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+name: Build and deploy VC-API
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  cancel-previous:
+    name: 'Cancel Previous Runs'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    steps:
+      - uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        with:
+          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+  unique_id:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate unique id
+        id: unique_id
+        run: echo "id=$(uuidgen) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    outputs:
+      unique_id: ${{ steps.unique_id.outputs.id }}