Update the workflow file to run on all branches, all OSs, use JDK 21,…

… run "check" instead of "build", and use gradle/actions of a the latest release version

.github/workflows/gradle.yml

@@ -9,59 +9,46 @@ name: Java CI with Gradle
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "*" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "*" ]
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  check:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '21'
         distribution: 'temurin'
 
-    # Configure Gradle for optimal use in GitHub Actions, including caching of downloaded dependencies.
-    # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/setup-gradle/README.md
     - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
 
-    - name: Build with Gradle Wrapper
-      run: ./gradlew build
-
-    # NOTE: The Gradle Wrapper is the default and recommended way to run Gradle (https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html).
-    # If your project does not have the Gradle Wrapper configured, you can use the following configuration to run Gradle with a specified version.
-    #
-    # - name: Setup Gradle
-    #   uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
-    #   with:
-    #     gradle-version: '8.9'
-    #
-    # - name: Build with Gradle 8.9
-    #   run: gradle build
+    - name: Check with Gradle Wrapper
+      run: ./gradlew check
 
   dependency-submission:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '21'
         distribution: 'temurin'
 
     # Generates and submits a dependency graph, enabling Dependabot Alerts for all project dependencies.
     # See: https://github.com/gradle/actions/blob/main/dependency-submission/README.md
     - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
-      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@v4