Adds GitHub Actions for publishing to Maven Central

.github/workflows/central-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Publish Release to Maven Central
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published] 
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Java and Maven Central credentials
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: central
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Set project version from tag
+        run: mvn --batch-mode versions:set -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      - name: Publish to Central
+        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy -DskipTests -PperformRelease=true
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_TOKEN_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}

.github/workflows/central-snapshot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Publish Snapshot package to the Maven Central Repository
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - '.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
+      - '.github/CODING_CONVENTIONS.md'
+      - '.github/CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+      - '.github/pull_request_template.md'
+      - '.github/SECURITY.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - '.gitattributes'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'NOTICE'
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: central
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Publish package
+        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy -DskipTests -PperformRelease=true
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_TOKEN_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}

pom.xml

@@ -47,18 +47,6 @@
 	</developers>
 
 
-	<repositories>
-		<repository>
-			<id>central</id>
-			<name>Maven Central</name>
-			<layout>default</layout>
-			<url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>false</enabled>
-			</snapshots>
-		</repository>
-	</repositories>
-
 	<scm>
 		<connection>
 			scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse-basyx/basyx-java-server-sdk.git</connection>
@@ -211,20 +199,6 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
-
-				<!-- Upload to Maven Central -->
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.7.0</version>
-					<extensions>true</extensions>
-					<configuration>
-						<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-						<nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-						<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-						<stagingProfileId>2d2ac71e07682f</stagingProfileId>
-					</configuration>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
 					<artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -1404,29 +1378,41 @@
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>MavenCentral</id>
-			<distributionManagement>
-				<snapshotRepository>
-					<id>ossrh</id>
-					<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-				</snapshotRepository>
-				<repository>
-					<id>ossrh</id>
-					<url>
-						https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-				</repository>
-			</distributionManagement>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>performRelease</name>
+					<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
-					<!-- Upload to maven central -->
+					<!-- Central Publishing Plugin -->
 					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.7.0</version>
+						<extensions>true</extensions>
+						<configuration>
+							<publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+							<autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+							<waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+							<centralSnapshotsUrl>
+								https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</centralSnapshotsUrl>
+						</configuration>
 					</plugin>
-
-					<!-- Signing the artifacts -->
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>1.5</version>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+								<phase>verify</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>sign</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
 					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.eclipse.dash</groupId>