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+name: 'Stream Applications - Descriptors'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      verbose:
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        description: Verbose output
+      branch:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: 'main'
+        description: Branch
+
+env:
+  VERBOSE: ${{ (github.debug || inputs.verbose) && 'true' || '' }}
+
+jobs:
+  parameters:
+    name: 'parameters - ${{ inputs.branch }}'
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'spring-cloud/stream-applications' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Configure: checkout'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: 'main'
+      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications@${{ inputs.branch }}'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+          path: 'stream-applications'
+      - name: 'Configure: Ensure scripts are executable'
+        shell: bash
+        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
+      - name: 'Configure: create streams applications matrix'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $PWD)                    
+          pushd stream-applications > /dev/null
+            echo "::info ::getting build version params"
+            source $ROOT_DIR/get-build-version-params.sh
+            echo "BUILD_VERSION=$BUILD_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "BUILD_VERSION_TYPE=$BUILD_VERSION_TYPE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CUR_VERSION=$CUR_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "IS_VERSION_CHANGE=$IS_VERSION_CHANGE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "NEXT_DEV_VERSION=$NEXT_DEV_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION=$RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "RELEASE_TRAIN_NEXT_DEV_VERSION=$RELEASE_TRAIN_NEXT_DEV_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "::info ::creating streams applications matrix"
+            $ROOT_DIR/create-matrices.sh
+            if [ ! -f matrix.json ]; then
+              echo "Expected to find matrix.json in:"
+              ls -al
+              exit 2
+            fi
+            COUNT=$(jq '.count' matrix.json)
+            MAX_PARALLEL=$((5 * COUNT / 4))
+            if ((MAX_PARALLEL == COUNT)); then
+              MAX_PARALLEL=$((COUNT + 1))
+            fi          
+            MATRIX=$(jq -c . matrix.json)
+            PROCESSORS=$(jq -c '.processors' matrix.json)
+            SINKS=$(jq -c '.sinks' matrix.json)
+            SOURCES=$(jq -c '.sources' matrix.json)
+            echo "MAX_PARALLEL=$MAX_PARALLEL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "MATRIX=$MATRIX" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "PROCESSORS=$PROCESSORS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "SINKS=$SINKS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "SOURCES=$SOURCES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          popd
+          
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.branch }}" == *"2021"* ]]; then
+            echo "JDK_BUILD=8" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "JRE_DEFAULT=11" >> $GITHUB_ENV            
+          else
+            echo "JDK_BUILD=17" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "JRE_DEFAULT=17" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi   
+          if [ "${{ inputs.verbose }}" == "true" ]; then
+            echo "::debug ::MAX_PARALLEL=$MAX_PARALLEL"
+            echo "::debug ::MATRIX=$MATRIX"
+            echo "::debug ::PROCESSORS=$PROCESSORS"
+            echo "::debug ::SINKS=$SINKS"
+            echo "::debug ::SOURCES=$SOURCES"
+            echo "::debug ::BUILD_VERSION=$BUILD_VERSION"
+            echo "::debug ::RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION=$RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION"            
+            echo "::debug ::BUILD_VERSION_TYPE=$BUILD_VERSION_TYPE"
+            echo "::debug ::CUR_VERSION=$CUR_VERSION"
+            echo "::debug ::IS_VERSION_CHANGE=$IS_VERSION_CHANGE"
+            echo "::debug ::NEXT_DEV_VERSION=$NEXT_DEV_VERSION"
+            echo "::debug ::RELEASE_TRAIN_NEXT_DEV_VERSION=$RELEASE_TRAIN_NEXT_DEV_VERSION"
+            echo "::debug ::JDK_BUILD=$JDK_BUILD"
+            echo "::debug ::JRE_DEFAULT=$JRE_DEFAULT"
+          fi
+    outputs:
+      max_parallel: ${{ env.MAX_PARALLEL }}
+      sources: ${{ env.SOURCES }}
+      sinks: ${{ env.SINKS }}
+      processors: ${{ env.PROCESSORS }}
+      matrix: ${{ env.matrix }}
+      build_version: ${{ env.BUILD_VERSION }}
+      release_train_version: ${{ env.RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION }}
+      build_version_type: ${{ env.BUILD_VERSION_TYPE }}
+      is_version_change: ${{ env.IS_VERSION_CHANGE }}
+      next_dev_version: ${{ env.NEXT_DEV_VERSION }}
+      release_train_next_dev_version: ${{ env.RELEASE_TRAIN_NEXT_DEV_VERSION }}
+      jdk_build: ${{ env.JDK_BUILD }}
+      jre_version: ${{ env.JRE_DEFAULT }}
+  release-train:
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'spring-cloud/stream-applications' }}
+    needs:
+      - parameters
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: 'main'
+      - name: 'Configure: checkout stream-applications@${{ inputs.branch }}'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+          path: 'stream-applications'
+      - name: Ensure scripts are executable
+        shell: bash
+        run: find . -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod a+x '{}' \;
+      - name: 'Configure: Install Java'
+        if: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.jdk_build == '8' }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.jdk_build }}
+      - name: 'Configure: Install GraalVM'
+        if: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.jdk_build != '8' }}
+        uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
+        with:
+          version: 'latest'
+          java-version: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.jdk_build }}
+          components: 'js'
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: 'Configure: cache for maven dependencies'
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: maven-repo-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}-8-single-${{ inputs.branch }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            maven-repo-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}-8-${{ inputs.branch }}
+            maven-repo-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}-${{ inputs.branch }}
+            maven-repo-${{ inputs.branch }}
+      - name: 'Configure: Install Pack'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-pack
+      - name: 'Action: update version'
+        if: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.is_version_change == 'true' }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          VERBOSE: ${{ (github.debug || inputs.verbose) && '-X' || '' }}
+        run: |
+          ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $PWD)
+          pushd stream-applications >/dev/null
+            echo "::notice ::updating versions to ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.build_version }} / ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.release_train_version }}"
+            $ROOT_DIR/update-project-version.sh "${{ needs.parameters.outputs.build_version }}" "${{ needs.parameters.outputs.release_train_version }}"                        
+            echo "::notice ::checking updated versions"
+            set +e
+            MESSAGE=$($ROOT_DIR/check-versions-for-release.sh ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.build_version_type }})
+            RC=$?
+            if ((RC!=0)); then
+              echo "::error ::$MESSAGE"
+              exit $RC
+            else
+              echo "::info ::$MESSAGE"
+            fi          
+          popd > /dev/null
+      - name: 'Build: stream-applications-release-train'
+        shell: bash
+        timeout-minutes: 30
+        env:
+          ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
+          ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
+          DEFAULT_JDK: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.jre_version }}
+          VERBOSE: ${{ (github.debug || inputs.verbose) && 'true' || '' }}
+          MAVEN_THREADS: ${{ inputs.mavenThreads }}
+        run: |
+          ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $PWD)
+          pushd stream-applications > /dev/null
+            echo "::notice ::building - stream-applications-release-train"
+            set -e
+            $ROOT_DIR/build-folder.sh stream-applications-release-train "install deploy"                                     
+          popd > /dev/null
+      - name: 'Configure: Install libxml2-utils'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-libxml2-utils
+      - uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@v3
+        env:
+          JF_URL: 'https://repo.spring.io'
+          JF_ENV_1: ${{ secrets.JF_ARTIFACTORY_SPRING }}
+      - name: Upload descriptors
+        if: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.build_version_type == 'snapshot' }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION: ${{ needs.parameters.outputs.release_train_version }}
+        run: |
+          ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $PWD)
+          pushd stream-applications > /dev/null
+            echo "::notice ::uploading unique version snapshot descriptors"
+            set -e
+            SRC_ROOT=$ROOT_DIR/stream-applications/stream-applications-release-train/stream-applications-descriptor/target/classes/META-INF
+            TARGET_REPO=libs-snapshot-local/org/springframework/cloud/stream/app/stream-applications-descriptor/${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}/
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/kafka-apps-maven.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-kafka-maven"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/kafka-apps-docker.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-kafka-docker"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/kafka-apps-harbor.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-kafka-harbor"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/rabbit-apps-maven.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-rabbit-maven"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/rabbit-apps-docker.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-rabbit-docker"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/rabbit-apps-harbor.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.stream-apps-rabbit-harbor"
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/kafka-apps-maven-repo-url.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.kafka-apps-maven-repo-url.properties
+            jfrog rt upload "$SRC_ROOT/rabbit-apps-maven-repo-url.properties" "${TARGET_REPO}/stream-applications-descriptor-${RELEASE_TRAIN_VERSION}.rabbit-apps-maven-repo-url.properties
+          popd > /dev/null