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+[tox]
+skipsdist = true
+
+[testenv]
+# install core dependencies
+deps =
+    ansible-core
+    ansible-dev-environment
+    pytest
+    pytest-ansible
+
+# allow mkdir and ln in commands_pre
+allowlist_externals =
+    mkdir
+    ln
+    cd
+
+# Prepare temp ansible_collections path (some ansible-test checks may expect it)
+commands_pre =
+    mkdir -p {envtmpdir}/ansible_collections/vyos
+    ln -s {toxinidir} {envtmpdir}/ansible_collections/vyos/vyos
+
+# Run tests from your actual repo
+commands =
+    # run ansible-test sanity from repo root (avoids ADE)
+    cd {toxinidir}
+    ansible-test sanity || echo "Sanity skipped or empty"
+
+    # run unit tests with pytest
+    python -m pytest --ansible-unit-inject-only {toxinidir}/tests/unit