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+name: Java CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - actions
+    
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.8
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew build
+