diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2abe92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# This workflow builds the API and releases it to Maven-Sonatype-Central repository
+
+name: Build and deploy Articular-ES
+
+# Runs this workflow [on-release] only
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the "master" branch
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+    compile-assemble:
+      # runner images with architectures (variants)
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      strategy:
+        matrix:
+          os: [ 'ubuntu-latest' ]
+      name: Compile java and articular-es jar
+
+      # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout Job
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+        - name: Setup Temurin-OpenJDK-19
+          uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+            distribution: 'temurin' 
+            java-version: '19'
+
+        - name: Building articular-es
+          run: ./gradlew --console="verbose" -Pversion=${GITHUB_REF_NAME} :articular-es:build
+
+        - name: Generate articular-es sources jar
+          run: ./gradlew -Pversion=$GITHUB_REF_NAME :articular-es:generateSourcesJar
+
+        - name: Generate articular-es javadoc jar
+          run: ./gradlew -Pversion=$GITHUB_REF_NAME :articular-es:generateJavadocJar
+
+        - name: Archive articular-es
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+          with:
+            name: articular-build
+            path: articular-es/build/libs
+
+    deploy:
+          environment:
+            name: maven-central
+            url: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/github/software-hardware-codesign/
+          runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          needs: [compile-assemble]
+          strategy:
+            matrix:
+              os: [ 'ubuntu-latest' ]
+          name: Deploying to Maven-Central repository
+
+          # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+          steps:
+            - name: Checkout Job
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+            - name: Setup Temurin-OpenJDK-19
+              uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+              with:
+                distribution: 'temurin' 
+                java-version: '19'
+
+            - name: Setup maven-3.9
+              run: | 
+                # remove shipped maven-3.8 that causes the plexus plugin incompatibility behavior
+                sudo apt remove maven 
+                # installs maven-3.9 with the fixed plugins patch
+                chmod +rwx ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/install-maven-latest.sh 
+                ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/install-maven-latest.sh 
+
+            - name: Use Predefined PGP Keybox
+              run: gpg --import ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/avrsandbox.pub
+
+            - name: Import secret-key
+              run: gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import --batch --yes --passphrase="avrsandbox" ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/secret-key
+
+            - name: Import owner-trust
+              run: gpg --import-ownertrust ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/owner-trust.txt 
+
+            - name: Send public key 'avrsandbox'
+              # sends the public key to a maven compatible host
+              run: gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --send-keys 85A57D4975B6EE2B6D0EA46903DE10B9F12F0B20
+                          
+            - name: Download articular-es build
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+              with:
+                name: articular-build
+                path: articular-es/build/libs/
+                
+            - name: Deploying articular-es binaries
+              env:
+                OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+                OSSRH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+              run: | 
+                chmod +rwx ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/sonatype-publish-artifacts.sh 
+                # publish artifacts using the tag version
+                ./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/sonatype-publish-artifacts.sh $GITHUB_REF_NAME
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68700ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: Build and Test Articular-ES
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the "master" branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+    build-articular:
+      # runner images with architectures (variants)
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      strategy:
+        matrix:
+          os: [ 'ubuntu-latest' ]
+      name: Build jector
+
+      # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout Job
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+        - name: Setup Temurin-JDK-19
+          uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+            distribution: 'temurin' 
+            java-version: '19'
+
+        - name: Compiling articular-es
+          run: ./gradlew --console="verbose" :articular-es:build
+
+        - name: Archive articular-es
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+          with:
+            name: articular-es-snapshot
+            path: articular-es/build/libs/
+
+#    test-doc-generation:
+#        # a linux runner image with the ndk installed and llvm ready to compile android native binaries
+#        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+#        strategy:
+#          matrix:
+#            os: [ 'ubuntu-latest' ]
+#        name: Generating documentation
+#
+#        # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+#        steps:
+#          - name: Checkout Job
+#            uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#
+#          - name: Setup Oracle-JDK-19
+#            uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+#            with:
+#              distribution: 'temurin'
+#              java-version: '19'
+#
+#          - name: Generate javadoc for articular-es
+#            run: chmod +rwx ./gradlew && ./gradlew :articular-es:generateJavadocJar
+
+    test:
+        # runner images with architectures (variants)
+        runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        needs: build-jector
+        strategy:
+          matrix:
+            os: [ 'ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest' ]
+        name: Testing jector on ${{ matrix.os }} for x86-64
+
+        # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+        steps:
+          - name: Checkout Job
+            uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          
+          - name: Setup Temurin-JDK-19
+            uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+            with:
+              distribution: 'temurin' 
+              java-version: '19'
+          
+          - name: Download articular-es-SNAPSHOT.jar library
+            uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+            with:
+              name: articular-es-snapshot
+              path: articular-es/build/libs/
+
+          - name: Run articular-es example
+            run: ./gradlew :articular-examples:run
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diff --git a/articular-es/build.gradle b/articular-es/build.gradle
index 3e6c039..caf50a7 100644
--- a/articular-es/build.gradle
+++ b/articular-es/build.gradle
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
-/*
- * This file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
- *
- * This generated file contains a sample Java library project to get you started.
- * For more details take a look at the 'Building Java & JVM projects' chapter in the Gradle
- * User Manual available at https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/building_java_projects.html
- */
-
 plugins {
     // Apply the java-library plugin for API and implementation separation.
     id 'java-library'
 }
 
+tasks.register("generateJavadocJar", Jar) {
+    classifier = 'javadoc'
+    from javadoc
+}
+
+tasks.register("generateSourcesJar", Jar) {
+    classifier = 'sources'
+    from sourceSets.main.allSource
+}
+
+jar { // assemble jar options [java -jar]
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Project': "Articular-es",
+                'Version': "${version}",
+                'Automatic-Module-Name': "${project.name.replace("-", ".")}",
+                'Compiled-by': JavaVersion.current()
+    }
+}
+
 repositories {
     // Use Maven Central for resolving dependencies.
     mavenCentral()
@@ -19,15 +30,9 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     // Use JUnit Jupiter for testing.
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.1'
-
-    // This dependency is exported to consumers, that is to say found on their compile classpath.
-    api 'org.apache.commons:commons-math3:3.6.1'
-
-    // This dependency is used internally, and not exposed to consumers on their own compile classpath.
-    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre'
 }
 
 tasks.named('test') {
     // Use JUnit Platform for unit tests.
     useJUnitPlatform()
-}
+}
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diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8f9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version=SNAPSHOT
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-checksum-generator.sh b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-checksum-generator.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9e843d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-checksum-generator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function getMd5Checksum() {
+    local input=$1
+    local output=$2
+
+    md5sum "$input" > "$output"
+
+    return $?
+}
+
+function getSha1Checksum() {
+    local input=$1
+    local output=$2
+
+    sha1sum "$input" > "$output"
+
+    return $?
+}
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-move-files.sh b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-move-files.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6074651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-move-files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function move() {
+    local src=$1
+    local dest=$2
+
+    mv -uv $src $dest 
+
+    return $?
+}
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-sonatype-publish.sh b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-sonatype-publish.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b801806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-sonatype-publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function generateGenericPom() {
+    local groupId=$1
+    local artifactId=$2
+    local version=$3
+    local name=$4
+    local description=$5
+    local url=$6
+    local license_name=$7
+    local license_url=$8
+    local developer_name=$9
+    local developer_mail=${10}
+    local organization_name=${11}
+    local organization_url=${12}
+    local scm_conn=${13}
+    local output=${14}
+
+    config="<project xmlns=\"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:schemaLocation=\"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd\"> \
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> \
+    <groupId>${groupId}</groupId> \
+    <artifactId>${artifactId}</artifactId> \
+    <version>${version}</version> \
+    <name>${name}</name> \
+    <packaging>jar</packaging> \
+    <description>${description}</description> \
+    <url>${url}</url> \
+    <licenses>  \
+      <license> \
+          <name>${license_name}</name> \
+          <url>${license_url}</url> \
+      </license> \
+    </licenses> \
+    <developers> \
+      <developer> \
+        <name>${developer_name}</name> \
+        <email>${developer_mail}</email> \
+        <organization>${organization_name}</organization> \
+        <organizationUrl>${organization_url}</organizationUrl> \
+      </developer> \
+    </developers> \
+    <scm> \
+      <connection>${scm_conn}</connection> \
+      <developerConnection>${scm_conn}</developerConnection> \
+      <url>${url}</url> \
+    </scm> \
+</project> \
+"
+    echo $config > ${output}
+}
+
+function publishBuild() {
+    local artifactId=$1
+    local artifact=$2
+    local version=$3
+    local javadoc_jar=$4
+    local sources_jar=$5
+    local pomFile=$6
+
+    ${maven_bin} gpg:sign-and-deploy-file -s ${settings} -Durl=${sonatype_url} \
+                                                         -DartifactId=${artifactId} \
+                                                         -DrepositoryId=${repository} \
+                                                         -Dversion=${version} \
+                                                         -DpomFile=${pomFile} \
+                                                         -Dgpg.passphrase=${passphrase} \
+                                                         -Dfile=${artifact} \
+                                                         -Djavadoc=${javadoc_jar} \
+                                                         -Dsources=${sources_jar} 
+
+    return $?
