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+# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
+---
+# Build JAVA applications using Apache Maven (http://maven.apache.org)
+# For docker image tags see https://hub.docker.com/_/maven/
+#
+# For general lifecycle information see https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html
+#
+# This template will build and test your projects as well as create the documentation.
+#
+# * Caches downloaded dependencies and plugins between invocation.
+# * Verify but don't deploy merge requests.
+# * Deploy built artifacts from master branch only.
+# * Shows how to use multiple jobs in test stage for verifying functionality
+#   with multiple JDKs.
+# * Uses site:stage to collect the documentation for multi-module projects.
+# * Publishes the documentation for `master` branch.
+
+variables:
+  # This will supress any download for dependencies and plugins or upload messages which would clutter the console log.
+  # `showDateTime` will show the passed time in milliseconds. You need to specify `--batch-mode` to make this work.
+  MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=.m2/repository -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=WARN -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true -Djava.awt.headless=true"
+  # As of Maven 3.3.0 instead of this you may define these options in `.mvn/maven.config` so the same config is used
+  # when running from the command line.
+  # `installAtEnd` and `deployAtEnd` are only effective with recent version of the corresponding plugins.
+  MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "--batch-mode --errors --fail-at-end --show-version -DinstallAtEnd=true -DdeployAtEnd=true"
+
+# Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
+# To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
+cache:
+  paths:
+    - .m2/repository
+
+# This will only validate and compile stuff and run e.g. maven-enforcer-plugin.
+# Because some enforcer rules might check dependency convergence and class duplications
+# we use `test-compile` here instead of `validate`, so the correct classpath is picked up.
+.validate: &validate
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - 'mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS test-compile'
+
+# For merge requests do not `deploy` but only run `verify`.
+# See https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html
+.verify: &verify
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - 'mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS verify site site:stage'
+  except:
+    - master
+
+# Validate merge requests using JDK8
+validate:jdk8:
+  <<: *validate
+  image: maven:3.3.9-jdk-8
+
+# Verify merge requests using JDK8
+verify:jdk8:
+  <<: *verify
+  image: maven:3.3.9-jdk-8