--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+# helper script to be executed before committing
+set -e
+# trigger pep8 style check
+echo "Doing flake8 style check ..."
+flake8 --exclude=.eggs,devops --ignore=E501 .
+echo "done."
+# trigger the tests
+echo "Running unit tests ..."
+sudo pytest -v
+echo "done."