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+version: 1.0.{build}
+branches:
+  except:
+  - /^release$|^release-\d-\d-x$/
+build_cloud: libcc-20
+image: libcc-20-vs2017
+environment:
+  DISABLE_CRASH_REPORTER_TESTS: true
+  ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING: true
+  matrix:
+    - gn_args: debug
+      ELECTRON_SKIP_NATIVE_MODULE_TESTS: 1
+    - gn_args: release
+build_script:
+  - git config --global core.longpaths true
+  - cd ..
+  - md src
+  - ps: Move-Item $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER -Destination src\electron
+  - ps: $env:CHROMIUM_BUILDTOOLS_PATH="$pwd\src\buildtools"
+  - >-
+      gclient config
+      --name "src\electron"
+      --unmanaged
+      --cache-dir "C:\Users\electron\libcc_cache"
+      "https://github.com/electron/electron"
+  - gclient sync --with_branch_heads --with_tags
+  - cd src
+  - gn gen out/Default "--args=import(\"//electron/build/args/%gn_args%.gn\")"
+  - ninja -C out/Default electron:electron_app
+test_script:
+  - ninja -C out/Default electron/build/node:headers
+  - ps: $env:npm_config_nodedir="$pwd/out/Default/gen/node_headers"
+  - ps: $env:npm_config_msvs_version="2017"
+  - ps: Push-Location; cd electron/spec
+  - npm install
+  - ps: Pop-Location
+  - python -c "import subprocess; subprocess.check_call([\"./out/Default/electron.exe\", \"electron/spec\", \"--ci\"])"
+  # TODO(nornagon): verify-ffmpeg step
+artifacts:
+- path: test-results.xml
+  name: test-results.xml