CI: Add github workflow to validate package

The provided github action can be used to build and test the package
every time a push or a pull_request is made.

.github/workflows/general.yml

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+name: Go
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21.x'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: go get .
+      - name: Build
+        run: go build -v ./...
+      - name: Test with the Go CLI
+        run: go test -v ./test