chore: setup release process

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
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+
+### ❓ Type of change
+
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+
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+
+### 📚 Description, Motivation and Context
+
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+
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.github/workflows/1.pipeline.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "> Main Pipeline"
+name: "Main Pipeline"
 
 on:
     push:
@@ -7,18 +7,6 @@ on:
             - '*'
     pull_request:
         branches: [ '*' ]
-#  workflow_dispatch:
-#    inputs:
-#      type:
-#        description: 'Release Library'
-#        required: true
-#        default: '...no release'
-#        type: choice
-#        options:
-#          - '...no release'
-#          - major
-#          - minor
-#          - patch
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -30,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Build + unit tests
         uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.build.yml
         if: | # avoid unnecessary pipeline runs during artifact release process ('gradle release plugin')
-            !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[Gradle Release Plugin] - pre tag commit')
+            !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release v')
             || github.ref_type == 'tag'
 
     code_analysis:
@@ -50,17 +38,6 @@ jobs:
     #    uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.integration-test.yml
     #    needs: build
 
-    #  gradle_release:
-    #    name: Create release
-    #    uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.gradle-release.yml
-    #    secrets: inherit
-    #    with:
-    #      type: ${{ inputs.type }}
-    #    needs: build
-    #    if: |
-    #      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    #      && inputs.type != '...no release'
-
     publish_central_portal:
         name: Publish artifact (Maven Central)
         uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.publish-central-portal.yml
@@ -80,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         permissions:
             contents: write
         uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.publish-dokka.yml
-        needs: build
+        needs: [build, publish_central_portal]
         if: |
             (
               github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'

.github/workflows/2.scheduled.code-analysis.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ">> Scheduled Code Analysis"
+name: "Scheduled Code Analysis"
 
 on:
     workflow_dispatch:

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 # JRE 8
 jre8_springframework = "5.3.15"
 jre8_springframework_boot = "2.6.3"
-jre8_spring_dependency_management = "1.0.11.RELEASE"
 jre8_jackson_core = "2.13.0"
 jre8_javax_servlet = "4.0.1"
 jre8_javax_servlet_jsp = "2.3.3"
 
 # JRE 17
+dokka = "1.9.20"
 springframework = "6.1.8"
 springframework_boot = "3.3.0"
 spring_dependency_management = "1.1.5"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ junit = "5.10.2"
 assertj = "3.26.0"
 testcontainers = "1.19.8"
 publish_maven_plugin = "0.28.0"
-dokka = "1.9.20"
 
 [libraries]
 # JRE 8
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ jre8_jackson_databind = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
 jre8_javax_servlet = { module = "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api", version.ref = "jre8_javax_servlet" }
 jre8_javax_servlet_jsp = { module = "javax.servlet.jsp:javax.servlet.jsp-api", version.ref = "jre8_javax_servlet_jsp" }
 
+# JRE 17
 junit = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter", version.ref = "junit" }
 junit_bom = { module = "org.junit:junit-bom", version.ref = "junit" }
 assertj = { module = "org.assertj:assertj-core", version.ref = "assertj" }
@@ -55,4 +55,3 @@ spring_boot = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springframework_
 spring_dependency_management = { id = "io.spring.dependency-management", version.ref = "spring_dependency_management" }
 publish_maven = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version.ref = "publish_maven_plugin" }
 dokka = { id = "org.jetbrains.dokka", version.ref = "dokka" }
-