maven.yml

# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
# For setup-java see: https://github.com/actions/setup-java#Usage 

name: Java CI with Maven

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3 # the log states the default ~/.m2/toolchains.xml is being created pointing to the JDK
      with:
        distribution: 'adopt' # for latest JDKs use temurin https://blog.adoptopenjdk.net/2021/08/goodbye-adoptopenjdk-hello-adoptium/
        java-version: '8'
        cache: 'maven' #cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
    - name: Build with Maven
      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml