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+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/karnatipraveenchowdary/Karnati/_apis/build/status%2Fpipelines-java-new?branchName=main)](https://dev.azure.com/karnatipraveenchowdary/Karnati/_build/latest?definitionId=7&branchName=main)
 # Contributing
 
 This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
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+# Maven
+# Build your Java project and run tests with Apache Maven.
+# Add steps that analyze code, save build artifacts, deploy, and more:
+# https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/languages/java
+# test for checking
+trigger:
+- main
+
+pool:
+  vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+
+steps:
+- task: Maven@4
+  inputs:
+    azureSubscription: 'mymdp'
+    mavenPomFile: 'pom.xml'
+    publishJUnitResults: true
+    testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'
+    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+    jdkVersionOption: '1.11'
+    mavenVersionOption: 'Default'
+    mavenOptions: '-Xmx3072m'
+    mavenAuthenticateFeed: false
+    effectivePomSkip: false
+    sonarQubeRunAnalysis: false