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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  create:
+    tags:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 2 * * *' # run nightly at 2:30 am
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml', '**/MANIFEST.MF') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+      - name: Build and Verify
+        uses: GabrielBB/xvfb-action@v1
+        with:
+          run: >
+            ./mvnw -B clean verify 
+            -Dstyle.color=always
+            -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn
+            -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.eclipse.tycho.core.resolver.DefaultTychoResolver=warn
+            -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.eclipse.tycho.osgi.configuration.MavenContextConfigurator=warn
+            -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.eclipse.sisu.equinox.launching.internal.DefaultEquinoxLauncher=warn
+            -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.eclipse.xtext.maven.XtextGenerateMojo=warn
+        env: 
+          MAVEN_OPTS: -Djansi.force=true
+      - name: Publish Nightly Update Site
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.repository_owner == 'kit-sdq'
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        with:
+          deploy_key: ${{ secrets.UPDATE_SITE_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+          external_repository: kit-sdq/updatesite
+          destination_dir: nightly/metamodels/demo
+          publish_dir: releng/edu.kit.ipd.sdq.metamodels.demo.updatesite/target/repository
+          publish_branch: master
+      - name: Determine Release Version
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/releases/') && github.repository_owner == 'kit-sdq'
+        id: releaseVersion
+        uses: little-core-labs/get-git-tag@v3.0.2
+        with:
+           tagRegex: "releases/(.*)"
+      - name: Publish Release Update Site
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/releases/') && github.repository_owner == 'kit-sdq'
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        with:
+          deploy_key: ${{ secrets.UPDATE_SITE_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+          external_repository: kit-sdq/updatesite
+          destination_dir: release/metamodels/demo/${{ steps.releaseVersion.outputs.tag }}
+          publish_dir: releng/edu.kit.ipd.sdq.metamodels.demo.updatesite/target/repository
+          publish_branch: master
+          
+