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+name: build
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  jvm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
+    name: Java ${{ matrix.Java }} Build
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+
+      - name: Configure JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew build --stacktrace