update readme and pipeline

.github/workflows/format-action.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: 'Format'
 on: [push]
 jobs:
 
-  Frontend:
+  frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -15,33 +15,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22.10.0
+          node-version: ${{vars.NODE_VERSION}}
 
       - name: Npm install
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Format frontend
-        run: npm run format
+        run: npm run check
 
-      - name: Commit and Push formated frontend
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          COMMITPREFIX: '[FM]'
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
-          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git add . || {
-            echo "No files were changed, so we did not commit anything"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          git commit -m "$COMMITPREFIX Automated formating frontend" || {
-            echo "No changes to commit, skipping push"
-            exit 0
-          }
-          git push -f
-
-  Backend:
+  backend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: backend
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -55,21 +41,4 @@ jobs:
           settings-path: ${{github.workspace}}
 
       - name: Format backend
-        run: mvn formatter:format -f backend/pom.xml
-
-      - name: Commit and Push formated backend
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          COMMITPREFIX: '[FM]'
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
-          git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
-          git add . || {
-            echo "No files were changed, so we did not commit anything"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          git commit -m "$COMMITPREFIX Automated formating backend" || {
-            echo "No changes to commit, skipping push"
-            exit 0
-          }
-          git push -f
+        run: mvn spotless:check

backend/README.md

@@ -33,17 +33,16 @@ USING DOCKER
   - backend/target
 
 Formatting:
-- Check code formatting: `mvn formatter:validate`
-- Format the code: `mvn formatter:format`
+- Check code formatting: `mvn spotless:check`
+- Format the code: `mvn spotless:apply`
 
-The `compile` goal execute also a `formatter:format` goal.
+The `compile` goal execute also a `spotless:apply` goal.
 
 Verify the Backend for coverage check:
 - `mvn clean verify`
 
 ## Formatting
-We use the **formatter-maven-plugin** Plugin for formatting the Java code:
-https://code.revelc.net/formatter-maven-plugin/
-
+We use the **spotless** Plugin for formatting the Java code:
+https://github.com/diffplug/spotless
 ## Build
 _tbd_

backend/pom.xml

@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.24.1</version>
+                        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.43.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>code-format</id>