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+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: 📥 Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: ☕ Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '17'
+
+      - name: 📦 Build with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew build
+