Reduce shaded VotingPlugin JAR size

[BenCodez]

Summary

• remove unused Bouncy Castle multi-release payloads and optional Jedis module clients from the shaded artifact
• preserve the complete SQLite native platform set and the base Bouncy Castle provider
• add a 31 MiB package gate plus packaged NeoForge, SQLite, crypto-provider, and TLS-identity checks
• document the JAR size maintenance rule in AGENTS.md and the packaging contract

Results

• current master: 33,694,900 bytes
• this PR: 31,589,387 bytes
• reduction: 2,105,513 bytes (6.2%)

Validation

• mvn -B -f VotingPlugin/pom.xml clean package
• packaged artifact tests: 3 passed
• verified VotingPlugin/target/VotingPlugin.jar at 31,589,387 bytes
• independent Codex review: No findings

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Reduced unnecessary packaged dependency content while preserving required SQLite platform support.
  • Improved packaged startup validation for the bundled cryptography provider and TLS identity.
  • Prevented unused optional database client modules and multi-release cryptography payloads from being included.

• Documentation

  • Added guidance for maintaining compact, reliable downloadable artifacts.

• Tests

  • Added validation that release JARs remain within the 31 MiB size limit and initialize correctly.

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Walkthrough

The PR updates shaded JAR filters, adds a 31 MiB artifact limit, checks excluded dependency payloads, and verifies relocated Bouncy Castle and packaged TLS initialization. Documentation and build guidance describe these packaging constraints.

Changes

JAR Packaging Controls

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shaded dependency filters VotingPlugin/pom.xml	The Shade configuration excludes all Bouncy Castle multi-release entries and selected optional Jedis modules.
Packaged artifact validation VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/packaging/PackagedArtifactTest.java	Packaging tests enforce the 31 MiB limit, check excluded classes, and initialize the relocated Bouncy Castle provider with an HTTP TLS identity.
Packaging guidance and decision record AGENTS.md, docs/jar-packaging.md, .mex/events/decisions.jsonl	Build guidance and documentation describe shaded-artifact inspection, retained SQLite targets, package ownership, size checks, and startup coverage. The decision record records these implemented changes.

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🟡 Minor · Correct the Bouncy Castle ownership statement. · jar-packaging.md:11-14

docs/jar-packaging.md:11-14
📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the Bouncy Castle ownership statement.

The document says that the default branch does not bundle Bouncy Castle. The packaged-artifact test now requires com.bencodez.votingplugin.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider and HttpTlsIdentity in the downloadable JAR. Update this section to state that the base provider is bundled, while unused multi-release payloads are excluded.

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In `@docs/jar-packaging.md` around lines 11 - 14, Update the Bouncy Castle
ownership statement in the packaging documentation to clarify that the base
provider is bundled in the downloadable JAR, while unused multi-release payloads
are excluded; also mention the required BouncyCastleProvider and HttpTlsIdentity
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In `@docs/jar-packaging.md`:
- Around line 11-14: Update the Bouncy Castle ownership statement in the
packaging documentation to clarify that the base provider is bundled in the
downloadable JAR, while unused multi-release payloads are excluded; also mention
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