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+name: "Build"
+on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 'releases/*'
+
+jobs:
+  build: # make sure build/ci work properly
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - run: |
+        npm install
+        npm run all
+  test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: ./
+      with:
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale'
+        stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale'
+        debug-only: true