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+name: Build
+env:
+  ARGO_NAMESPACE: argo
+  ARGO_VERSION: v3.5.1
+  CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL1: 'ghcr.io/sciexp'
+  CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL2: 'us.gcr.io/project/pipelines'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore: ["docs/**", "**.md"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    types: [opened, synchronize, ready_for_review]
+    paths-ignore: ["docs/**", "**.md"]
+  
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      debug_enabled:
+        description: "Run with tmate.io debugging enabled"
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      debug_enabled:
+        description: "Run with tmate.io debugging enabled"
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  pre_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
+    steps:
+    - id: skip_check
+      uses: fkirc/skip-duplicate-actions@v3.4.0
+      with:
+        skip_after_successful_duplicate: 'true'
+  build:
+    needs: pre_job
+    if: ${{ needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
+    runs-on: sciexp-runners
+    steps:
+    - name: Setup Runner for Argo
+      run: |
+        cd $HOME
+        echo "Install argo"
+        curl -sLO https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/releases/download/${ARGO_VERSION}/argo-linux-amd64.gz
+        gunzip argo-linux-amd64.gz
+        chmod +x argo-linux-amd64
+        sudo mv ./argo-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/argo
+        argo version
+    - name: Setup tmate debug session
+      if: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug_enabled }}
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+    - name: Check out repository code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Inject slug/short variables
+      uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v4
+    - run: echo ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
+    - run: echo ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME_PART}
+    - run: echo ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}
+    - run: echo ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER_PART_SLUG}
+    - name: build
+      run: |
+        echo "commit sha $GITHUB_SHA"
+        argo version --short
+        argo submit .argo/build.yaml \
+          --generate-name="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME_PART}-build-${GITHUB_SHA_SHORT}-" \
+          -p appName="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME_PART}" \
+          -p branch="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
+          -p containerFilePath="containers/base.Dockerfile" \
+          -p containerRegistryURL1="${CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL1}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME_PART}:${GITHUB_SHA_SHORT}" \
+          -p containerRegistryURL2="${CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL2}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME_PART}:${GITHUB_SHA_SHORT}" \
+          -p gitUrlNoProtocol="github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER_PART_SLUG}" \
+          -p shortSha="${GITHUB_SHA_SHORT}" \
+          --wait --log