Updated the cred validator to new API

Author: agrasth

.github/workflows/credential-validation.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Credential Validation
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:  # Triggered by Jenkins or manually
+  pull_request:       # Run on PRs to verify the fix
+    branches:
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   validate-credentials:
@@ -35,31 +38,40 @@ jobs:
         id: validate_maven_central
         if: always()  # Run even if JFrog validation fails
         run: |
-          echo "Testing Maven Central (OSSRH) connection..."
+          echo "Testing Maven Central (OSSRH) credentials..."
+          echo ""
           
-          # Test authentication against Nexus staging profiles API
+          # Test Maven Central staging profiles endpoint (used during mvn deploy)
           HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' \
             -u "${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}" \
             "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/profiles")
           
-          echo "Maven Central API response: $HTTP_CODE"
+          echo "Endpoint: https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/profiles"
+          echo "Response: HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
+          echo ""
           
+          # Evaluate result
           if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
-            echo "status=SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "message=Maven Central connection successful" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "SUCCESS: Maven Central credentials are valid"
+            echo "✅ SUCCESS: Maven Central credentials are valid"
+            echo "status=success" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
           elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "401" ]; then
-            echo "status=FAILURE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "message=Authentication failed - invalid credentials" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "ERROR: Maven Central authentication failed (401)"
+            echo "❌ FAILURE: Authentication failed (HTTP 401)"
+            echo "Credentials are invalid or expired."
+            echo ""
+            echo "Action required: Regenerate credentials at https://central.sonatype.com/"
+            echo "status=failure" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             exit 1
           elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "403" ]; then
-            echo "status=SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "message=Credentials valid (limited permissions on staging API is normal)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "SUCCESS: Maven Central credentials valid (403 on staging API is acceptable for deployment)"
+            echo "❌ FAILURE: Access forbidden (HTTP 403)"
+            echo "Credentials authenticated but lack necessary permissions."
+            echo ""
+            echo "Action required: Verify account has deployment permissions"
+            echo "status=failure" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 1
           else
-            echo "status=FAILURE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "message=Connection failed - HTTP $HTTP_CODE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "ERROR: Maven Central connection failed with HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
+            echo "❌ FAILURE: Unexpected response (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
+            echo "Unable to validate credentials."
+            echo "status=failure" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             exit 1
           fi