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+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 20
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '20'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x gradlew
+    - name: Run Backend Tests
+      run: ./gradlew test
+