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+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build_backend:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.8
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: sbt test
+
+  build_frontend:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [10.x, 12.x, 14.x]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+    - run: npm ci
+    - run: npm run build --if-present
+    - run: npm test