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+name: Verify preview imports only preview
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - ready_for_review
+    paths:
+      - "haystack/preview/**.py"
+
+jobs:
+  verify-imports:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # With the default value of 1, there are corner cases where tj-actions/changed-files
+          # fails with a `no merge base` error
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: files
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v39
+        with:
+          files: |
+            haystack/preview/**.py
+
+      - name: Check imports
+        shell: python
+        run: |
+          import re
+          regex = r"^(from haystack|import haystack)(?!\.preview| import preview)(.*)"
+
+          changed_files = "${{ steps.files.outputs.all_changed_files }}".split()
+          matches = {}
+          for path in changed_files:
+            with open(path, "r") as f:
+              file_matches = []
+              for line in f.readlines():
+                file_matches.extend(re.finditer(regex, line.strip()))
+              if file_matches:
+                matches[path] = file_matches
+
+          for path, match in matches.items():
+            print(f"Bad imports in file '{path}'")
+            for m in match:
+              print(m.group())
+            print()
+
+          if matches:
+            print("::error:: Imports in haystack.preview can only import from haystack.preview")
+            import sys; sys.exit(1)