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-# For more information see:
-#  * https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions
-#  * https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
-#  * https://github.com/actions/setup-java/blob/v3.13.0/docs/advanced-usage.md#Publishing-using-Apache-Maven
-#
-# 
-# COMMENTING OUT UNTIL SECRETS CAN BE ADDED
-# name: Deployment workflow
-#
-# on:
-#    release:
-#      types: [published]
-#
-# jobs:
-#  # old-school build and jar method. No tests run or compiled.
-#  publish-1_6:
-#    name: Publish Java 1.6 to GitHub Release
-#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-#    permissions:
-#      contents: write
-#    steps:
-#      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#      - name: Setup java
-#        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-#        with:
-#          java-version: 1.6
-#      - name: Compile Java 1.6
-#        run: |
-#          mkdir -p target/classes
-#          javac -version
-#          javac -source 1.6 -target 1.6 -d target/classes/ src/main/java/org/json/*.java
-#      - name: Create JAR 1.6
-#        run: |
-#          jar cvf "target/org.json-1.6-${{ github.ref_name }}.jar" -C target/classes .
-#      - name: Add 1.6 Jar To Release
-#        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-#        with:
-#          append_body: true
-#          files: |
-#            target/*.jar
-#  publish:
-#    name: Publish Java 8 to Maven Central and GitHub Release
-#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-#    permissions:
-#      contents: write
-#      packages: write
-#    steps:
-#      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#      - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
-#        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-#        with:
-#          # Use lowest supported LTS Java version
-#          java-version: '8'
-#          distribution: 'temurin'
-#          server-id: ossrh  # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
-#          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
-#          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD # env variable for token in deploy
-#          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
-#          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
-#
-#      - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
-#        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
-#        env:
-#          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-#          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
-#          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-#
-#      - name: Add Jar To Release
-#        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-#        with:
-#          append_body: true
-#          files: |
-#            target/*.jar
-#      # - name: Set up Java for publishing to GitHub Packages
-#      #   uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-#      #   with:
-#      #     # Use lowest supported LTS Java version
-#      #     java-version: '8'
-#      #     distribution: 'temurin'
-#      # - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
-#      #   run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
-#      #   env:
-#      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}