Revert unnecessary merges on 6.1.x

This commit removes unnecessary main-branch merges starting from
9f8db22b77 and adds the following
needed commit(s) that were made afterward:

- 4d6ff49b9d
- ed6ff670d1
- c823b00794
- 44fad21363

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-
-registries:
-  spring-milestones:
-    type: maven-repository
-    url: https://repo.spring.io/milestone
-
-updates:
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
-    target-branch: "main"
-    milestone: 319 # 6.2.x
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "03:00"
-      timezone: "Etc/UTC"
-    labels: [ "type: dependency-upgrade" ]
-    registries:
-      - "spring-milestones"
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt" # nimbus-jose-jwt gets updated when oauth2-oidc-sdk is updated to ensure consistency
-      - dependency-name: "org.python:jython" # jython updates break integration tests
-      - dependency-name: "org.apache.directory.server:*" # ApacheDS version > 1.5.5 contains break changes
-      - dependency-name: "org.junit:junit-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:mockito-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "*"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
-    target-branch: "6.1.x"
-    milestone: 318 # 6.1.x
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "03:00"
-      timezone: "Etc/UTC"
-    labels: [ "type: dependency-upgrade" ]
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt" # nimbus-jose-jwt gets updated when oauth2-oidc-sdk is updated to ensure consistency
-      - dependency-name: "org.python:jython" # jython updates break integration tests
-      - dependency-name: "org.apache.directory.server:*" # ApacheDS version > 1.5.5 contains break changes
-      - dependency-name: "org.junit:junit-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:mockito-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "*"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
-    target-branch: "6.0.x"
-    milestone: 143 # 6.0.x
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "03:00"
-      timezone: "Etc/UTC"
-    labels: [ "type: dependency-upgrade" ]
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt" # nimbus-jose-jwt gets updated when oauth2-oidc-sdk is updated to ensure consistency
-      - dependency-name: "org.python:jython" # jython updates break integration tests
-      - dependency-name: "org.apache.directory.server:*" # ApacheDS version > 1.5.5 contains break changes
-      - dependency-name: "org.junit:junit-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:mockito-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "*"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
-    target-branch: "5.8.x"
-    milestone: 246 # 5.8.x
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "03:00"
-      timezone: "Etc/UTC"
-    labels: [ "type: dependency-upgrade" ]
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt" # nimbus-jose-jwt gets updated when oauth2-oidc-sdk is updated to ensure consistency
-      - dependency-name: "org.python:jython" # jython updates break integration tests
-      - dependency-name: "org.apache.directory.server:*" # ApacheDS version > 1.5.5 contains break changes
-      - dependency-name: "io.mockk:mockk" # mockk updates break tests
-      - dependency-name: "org.opensaml:*" # org.opensaml maintains two different versions, so it must be updated manually
-      - dependency-name: "org.junit:junit-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:mockito-bom"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
-      - dependency-name: "*"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]

.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml

@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ jobs:
   snapshot_tests:
     name: Test against snapshots
     needs: [prerequisites]
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - java-version: '21-ea'
-            toolchain: '21'
-          - java-version: '17'
-            toolchain: '17'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: needs.prerequisites.outputs.runjobs
     steps:
@@ -83,14 +76,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up gradle
         uses: spring-io/spring-gradle-build-action@v1
         with:
-          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Snapshot Tests
         run: |
           export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USER"
           export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD"
           export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
-          ./gradlew test --refresh-dependencies -PartifactoryUsername="$ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME" -PartifactoryPassword="$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD" -PforceMavenRepositories=snapshot -PisOverrideVersionCatalog -PtestToolchain=${{ matrix.toolchain }} -PspringFrameworkVersion='6.1.+' -PreactorVersion='2023.0.+' -PspringDataVersion='2023.1.+' -PlocksDisabled --stacktrace
+          ./gradlew test --refresh-dependencies -PartifactoryUsername="$ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME" -PartifactoryPassword="$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD" -PforceMavenRepositories=snapshot -PisOverrideVersionCatalog -PspringFrameworkVersion='6.0.+' -PreactorVersion='2022.0.+' -PspringDataVersion='2022.0.+' -PlocksDisabled --stacktrace
   check_samples:
     name: Check Samples project
     needs: [prerequisites]

.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-upgrade-execution.yml

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: Execute Gradle Wrapper Upgrade
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 2 * * *' # 2am UTC
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  upgrade_wrapper:
-    name: Execution
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Git configuration
-        env:
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          git config --global url."https://unused-username:${TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
-          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-      - name: Set up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-      - name: Upgrade Wrappers
-        run: ./gradlew clean upgradeGradleWrapperAll --continue -Porg.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=false
-        env:
-          WRAPPER_UPGRADE_GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-scheduler.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # List of active maintenance branches.
-        branch: [ main, 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x ]
+        branch: [ main, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, 5.7.x ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout