diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
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-version: 2.1
-
-parameters:
-  plugin_test:
-    type: boolean
-    default: False
-  test_plugins:
-    type: string
-    default: ""
-  cache_key_version:
-    type: string
-    default: v1
-
-commands:
-  early_return_for_forked_pull_requests:
-    description: >-
-      If this build is from a fork, stop executing the current job and return success.
-      This is useful to avoid steps that will fail due to missing credentials.
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Early return if this build is from a forked PR
-          command: |
-            if [ -n "$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER" ]; then
-              echo "Nothing to do for forked PRs, so marking this step successful"
-              circleci step halt
-            fi
-  macos:
-    description: Commands run on MacOS
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: -<< pipeline.parameters.cache_key_version >>-macos-sys-{{ .Branch }}-<< parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Conda
-          command: |
-            if [[ -f ~/miniconda3/LICENSE.txt ]] ; then
-              echo "miniconda installed already."
-            else
-              curl -o Miniconda3-py39_24.5.0-0-MacOSX-arm64.sh https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py39_24.5.0-0-MacOSX-arm64.sh
-              bash ./Miniconda3-py39_24.5.0-0-MacOSX-arm64.sh -b
-            fi
-            ~/miniconda3/bin/conda init bash
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Brew
-          command: |
-            brew update
-            brew upgrade git
-            brew install fish
-            brew install zsh
-            brew cleanup
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Hydra
-          command: |
-            conda create -n hydra python=<< parameters.py_version >> -yqc conda-forge
-            conda run -n hydra pip install nox --progress-bar off
-      - save_cache:
-          key: -<< pipeline.parameters.cache_key_version >>-macos-sys-{{ .Branch }}-<< parameters.py_version >>
-          paths:
-            - ~/miniconda3
-            - ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
-
-
-  linux:
-    description: Commands run on Linux
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Conda
-          command: |
-            curl -o Miniconda3-py38_4.8.3-Linux-x86_64.sh https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py38_4.8.3-Linux-x86_64.sh
-            bash ./Miniconda3-py38_4.8.3-Linux-x86_64.sh -b
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Other dependency
-          command: |
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y expect fish zsh openjdk-11-jre rsync
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Hydra
-          command: |
-            ~/miniconda3/bin/conda init bash
-            ~/miniconda3/bin/conda create -n hydra python=<< parameters.py_version >> -yqc conda-forge
-
-
-  win:
-    description: Commands run on Windows
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: -<< pipeline.parameters.cache_key_version >>-win-sys-{{ .Branch }}-<< parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - system
-          command: |
-            choco install -y --no-progress miniconda3
-            choco install -y --no-progress openssl openjdk11jre
-            C:\tools\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe init powershell
-      - run:
-          name: Preparing environment - Hydra
-          command: |
-            conda create -n hydra python=<< parameters.py_version >> -yqc conda-forge
-            conda activate hydra
-            pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-      - save_cache:
-          key: -<< pipeline.parameters.cache_key_version >>-win-sys-{{ .Branch }}-<< parameters.py_version >>
-          paths:
-            - C:\tools\miniconda3
-
-jobs:
-  test_macos:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    macos:
-      xcode: "13.4.1"
-    steps:
-      - macos:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Testing Hydra
-          no_output_timeout: 10m
-          command: |
-            export NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS=<< parameters.py_version >>
-            conda activate hydra
-            pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-            if [ -n "$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER" ]; then
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core \
-                test_jupyter_notebooks lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-            else
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core test_jupyter_notebooks -ts
-            fi
-  test_linux:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/base:stable-18.04
-    steps:
-      - linux:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Testing Hydra
-          command: |
-            export PATH="$HOME/miniconda3/envs/hydra/bin:$PATH"
-            export NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS=<< parameters.py_version >>
-            pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-            if [ -n "$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER" ]; then
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core \
-                test_jupyter_notebooks lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-            else
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core test_jupyter_notebooks -ts
-            fi
-  test_win:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    executor: win/default
-    steps:
-      - win:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Testing Hydra
-          no_output_timeout: 10m
-          command: |
-            $env:NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS="<< parameters.py_version >>"
-            $env:ConEmuDefaultCp=65001
-            $env:PYTHONIOENCODING="utf_8"
-            conda activate hydra
-            If ($env:CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER) {
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core test_jupyter_notebooks lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-            } else {
-              nox -s lint test_tools test_core test_jupyter_notebooks -ts
-            }
-            exit $LASTEXITCODE
-  trigger_plugin_pipelines:
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.8
-    steps:
-      - early_return_for_forked_pull_requests
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Kick off Plugin tests
-          command: |
-              python tools/ci/circleci_pipeline.py
-              echo "Done kicking off plugin tests."
