but the one we use for code coverage, run normally
       - name: Run unit tests normally
-        run: pytest
+        run: uv run pytest
         if: ${{ matrix.python != env.COV_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       # run code coverage in one version only
       - name: Run unit tests with code coverage reporting
-        run: pytest --cov=undate
+        run: uv run pytest --cov=undate
         if: ${{ matrix.python == env.COV_PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Upload test coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3