From f3d25dc1c510a92bdf739845fa9cad960e6d8cbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey Fung <jeffrey.fung@ubc.ca>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:51:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: added notification if tests returns with status failure

---
 .github/workflows/testsPython.yml | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml b/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
index 452f71d..d6d042e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Notify on test results
         run: |
           if [ "${{ needs.python-unit-tests.result }}" == "success" ]; then
-            echo "success notifications go here"
+            echo "✅ Tests passed! No action required."
           else
-            echo "failure notifications go here"
-          fi
+            uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
+            with:
+              server_address: smtp.gmail.com
+              server_port: 465
+              username: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_USERNAME }}
+              password: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_PASSWORD }}
+              subject: "❌ CRITICAL: Python Unit Tests failed on ${{ github.repository }}"
+              to: ${{ secrets.EMAILS_TO_NOTIFY }}
+              from: GitHub Actions
+              body: |
+                Branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+                Triggered by: ${{ github.actor }}
+          fi
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