.github/actions/ssh/action.yml

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: SSH setup
-description: Set up the SSH agent
-
-inputs:
-  config:
-    description: The SSH configuration
-    required: true
-  key:
-    description: The private SSH key
-    required: true
-  known-hosts:
-    description: The list of known hosts
-    required: true
-
-runs:
-  using: composite
-
-  steps:
-    - name: Configure SSH
-      shell: sh
-      env:
-        CONFIG: ${{ inputs.config }}
-        KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ inputs.known-hosts }}
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-        echo "${CONFIG}" > ~/.ssh/config
-        echo "${KNOWN_HOSTS}" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
-    - name: Start SSH agent
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        SOCKET: /tmp/ssh-agent.sock
-      run: |
-        echo "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=${SOCKET}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        ssh-agent -a ${SOCKET} > /dev/null
-
-    - name: Add SSH key
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        KEY: ${{ inputs.key }}
-      run: |
-        ssh-add - <<< "${KEY}"

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy (Production)
-
-on: workflow_dispatch
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    environment:
-      name: weblogs.at
-      url: https://weblogs.at
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up SSH agent
-        uses: antville/helma/.github/actions/ssh@helma-🐜
-        with:
-          config: ${{ vars.SSH_CONFIG }}
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          known-hosts: ${{ vars.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
-
-      - name: Copy files to production server
-        run: ssh staging-server deploy-helma

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 21
 
       - name: Set up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
 
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew assembleDist

.github/workflows/stage.yml

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy (Staging)
-
-on: workflow_dispatch
-
-jobs:
-  stage:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    environment:
-      name: stage
-      url: https://antville-test.online
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up SSH agent
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ssh
-        with:
-          config: ${{ vars.SSH_CONFIG }}
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          known-hosts: ${{ vars.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
-
-      - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 21
-
-      - name: Set up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
-
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew installDist
-
-      - name: Publish to staging server
-        run: |
-          rsync ./build/install/helma/ staging-server:./ \
-            --verbose --archive --delete --compress \
-            --filter '+ /bin' \
-            --filter '+ /extras' \
-            --filter '+ /launcher.jar' \
-            --filter '- /lib/ext' \
-            --filter '+ /lib' \
-            --filter '+ /modules' \
-            --filter '- /*'
-
-      - name: Restart Helma
-        run: ssh staging-server restart

.github/workflows/staging.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Staging
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch
+
+env:
+  SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh-agent.sock
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    environment:
+      name: staging
+      url: https://antville-test.click
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Java
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: temurin
+        java-version: 21
+
+    - name: Set up Gradle
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      run: ./gradlew installDist
+
+    - name: Set up SSH agent
+      run: |
+        ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
+        ssh-add - <<< "${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
+        mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+        echo '${{ vars.SSH_CONFIG }}' > ~/.ssh/config
+        echo '${{ vars.KNOWN_HOSTS }}' > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+    - name: Publish to staging server
+      run: |
+        rsync build/install/helma/ antville.dev:/ \
+          --verbose --archive --delete --compress \
+          --filter '+ launcher.jar' \
+          --filter '+ lib' \
+          --filter '+ *.jar' \
+          --filter '- *' \
+
+    - name: Restart Helma
+      run: ssh antville.dev restart

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
-        "vscjava.vscode-java-pack",
-        "vscjava.vscode-gradle"
+        "vscjava.vscode-java-pack"
     ]
 }

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Current File",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "${file}"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "ImageInfo",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.image.ImageInfo",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "CommandlineRunner",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.main.CommandlineRunner",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Server",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.main.Server",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "XmlConverter",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.objectmodel.dom.XmlConverter",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Crypt",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.util.Crypt",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "HtmlEncoder",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.util.HtmlEncoder",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Logo",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.util.Logo",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "MarkdownProcessor",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.util.MarkdownProcessor",
+            "projectName": "helma_"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Commandline",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.main.launcher.Commandline",
+            "projectName": "launcher"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Main",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "mainClass": "helma.main.launcher.Main",
+            "projectName": "launcher"
+        }
+    ]
+}

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-- Make sure you have Java 11 or higher installed
+- Make sure you have Java 17 or higher installed
 - Download and unpack the [latest release](https://github.com/antville/helma/releases)
 - Invoke `./bin/helma`, resp. `./bin/helma.bat`, depending on your platform
 - Direct your web browser to <http://localhost:8080>
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Although Helma became a Grande Dame of server-side JavaScript already decades ag
 
 ## System Requirements
 
-You need a Java virtual machine version 11 or higher to run Helma.
+You need a Java virtual machine version 17 or higher to run Helma.
 
-Please consult the documentation of your platform how to obtain and install Java.
+Please consult the documentation of your platform on how to obtain and install Java.
 
 You also can directly download a [Java runtime or development kit](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html#javasejdk) from Oracle.
 
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ Helma is built with [Gradle](https://gradle.org), the build task depends on the
 
 ### Additional Prerequisites
 
-* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) LTS version
 * [Rsync](https://rsync.samba.org) version ≥ 3.1.0
+* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) LTS version
 
-Clone this repository to your machine and run Helma with `./gradlew run`.
-
-To update the installation from a build, run `./gradlew update` and enter `yes` at the prompt.
+Clone this repository to your machine and start the build process with `./gradlew install`. The build script is going to ask you if you want to update the installation, enter `yes` or `no`.
 
 > ⚠️    
 > Please be aware that this step is going to overwrite files in the installation directory – escpecially at a later time when there might be substantial changes. Should this happen by accident you find the previous installation in the `backups` directory.

build.gradle

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   id 'application'
-  id 'com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report' version '2.9'
+  id 'com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report' version '2.7'
 }
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.FixCrLfFilter
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ def textFiles = ['**/*.hac', '**/.html', '**/*.js', '**/*.md', '**/*.properties'
 allprojects {
   apply plugin: 'java'
 
-  java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+  compileJava {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
   }
 
   repositories {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ allprojects {
   }
 }
 
-version = new Date().format("yy.M.d")
+version = new Date().format("yyyyMMdd")
 
 tasks.build.dependsOn javadoc, 'jsdoc', 'generateLicenseReport'
 tasks.compileJava.dependsOn 'processSource'
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ configurations {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
-  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.17.1'
+  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.17.0'
   implementation 'commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.5'
-  implementation 'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.4'
-  implementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.11.1'
+  implementation 'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.2'
+  implementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.10.0'
   implementation 'com.sun.mail:javax.mail:1.6.2'
   implementation 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:4.0.1'
   implementation 'org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup:tagsoup:1.2.1'
-  implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:9.4.56.v20240826'
-  implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-xml:9.4.56.v20240826'
+  implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:9.4.54.v20240208'
+  implementation 'org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-xml:9.4.54.v20240208'
   implementation 'org.mozilla:rhino:1.7.13'
   implementation 'org.sejda.imageio:webp-imageio:0.1.6'
   implementation 'xerces:xercesImpl:2.12.2'
@@ -78,37 +78,6 @@ def rhinoJar = configurations.library.files.find { jar ->
   jar.name.startsWith('rhino')
 }
 
-run {
-  jvmArgs jettyLogLevel, suppressMacosDockIcon
-  classpath += fileTree(dir: 'lib/ext', include: '*.jar')
-}
-
-application {
-  mainClass = 'helma.main.Server'
-
-  applicationDistribution.from(projectDir) {
-    include 'modules/**'
-    include 'LICENSE.md'
-    include 'README.md'
-    include 'start.*'
-  }
-
-  applicationDistribution.from(javadoc.destinationDir) {
-    include '**'
-    into 'docs/javadoc'
-  }
-
-  applicationDistribution.from("${project.buildDir}/docs/jsdoc") {
-    include '**'
-    into 'docs/jsdoc'
-  }
-
-  applicationDistribution.from("${project.buildDir}/reports/dependency-license") {
-    include '**'
-    into 'licenses'
-  }
-}
-
 startScripts {
   applicationName = 'helma'
   classpath = files('../launcher.jar')
@@ -134,6 +103,30 @@ distributions {
   }
 }
 
+application {
+  applicationDistribution.from(projectDir) {
+    include 'modules/**'
+    include 'LICENSE.md'
+    include 'README.md'
+    include 'start.*'
+  }
+
+  applicationDistribution.from(javadoc.destinationDir) {
+    include '**'
+    into 'docs/javadoc'
+  }
+
+  applicationDistribution.from("${project.buildDir}/docs/jsdoc") {
+    include '**'
+    into 'docs/jsdoc'
+  }
+
+  applicationDistribution.from("${project.buildDir}/reports/dependency-license") {
+    include '**'
+    into 'licenses'
+  }
+}
+
 distTar {
   dependsOn ':generateLicenseReport', ':javadoc', ':jsdoc'
 
@@ -154,30 +147,42 @@ distZip {
 
 installDist {
   dependsOn build
+
+  if (!System.getenv('CI')) {
+    finalizedBy 'update'
+  }
 }
 
-tasks.register('processSource', Sync) {
+run {
+  classpath = files('launcher.jar')
+  jvmArgs jettyLogLevel, suppressMacosDockIcon
+}
+
+task processSource(type: Sync) {
+  def date = new Date().format("MMMM dd, yyyy")
   def gitOutput = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
 
   exec {
-    commandLine 'git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'
+    commandLine 'git', 'describe'
     standardOutput = gitOutput
     errorOutput = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     ignoreExitValue = true
   }
 
+  def description = date
+  def tag = gitOutput.toString().trim()
+
+  // TODO: Implement extended description in Java code
+  if (tag) description = "$tag; $description"
+
   from 'src'
 
   filter {
-    line -> line
-      .replaceAll('__builddate__', new Date().format("d MMM yyyy"))
-      .replaceAll('__commithash__', gitOutput.toString().trim())
+    line -> line.replaceAll('__builddate__', date)
   } into "${project.buildDir}/src"
 }
 
-tasks.register('update') {
-  dependsOn installDist
-
+task update {
   def rsyncArgs = ['--archive', '--filter', '- backups']
 
   def confirm = {
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ tasks.register('update') {
   }
 }
 
-tasks.register('jsdoc', Exec) {
+task jsdoc(type: Exec) {
   description 'Generates JSDoc API documentation for the included JavaScript modules.'
   group 'Documentation'
 
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ tasks.register('jsdoc', Exec) {
   args = ['jsdoc', '-d', "$destination"].plus(sources)
 }
 
-tasks.register('xgettext', JavaExec) {
+task xgettext(type: JavaExec) {
   description 'Extracts translatable message strings from source code.'
   group 'i18n'
 
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ tasks.register('xgettext', JavaExec) {
   ]
 }
 
-tasks.register('po2js', JavaExec) {
+task po2js(type: JavaExec) {
   description 'Converts translated message strings from PO format to JavaScript.'
   group 'i18n'
 
@@ -267,7 +272,7 @@ tasks.register('po2js', JavaExec) {
   ]
 }
 
-tasks.register('rhinoShell', JavaExec) {
+task rhinoShell(type: JavaExec) {
   description 'Runs the interactive Rhino JavaScript shell.'
   group 'Application'
 
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ tasks.register('rhinoShell', JavaExec) {
 
 // Call this task with a function definition using the `-P` parameter, e.g.
 // `./gradlew commandLine -Pfunction=manage.getAllApplications`
-tasks.register('commandLine', JavaExec) {
+task commandLine(type: JavaExec) {
   description 'Runs a function in a Helma application with `-Pfunction=app.functionName`.'
   group 'Application'
 
@@ -287,11 +292,3 @@ tasks.register('commandLine', JavaExec) {
   mainClass = 'helma.main.launcher.Commandline'
   args '-h', projectDir, function
 }
-
-tasks.register('debug', JavaExec) {
-  group = 'application'
-  main = 'helma.main.Server'
-  classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
-  jvmArgs = ['-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:5005']
-  classpath += fileTree(dir: 'lib/ext', include: '*.jar')
-}

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

gradlew

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum

gradlew.bat

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
-@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################

modules/helma/build.gradle

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ processResources.enabled = false
 processTestResources.enabled = false
 test.enabled = false
 
-tasks.register('deps', Copy) {
+task deps(type: Copy) {
 	from sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
 	into '.'
 }

modules/jala/build.gradle

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ processResources.enabled = false
 processTestResources.enabled = false
 test.enabled = false
 
-tasks.register('deps', Copy) {
+task deps(type: Copy) {
 	from sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
 	into 'lib'
 }

modules/jala/util/HopKit/build.gradle

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ processResources.enabled = false
 processTestResources.enabled = false
 test.enabled = false
 
-tasks.register('deps', Copy) {
+task deps(type: Copy) {
 	from sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
 	into 'lib'
 }

modules/jala/util/Test/build.gradle

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ processResources.enabled = false
 processTestResources.enabled = false
 test.enabled = false
 
-tasks.register('deps', Copy) {
+task deps(type: Copy) {
 	from sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
 	into 'code'
 }

src/dist/extras/helma.service

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ExecStart = /usr/bin/java -server \
   -jar launcher.jar \
   -w 8080 -x 8081
 
-ExecReload = /bin/sh -c 'touch apps.properties && touch server.properties'
+ExecReload = touch apps.properties && touch server.properties
 ExecStop = /bin/kill -15 $MAINPID
 
 [Install]

src/main/java/helma/main/Server.java

@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ import helma.util.ResourceProperties;
  */
 public class Server implements Runnable {
     // version string
-    public static final String version = "🐜";
-
-    // build date
-    public static final String buildDate = "__builddate__";
-
-    // commit hash
-    public static final String commitHash = "__commithash__";
+    public static final String version = "🐜 (__builddate__)";
 
     // static server instance
     private static Server server;