2.1.2

[acharneski]

This pull request introduces several dependency and code improvements, refactors plugin reload logic, and enhances the Maven Central publishing documentation. The most significant changes are grouped below:

Dependency Management

• Replaces usage of kotlin("stdlib") with an explicit versioned dependency on org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib in all Gradle build scripts, ensuring consistent Kotlin versioning across modules (android/build.gradle.kts, core/build.gradle.kts, desktop/build.gradle.kts, experiment/build.gradle.kts). [1] [2] [3] [4]

Plugin Reload and App Initialization

• Refactors the reloadApps logic in CognotikApps.kt to schedule a retry if the server is not available, improving robustness during plugin reloads. Introduces a scheduledExecutorService for this purpose.
• Cleans up and simplifies code in CognotikApps.kt, including removing unused imports, fixing indentation, and simplifying the construction of ChildWebApp instances. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Experimental Task Registration

• Removes registration and import of several image-related experimental tasks that are no longer needed, reducing unnecessary code and dependencies in ExperimentalStuff.kt. [1] [2]

Documentation Improvements

• Overhauls the Maven Central publishing instructions in docs/publish.md, adding clearer steps for secret setup, repository management, and deployment, including shell functions for listing, closing, and promoting staging repositories. [1] [2]