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+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: backend
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'corretto'
+        
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew build
+