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+name: Validate
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, labeled]
+
+permissions:
+    pull-requests: write
+
+# concurrency:
+#   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+#   cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: 'Validate Changed Packages - Github Hosted'
+    if: >
+      github.event.action == 'labeled' &&
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-full-validation') &&
+      !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'long-run')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Run Validation Script
+        run: |
+          echo "Running validation because 'full validation' label was added"
+          # Add your validation logic here (e.g., linting, testing)
+
+          sleep 30
+          exit 0
+
+      - name: 'Remove label'
+        run: |
+          curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+              "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels/run-full-validation"
+  
+  validate-self-hosted:
+    name: 'Validate Changed Packages- Self-Hosted'
+    if: >
+      github.event.action == 'labeled' &&
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-full-validation') &&
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'long-run')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Run Validation Script
+        run: |
+          echo "Running validation because 'full validation' label was added"
+          # Add your validation logic here (e.g., linting, testing)
+
+          sleep 30
+          exit 0
+
+      - name: 'Remove label'
+        run: |
+          curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+              "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels/run-full-validation"
+
+      # - name: 'Remove label'
+      #   if: always()
+      #   run: |
+      #     PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+      #     REPO=${{ github.repository }}
+      #     LABEL="full validation"
+
+      #     # URL-encodes the label by replacing special characters with their percent-encoded equivalents.
+      #     ENCODED_FULL_VALIDATION_LABEL=$(printf "%s" "${{ env.FULL_VALIDATION_LABEL }}" | sed -e 's/ /%20/g' -e 's/:/%3A/g' -e 's/\//%2F/g' -e 's/?/%3F/g' -e 's/&/%26/g' -e 's/=/%3D/g')
+
+      #     HTTP_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -o response.txt -w "%{http_code}" -X DELETE \
+      #       -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+      #       -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+      #       "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues/$PR_NUMBER/labels/${ENCODED_FULL_VALIDATION_LABEL}")
+
+      #     # Check if the HTTP response code is not 2xx and fail the step
+      #     if [[ $HTTP_RESPONSE -lt 200 || $HTTP_RESPONSE -ge 300 ]]; then
+      #       echo "Failed to remove label. HTTP Status: $HTTP_RESPONSE"
+      #       exit 1
+      #     fi
+
+  static-check:
+    name: 'See if Static Analysis should run'
+    if: github.event.action != 'labeled'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    outputs:
+      all-changed-files: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_and_modified_files }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get all changed files for this PR
+        id: changed-files
+        run: |
+            # Simulating output for debugging purposes
+            echo "all_changed_and_modified_files=file1.txt,file2.txt,file3.txt"
+            echo "::set-output name=all_changed_and_modified_files::file1.txt,file2.txt,file3.txt"
+
+      - name: List changed files, skipping this job if there are no files to analyze
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_and_modified_files }}" == "" ]; then
+            echo 'No files eligible for scanning were changed. Skipping Static Analysis.'
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_and_modified_files }}
+          fi
+
+  static:
+    name: 'Run Static Analysis'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: static-check
+    if: needs.static-check.outputs.all-changed-files != ''
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check the outputs to determine whether to fail
+        run:  echo "Running static analyzer"
+
+#   remove-label:
+#     needs: validate
+#     if: always()  # Ensures this runs even if validation fails
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+#     steps:
+#       - name: Remove 'needs-validation' label
+#         run: |
+#           PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+#           REPO=${{ github.repository }}
+#           LABEL="full validation"
+#           ENCODED_LABEL=$(printf "%s" "$LABEL" | sed -e 's/ /%20/g' -e 's/:/%3A/g' -e 's/\//%2F/g' -e 's/?/%3F/g' -e 's/&/%26/g' -e 's/=/%3D/g')
+
+#           echo $ENCODED_LABEL
+#           echo "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues/$PR_NUMBER/labels/$ENCODED_LABEL"
+#           curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+#               -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+#                "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues/$PR_NUMBER/labels/${ENCODED_LABEL}"
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