feat: block external repos only in ci

build.gradle

@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ subprojects {
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (project.use_external_repositories == "true") {
+        if (!project.block_external_repositories) {
+            mavenLocal()
             maven {
                 name = "ParchmentMC"
                 url = "https://maven.parchmentmc.org"
@@ -82,11 +83,10 @@ subprojects {
                 url = 'https://maven.tterrag.com/'
             }
         }
-        mavenLocal()
     }
 
     // Remove automatically added repos
-    if (project.use_external_repositories != "true") {
+    if (project.block_external_repositories) {
         repositories.removeIf {
             def url = it.url.toString()
             url.contains("maven.minecraftforge.net") ||

gradle.properties

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ forge_version=1.18.2-40.1.69
 # Prevent kotlin from autoincluding stdlib as a dependency, which breaks
 # gradle's composite builds (includeBuild) for some reason. We'll add it manually
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
-# Enable if the VS maven is down or missing some dependency you want to add
-use_external_repositories=true
 # Left intentionally empty
 vs_maven_url=
 vs_maven_username=
@@ -21,3 +19,6 @@ curse_api_key=
 curse_project_id=258371
 modrinth_api_key=
 modrinth_project_id=V5ujR2yw
+# This is set to true in CI, to ensure that VS doesn't rely on a maven hosted in someone's basement to build
+# you can also set it to true if some external maven is misbehaving (forge I'm looking @ u)
+block_external_repositories=

settings.gradle

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pluginManagement {
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (use_external_repositories != "true") {
+        if (!block_external_repositories) {
             maven { url "https://maven.architectury.dev/" }
             maven { url "https://maven.fabricmc.net/" }
         }