Upgrade to Java 17 (#1800)

.github/workflows/maven-build.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        java: [11, 17, 21]
+        java: [17, 21]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/maven-regression-test.yml

@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
 jobs:
-  regression_test_hindi:
+  regression_test_HIN:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           cache: maven
       - run: mvn clean
       - run: mvn verify -P regression-testing-rest -D base.url=http://hin.elimu.ai
 
-  regression_test_tagalog:
-    needs: regression_test_hindi
+  regression_test_TGL:
+    needs: regression_test_HIN
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           cache: maven
       - run: mvn clean
       - run: mvn verify -P regression-testing-rest -D base.url=http://tgl.elimu.ai

.github/workflows/maven-release.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           cache: maven
       - run: git config user.name 'Nya Ξlimu'
       - run: git config user.email '[email protected]'

pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <version>2.4.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
-    	<java.version>11</java.version>
+    	<java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <model.version>2.0.73</model.version> <!-- https://jitpack.io/#elimu-ai/model -->
         <hibernate.version>5.6.15.Final</hibernate.version> <!-- https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hibernate/ -->
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
                     <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>

src/main/config/DEPLOY.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Version: `CentOS 9 Stream`
 
 ## Java Virtual Machine (JVM) ☕
 
-Install Java 11 or newer. We will be using [OpenJDK](https://openjdk.org/), but you can also use the JDK from [Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/java/).
+Install Java 17 or newer. We will be using [OpenJDK](https://openjdk.org/), but you can also use the JDK from [Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/java/).
 
 Version: `17`