.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Maven Publish
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        java-version: '11'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        server-id: central
+        server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
+        server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
+        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+        gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+    - name: Build and Test
+      run: mvn clean package -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=false
+
+    - name: Publish to Maven Central
+      env:
+        GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN }}
+      run: mvn -X deploy -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=false

pom.xml

@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@
         </license>
     </licenses>
 
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
@@ -126,7 +119,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>2.5.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -266,6 +259,15 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.7.0</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>

src/main/java/com/mastercard/developer/encryption/FieldLevelEncryption.java

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ private static DocumentContext decryptPayloadPath(DocumentContext payloadContext
             JsonParser.checkOrCreateOutObject(payloadContext, jsonPathOut);
             JsonParser.addDecryptedDataToPayload(payloadContext, decryptedValue, jsonPathOut);
 
-            if(jsonPathIn != jsonPathOut) {
+            if(!jsonPathIn.equals(jsonPathOut)) {
                 // Remove the input if now empty
                 Object inJsonElement  = JsonParser.readJsonElement(payloadContext, jsonPathIn);
                 if (0 == jsonProvider.length(inJsonElement)) {