-  test_plugin_macos:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-      test_plugin:
-        type: string
-    macos:
-      xcode: "13.4.1"
-    steps:
-      - macos:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: << parameters.test_plugin >>
-          no_output_timeout: 10m
-          command: |
-              export NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS=<< parameters.py_version >>
-              export PLUGINS=<< parameters.test_plugin >>
-              conda activate hydra
-              pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-              nox -s lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-  test_plugin_linux:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-      test_plugin:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/base:stable-18.04
-    # https://github.com/facebookresearch/hydra/pull/1691
-    resource_class: medium+
-    steps:
-      - linux:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: << parameters.test_plugin >>
-          command: |
-            export PATH="$HOME/miniconda3/envs/hydra/bin:$PATH"
-            export NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS=<< parameters.py_version >>
-            export PLUGINS=<< parameters.test_plugin >>
-            pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-            nox -s lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-  test_plugin_win:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-      test_plugin:
-        type: string
-    executor: win/default
-    steps:
-      - win:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: << parameters.test_plugin >>
-          no_output_timeout: 10m
-          command: |
-              $env:NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS="<< parameters.py_version >>"
-              $env:ConEmuDefaultCp=65001
-              $env:PYTHONIOENCODING="utf_8"
-              $env:PLUGINS="<< parameters.test_plugin >>"
-              conda activate hydra
-              nox -s lint_plugins test_plugins test_plugins_vs_core -ts
-              exit $LASTEXITCODE
-  test_linux_omc_dev:
-    parameters:
-      py_version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/base:stable-18.04
-    steps:
-      - linux:
-          py_version: << parameters.py_version >>
-      - run:
-          name: Testing Hydra
-          command: |
-            export PATH="$HOME/miniconda3/envs/hydra/bin:$PATH"
-            export NOX_PYTHON_VERSIONS=<< parameters.py_version >>
-            export USE_OMEGACONF_DEV_VERSION=1
-            pip install nox dataclasses --progress-bar off
-            nox -s test_core -ts
-  # Misc
-  coverage:
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.8
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run: sudo pip install nox --progress-bar off
-      - run: nox -s coverage
-
-workflows:
-  version: 2
-  core_tests:
-    unless: << pipeline.parameters.plugin_test >>
-    jobs:
-      - trigger_plugin_pipelines
-      - test_macos:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-      - test_linux:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-      - test_win:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-      - test_linux_omc_dev:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-
-
-  plugin_tests:
-    when: << pipeline.parameters.plugin_test >>
-    jobs:
-      - test_plugin_linux:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-              test_plugin: [<< pipeline.parameters.test_plugins >>]
-      - test_plugin_macos:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-              test_plugin: [<< pipeline.parameters.test_plugins >>]
-      - test_plugin_win:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              py_version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-              test_plugin: [<< pipeline.parameters.test_plugins >>]
-
-
-orbs:
-  win: circleci/windows@2.2.0
diff --git a/tools/ci/circleci_pipeline.py b/tools/ci/circleci_pipeline.py
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--- a/tools/ci/circleci_pipeline.py
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-# Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved
-# type: ignore
-import json
-import os
-import random
-import re
-from itertools import islice
-from os.path import dirname
-from typing import List
-
-import requests
-
-git_repo_pattern = (
-    r"((git|ssh|http(s)?)|(git@[\w\.]+))(:(//)?)([\w\.@\:/\-~]+)(\.git)(/)?"
-)
-
-BASE = dirname(dirname(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
-
-# a list of plugins that should be its own test suite
-# could be due to dependency or time to run the test
-test_alone_plugins = ["hydra_ray_launcher"]
-
-
-def chunk(it, size):
-    it = iter(it)
-    return iter(lambda: tuple(islice(it, size)), ())
-
-
-def get_available_plugin() -> List[str]:
-    skip = [".isort.cfg"]
-    skip.extend(test_alone_plugins)
-
-    ps = [
-        {"dir_name": x, "path": x}
-        for x in sorted(os.listdir(os.path.join(BASE, "plugins")))
-        if x not in skip
-    ]
-    plugins = [p["path"] for p in ps]
-    random.shuffle(plugins)
-    groups_of_plugins = [",".join(w) for w in list(chunk(plugins, 4))]
-    groups_of_plugins.extend(test_alone_plugins)
-    return groups_of_plugins
-
-
-def run() -> None:
-    auth = os.environ.get("CIRCLECI_TOKEN", "0")
-    assert auth != "0", "Please set CIRCLECI_TOKEN for your project."
-
-    branch = os.environ.get("CIRCLE_BRANCH", "")
-    repo_url = os.environ.get("CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL", "")
-    pr_number = os.environ.get("CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER", "")
-
-    # https://support.circleci.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049841151
-    if pr_number:
-        branch += "/head"
-    p = re.compile(git_repo_pattern)
-    m = re.search(p, repo_url)
-    repo_name = m.group(m.groups().index(".git"))
-    headers = {"Circle-Token": auth, "Content-type": "application/json"}
-
-    for p in get_available_plugin():
-        data = {
-            "branch": branch,
-            "parameters": {"test_plugins": p, "plugin_test": True},
-        }
-        post_url = f"https://circleci.com/api/v2/project/gh/{repo_name}/pipeline"
-        print(f"Data: {data}, URL: {post_url}")
-        r = requests.post(
-            post_url,
-            headers=headers,
-            data=json.dumps(data),
-            timeout=60,
-        )
-        assert (
-            r.status_code == 201
-        ), f"Unexpected response while submitting CIRCLECI job for plugins. Response: {r.json()}"
-        print(f"Trigger pipeline for plugin {p}, response: {r.json()}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run()