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+# Workflow to build and check cli_scripts in Linux and Windows
+
+name: Check mta-cli scripts
+
+
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+
+  # build_windup job
+  build_windup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      with:
+        repository: windup/windup
+        path: windup
+    - name: Set up JDK 8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '8'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        java-package: jdk
+    - name: Cache Maven packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+    - name: Build on JDK 8 skipping tests
+      run: 
+        mvn -B clean install -DskipTests
+      working-directory: windup
+      
+  # build_windup_rulesets job
+  build_windup_rulesets:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build_windup
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      with:
+        repository: windup/windup-rulesets
+        path: windup-rulesets
+    - name: Set up JDK 8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '8'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        java-package: jdk
+    - name: Cache Maven packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+    - name: Build on JDK 8
+      run: mvn -B clean install -DskipTests
+      working-directory: windup-rulesets
+
+  # build_cli job
+  build_cli:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build_windup, build_windup_rulesets]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - name: Set up JDK 8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '8'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        java-package: jdk
+    - name: Cache Maven packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+    - name: Build on JDK 8
+      run: mvn -B clean install
+    - name: upload  mta-cli zip
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: mta-cli-zip
+        path: target/*.zip  
+        retention-days: 5
+          
+  # "linux-script-check" job
+  linux-script-check:    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build_cli
+
+    steps:
+      
+      - name: Download mta-cli-zip
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: mta-cli-zip
+
+      - name: unzip and run mta-cli
+        run: |
+          unzip mta-cli*offline.zip
+          cd mta-cli*/bin
+          ./mta-cli discoverTargets
+          
+  # "windows-script-check" job
+  windows-script-check:  
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: [build_cli, linux-script-check]
+
+    steps:
+      
+      - name: Download mta-cli-zip
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: mta-cli-zip
+
+      - name: unzip and run mta-cli
+        run: |
+          unzip mta-cli*offline.zip
+          cd mta-cli*
+          cd bin
+          cmd.exe mta-cli.bat discoverTargets