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+name: Thomas the tank engine - Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: "recursive"
+      - name: esp-idf build
+        uses: espressif/esp-idf-ci-action@v1
+        with:
+          esp_idf_version: v5.2
+          target: esp32s3