wip: more elegant approach

Author: ChipWolf

.github/workflows/lifecycle.yml

@@ -28,8 +28,44 @@ concurrency: # FIXME: prevent release commit cancellation
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: blacksmith-32vcpu-ubuntu-2204
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Setup Java
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 21
+
+      - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-gradle/setup-gradle@v5
+
+      - if: |
+          steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+          && !inputs.release
+        name: Gradle build
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew build --stacktrace
+
+      - if: inputs.upload
+        name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: jars
+          path: |
+            **/build/libs/*.jar
+
   release-please:
     name: Release Please
+    if: github.event_name == 'fake' # FIXME: remove, testing purposes
     runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.release_created }}

.gitignore

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ build/
 !gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 !**/src/main/**/build/
 !**/src/test/**/build/
+build.properties
 
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