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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Microsoft Corporation
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+kata_deploy_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+source "$kata_deploy_dir}/../../gha-run-k8s-common.sh"
+tools_dir="${repo_root_dir}/tools"
+
+function run_tests() {
+	return 0
+}
+
+function main() {
+    export KATA_HOST_OS="${KATA_HOST_OS:-}"
+
+    action="${1:-}"
+
+    case "${action}" in
+        install-azure-cli) install_azure_cli ;;
+        login-azure) login_azure ;;
+        create-cluster) create_cluster ;;
+        install-bats) install_bats ;;
+        install-kubectl) install_kubectl ;;
+        get-cluster-credentials) get_cluster_credentials ;;
+        run-tests) run_tests ;;
+        delete-cluster) cleanup "aks" ;;
+        *) >&2 echo "Invalid argument"; exit 2 ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+main "$@"