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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
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+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
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+# questions.
+
+echo $@
+if [ "$#" -lt 3 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: test.sh <branch> <path> <backend...>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+NC="\033[0m" # No Color (reset)
+
+branch=$1
+remote_path=$2
+shift 2
+backends=("$@")
+
+echo "${backends[@]}"
+
+cd $remote_path
+cd hat/
+git fetch --all
+git checkout $branch 
+git pull 
+
+# compile HAT
+source setup.sh 
+mvn clean package