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+# This will build the BCV repo and upload the package as an artifact
+
+name: Build BCV
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '8'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+    - name: Extract Maven project version
+      run: echo ::set-output name=version::$(mvn -q -Dexec.executable=echo -Dexec.args='${project.version}' --non-recursive exec:exec)
+      id: project
+    - name: 'Upload Artifact'
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: Bytecode-Viewer-${{ steps.project.outputs.version }}-SNAPSHOT
+        path: target/Bytecode-Viewer-${{ steps.project.outputs.version }}.jar
+        retention-days: 90