drafted a new implementation of the recovering retriever. #708

	name: Check Spec References
	on: [push, pull_request]

	jobs:
	check-specrefs:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest

	steps:
	- name: Checkout repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Check version consistency
	run: \|
	GRADLE_VERSION=$(grep 'def refTestVersion = nightly ?' build.gradle \| sed 's/."$.$"/\1/')
	ETHSPECIFY_VERSION=$(grep '^version:' specrefs/.ethspecify.yml \| sed 's/version: //')
	if [ "$GRADLE_VERSION" != "$ETHSPECIFY_VERSION" ]; then
	echo "Version mismatch between gradle and ethspecify"
	echo " build.gradle: $GRADLE_VERSION"
	echo " specrefs/.ethspecify.yml: $ETHSPECIFY_VERSION"
	exit 1
	else
	echo "Versions match: $GRADLE_VERSION"
	fi

	- name: Install ethspecify
	run: python3 -mpip install ethspecify

	- name: Update spec references
	run: ethspecify process --path=specrefs

	- name: Check for differences
	run: \|
	if ! git diff --exit-code specrefs >/dev/null; then
	echo "Spec references are out-of-date!"
	echo ""
	git --no-pager diff specrefs
	exit 1
	else
	echo "Spec references are up-to-date!"
	fi

	- name: Check spec references
	run: ethspecify check --path=specrefs

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