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+name: CodeQL
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:    
+      - '*'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '36 11 * * 6'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'cpp' ]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+
+    # Attempt to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+    - run: make clean all
+
+    # Analysis
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1