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+name: check-include-guards
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  include-guards:
+    name: Check include guards
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Check include guards
+      uses: sbeyer/include-guards-check-action@v1.0.0
+      with:
+        only: '^bandit/'
+        ignore: '/external/'