Refine Gradle and CI workflows for improved variable usage and error handling

Author: devcrocod

.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml

@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           
-          if [[ ! -f build/jreleaser/output.properties ]]; then
-            echo "::error title=File Missing::The file 'build/jreleaser/output.properties' does not exist."
+          OUTPUT_PROPS="build/jreleaser/output.properties"
+          
+          if [[ ! -f "$OUTPUT_PROPS" ]]; then
+            echo "::error title=File Missing::The file '$OUTPUT_PROPS' does not exist."
             exit 1
           fi
           
-          DEPLOY_ID=$(grep '^deploymentId=' build/jreleaser/output.properties | cut -d= -f2 || true)
+          DEPLOY_ID=$(grep '^deploymentId=' "$OUTPUT_PROPS" | cut -d= -f2 || true)
           if [[ -z "$DEPLOY_ID" ]]; then
-            echo "::error title=Missing Deployment ID::The 'deploymentId' key was not found in 'build/jreleaser/output.properties'."
+            echo "::error title=Missing Deployment ID::The 'deploymentId' key was not found in '$OUTPUT_PROPS'."
             exit 1
           fi
           
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           AUTH=$(printf "%s:%s" "$OSSRH_USERNAME" "$OSSRH_TOKEN" | base64)
           echo "::add-mask::$AUTH"
           
-          STATUS_JSON=$(curl -s \
+          STATUS_JSON=$(curl -sS \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -X POST \

build.gradle.kts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ publishing {
 
 jreleaser {
     gitRootSearch = true
-    strict= true
+    strict = true
 
     signing {
         active = Active.ALWAYS