ci: share gradle cache with release, change staging dir to string: target/staging-deploy, not creating the dir

Author: Flaxoos

.github/workflows/build-main.yml

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+
       - name: Detect modified subprojects
         uses: ./.github/actions/detect-modified-projects
         id: detect-modified-subprojects

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -122,14 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: "17"
 
-      - name: Cache Gradle packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*', '**/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
 

build.gradle.kts

@@ -283,20 +283,15 @@ jreleaser {
         passphrase = jreleaserGpgPassphrase
     }
     deploy {
-        val stagingDir =
-            layout.buildDirectory
-                .dir("staging-deploy")
-                .get()
-                .asFile
-        if (!stagingDir.exists()) stagingDir.mkdirs()
+        val stagingDir = "target/staging-deploy"
         maven {
             mavenCentral {
                 create(
                     "release-deploy",
                     closureOf<MavenCentralMavenDeployer> {
                         active = RELEASE
                         url = "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher"
-                        stagingRepository(stagingDir.absolutePath)
+                        stagingRepository(stagingDir)
 
                         username = mcUsername
                         password = mcPassword
@@ -318,7 +313,7 @@ jreleaser {
                         snapshotSupported = true
                         closeRepository = true
                         releaseRepository = true
-                        stagingRepository(stagingDir.absolutePath)
+                        stagingRepository(stagingDir)
 
                         username = mcUsername
                         password = mcPassword