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-stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
-  - build
-  - test
-  - deploy  
-
-variables:
-  GITHUB_REPOSITORY:
-    value: "github.com/MREYE-LUMC/ZOSPy.git"
-    description: "URL to the ZOSPy repository on GitHub."
-
-  GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME:
-    value: "from_gitlab"
-    description: "Branch to create or update on GitHub."
-  GITHUB_COMMIT_MESSAGE:
-    value: "synchronize GitLab with GitHub"
-    description: "Commit message for the commit on GitHub."
-
-  GITLAB_BRANCH_NAME:
-    value: "from_github"
-    description: "Branch to create or update on GitLab."
-  GITLAB_COMMIT_MESSAGE:
-    value: "synchronize GitHub with GitLab"
-    description: "Commit message for the commit on GitLab."
-
-gitlab-to-github:
-  image: "alpine:latest"
-  stage: deploy
-  when: manual
-  inherit:
-    variables:
-      - GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-      - GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME
-      - GITHUB_COMMIT_MESSAGE
-  script:
-    # Install dependencies
-    - apk update && apk add git rsync
-    # Clone the repository from GitHub
-    - git clone https://$GITHUB_REPOSITORY ../zospy-github
-    - cd ../zospy-github
-    # Create and checkout a branch for synchronization
-    - git checkout -b $GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME
-    # Try to pull the branch in case it already exists
-    - git pull origin $GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME || echo "branch $GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME does not yet exist on remote"
-    # Copy the files from the GitLab directory to the GitHub directory
-    - rsync -avh --progress --delete --exclude ".git" --exclude ".github" $CI_PROJECT_DIR/ ./
-    # List the files in the GitHub directory (for debug purposes)
-    - ls -lah
-    # Settings for git
-    - git config user.email "$GITHUB_USER_EMAIL" && git config user.name "$GITHUB_USER_NAME"
-    # Add, commit, push new code
-    - git add .
-    - git commit -m "$GITHUB_COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-    - git push https://$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN@$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-    # Cleanup
-    - cd .. && rm -rf zospy-github
-
-github-to-gitlab:
-  image: "alpine:latest"
-  stage: deploy
-  when: manual
-  inherit:
-    variables:
-      - GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-      - GITLAB_BRANCH_NAME
-      - GITLAB_COMMIT_MESSAGE
-  script:
-    # Install dependencies
-    - apk update && apk add git rsync
-    # Clone the repository from GitHub
-    - git clone https://$GITHUB_REPOSITORY ../zospy-github
-    # Create and checkout a branch for synchronization
-    - git checkout -b $GITLAB_BRANCH_NAME
-    # Try to pull the branch in case it already exists
-    - git pull origin $GITLAB_BRANCH_NAME || echo "branch $GITLAB_BRANCH_NAME does not yet exist on remote"
-    # Copy the files from the GitHub directory to the GitLab directory
-    - rsync -avh --progress --delete --exclude ".git" ../zospy-github/ ./
-    # List the files in the GitHub directory (for debug purposes)
-    - ls -lah
-    # Settings for git
-    - git config user.email "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL" && git config user.name "$GITLAB_USER_NAME"
-    # Add, commit, push new code
-    - git add .
-    - git commit -m "$GITLAB_COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-    - git push https://gitlab-ci-push-token:${GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN}@git.lumc.nl/ophthalmology/virtualeyemodelling/zospy.git
-    # Cleanup
-    - cd .. && rm -rf zospy-github