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+name: "CodeQL scan"
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 14 * * 6'
+
+jobs:
+  CodeQL-Build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:      
+        fetch-depth: 2
+
+    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+      
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1