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+name: pxf-server
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'server/**'
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'server/**'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: build-and-test with java v${{ matrix.Java }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ '8', '11' ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          distribution: 'corretto'
+      - name: Assemble and test with Gradle
+        working-directory: ./server
+        run: ./gradlew build --no-daemon
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