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+name: meson
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: (Meson) ${{ matrix.config.name }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        config:
+        - {
+            name: "Windows Latest MSVC",
+            os: windows-latest,
+            generator: "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+            build_type: "Debug",
+            cc: "cl", cxx: "cl",
+            extra_path: "",
+          }
+        - {
+            name: "Windows Latest MinGW",
+            os: windows-latest,
+            generator: "MinGW Makefiles",
+            build_type: "Debug",
+            cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++",
+            extra_path: "C:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\lib\\mingw\\tools\\install\\mingw64\\bin",
+          }
+        - {
+            name: "Ubuntu Latest GCC",
+            os: ubuntu-latest,
+            generator: "Unix Makefiles",
+            build_type: "Debug",
+            cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++",
+            extra_path: ""
+          }
+        - {
+            name: "macOS Latest Clang",
+            os: macos-latest,
+            generator: "Unix Makefiles",
+            build_type: "Debug",
+            cc: "clang", cxx: "clang++",
+            extra_path: ""
+          }
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: submodule
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - name: extra_path
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "${{matrix.config.extra_path}}" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - name: configure
+      shell: cmake -P {0}
+      run: |
+        set(ENV{CC} ${{matrix.config.cc}})
+        set(ENV{CXX} ${{matrix.config.cxx}})
+    - name: install prerequisites
+      run: |
+        # asuming that python and pip are already installed
+        pip3 install meson
+    - name: setup meson project
+      run: |
+        # setup the build directory with tests and examples enabled
+        meson setup builddir -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS=true -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=true
+    - name: build meson project
+      run: |
+        # build the project
+        meson compile -C builddir
+    - name: test
+      run: |
+        # run the tests
+        meson test -C builddir