+}
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/avrsandbox.pub b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/avrsandbox.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55089da
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/install-maven-latest.sh b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/install-maven-latest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c974d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/install-maven-latest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "./helper-scripts/project-impl/variables.sh"
+
+function downloadMavenLatest() {
+    wget "https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${maven_version}/binaries/apache-maven-${maven_version}-bin.tar.gz"
+    return $?
+}
+
+function extractMavenLatest() {
+    tar xzvf "./apache-maven-${maven_version}-bin.tar.gz"
+    return $?
+}
+
+downloadMavenLatest
+extractMavenLatest
diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/maven-settings.xml b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/maven-settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3198330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/maven-settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
+                      http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <username>${env.OSSRH_USERNAME}</username>
+      <password>${env.OSSRH_TOKEN}</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+</settings>
diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/owner-trust.txt b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/owner-trust.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807d3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/owner-trust.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# List of assigned trustvalues, created Thu 13 Jul 2023 12:01:36 AM EAT
+# (Use "gpg --import-ownertrust" to restore them)
+85A57D4975B6EE2B6D0EA46903DE10B9F12F0B20:6:
diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/secret-key b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/secret-key
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index 0000000..9da68b5
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/sonatype-publish-artifacts.sh b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/sonatype-publish-artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ec315d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/sonatype-publish-artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "./helper-scripts/abstract/abstract-sonatype-publish.sh"
+source "./helper-scripts/project-impl/variables.sh"
+
+# obtain dependencies in the form 'groupId:artifact:version'
+version=${1}
+
+lib_artifact="${lib_build_dir}/${lib_artifactId_release}-${version}.jar"
+lib_sources_jar="${lib_build_dir}/${lib_artifactId_release}-${version}-sources.jar"
+lib_javadoc_jar="${lib_build_dir}/${lib_artifactId_release}-${version}-javadoc.jar"
+
+ext_artifact="${ext_build_dir}/${ext_artifactId_release}-${version}.jar"
+ext_sources_jar="${ext_build_dir}/${ext_artifactId_release}-${version}-sources.jar"
+ext_javadoc_jar="${ext_build_dir}/${ext_artifactId_release}-${version}-javadoc.jar"
+
+generateGenericPom "${groupId}" \
+                   "${lib_artifactId_release}" \
+                   "${version}" \
+                   "The Articular-ES Framework" \
+                   "An entity component system (ECS) framework featuring strong articulations among components from different systems through controller interfaces." \
+                   "https://github.com/Software-Hardware-Codesign/Articular-ES" \
+                   "The AvrSandbox Project, Articular-ES Framework, BSD-3 Clause License" \
+                   "https://github.com/Software-Hardware-Codesign/Articular-ES/blob/master/LICENSE" \
+                   "Pavly Gerges (aka. pavl_g)" \
+                   "pepogerges33@gmail.com" \
+                   "The AvrSandbox" \
+                   "https://github.com/Software-Hardware-Codesign" \
+                   "scm:git:git://github.com/Software-Hardware-Codesign/Articular-ES.git" \
+                   "${lib_pomFile}"
+
+# publish 'android' and 'desktop' builds to maven sonatype
+publishBuild "${lib_artifactId_release}" "${lib_artifact}" "${version}" "${lib_javadoc_jar}" "${lib_sources_jar}" "${lib_pomFile}"
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diff --git a/helper-scripts/project-impl/variables.sh b/helper-scripts/project-impl/variables.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d11348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper-scripts/project-impl/variables.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Maven sonatype stuff
+# ---------------------
+sonatype_url="https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
+repository="ossrh"
+groupId="io.github.software-hardware-codesign"
+maven_version="3.9.3"
+maven_bin="./apache-maven-$maven_version/bin/mvn"
+
+lib_pomFile="./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/articular.pom"
+
+passphrase="avrsandbox"
+
+lib_artifactId_release="articular-es"
+
+settings="./helper-scripts/project-impl/publishing/maven-settings.xml"
+lib_build_dir="./articular-es/build/libs"
+# ---------------------
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