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+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "develop" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "develop" ]
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: backend
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      # Configure Gradle for optimal use in GitHub Actions, including caching of downloaded dependencies.
+      # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/setup-gradle/README.md
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # v3.1.0
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle Wrapper
+        run: ./gradlew build