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+name: Viestinvalityspalvelu
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+
+jobs:
+  test-and-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Cache local Maven repository
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-  
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - uses: szenius/set-timezone@v1.0
+        with:
+          timezoneLinux: "Europe/Helsinki"
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: mvn clean verify -B -Dbranch=${GITHUB_REF_NAME} -Drevision=${GITHUB_SHA} -DbuildNumber=${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}
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