Merge branch 'main' into feat/240

Author: filip26

.github/workflows/java8-build.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   build:
 

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Copper Multicodec is a Java library implementing
 [Multihash](https://github.com/multiformats/multihash), enabling efficient
 encoding and decoding of self-describing data formats.
 
-[![Java 8 CI](https://github.com/filip26/copper-multicodec/actions/workflows/java8-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/filip26/copper-multicodec/actions/workflows/java8-build.yml)
+[![Java 8 CI](https://github.com/filip26/copper-multicodec/actions/workflows/java8-build.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/filip26/copper-multicodec/actions/workflows/java8-build.yml)
 [![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=filip26_copper-multicodec&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/new_code?id=filip26_copper-multicodec)
 [![javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/com.apicatalog/copper-multicodec/javadoc.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.apicatalog/copper-multicodec)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.apicatalog/copper-multicodec.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.apicatalog/copper-multicodec)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ encoding and decoding of self-describing data formats.
 - Unsigned VarInt (UVarInt) encoding and decoding  
 - Zero third-party dependencies for a lightweight, self-contained implementation
 
-## Examples
+## 💡 Examples
 
 ```java
 /* encode an input as P-521 public key */
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var index = decoder.getCodec(encoded)
 
 ```
 
-## Installation
+## 📦 Installation
 
 ### Maven
 
@@ -153,28 +153,27 @@ Multicodec: name=ed25519-pub, code=237, varint=[0xED,0x01], tag=Key, status=Draf
 Length:     32 bytes
 ```
 
-## Contributing
-
-All PR's welcome!
+## 🤝 Contributing
 
+Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request.
 
 ### Building
 
-Fork and clone the project repository.
+Fork and clone the repository, then build with Maven:
 
 ```bash
 > cd copper-multicodec
 > mvn clean package
 ```
 
-## Resources
+## 📚 Resources
 - [Codecs Registry](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec/blob/master/table.csv)
 - [Multicodec](https://github.com/multiformats/multicodec)
 - [Multihash](https://github.com/multiformats/multihash)
 - [unsigned-varint](https://github.com/multiformats/unsigned-varint)
 - [Copper Multibase](https://github.com/filip26/copper-multibase)
 
-## Commercial Support
+## 💼 Commercial Support
 
 Commercial support and consulting are available.  
 For inquiries, please contact: filip26@gmail.com

pom.xml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <argLine>-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8</argLine>
         <!--  test resources -->
-        <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>5.14.2</junit.version>
     </properties>
 
     <name>Copper Multicodec &amp; Multihash</name>
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.2</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.3</version>
+                <version>3.12.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <doclint>all,-missing</doclint>
                 </configuration>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.13</version>
+                <version>0.8.14</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>default-prepare-agent</id>
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
                <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                   <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>0.8.0</version>
+                  <version>0.10.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                   <configuration>
                     <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>