Resolve "make code compatible with java 11"

Closes #810 (closed)

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -413,10 +413,9 @@ test_deploy_with_db_without_superadmin_rights:
     - test 200 = $(curl --write-out %{http_code} --silent --output /dev/null -c cookie.txt http://localhost:8080/minerva/api/doLogin)
     - test 200 = $(curl --write-out %{http_code} --silent --output /dev/null --cookie cookie.txt http://localhost:8080/minerva/api/projects/)
 
-test_postgres_9_3_compatibility:
+
+.test_database_template: &test_database_definition
   image: maven:3.6.0-jdk-8
-  services:
-    - postgres:9.3
   stage: test
   script:
     - mkdir /etc/minerva/
@@ -424,25 +423,17 @@ test_postgres_9_3_compatibility:
     - mvn -DskipTests=true clean install -pl persist -am
     - mvn test -pl persist
 
+test_postgres_9_3_compatibility:
+  <<: *test_database_definition
+  services:
+    - postgres:9.3
+
 test_postgres_10_compatibility:
-  image: maven:3.6.0-jdk-8
+  <<: *test_database_definition
   services:
     - postgres:10
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - mkdir /etc/minerva/
-    - cp test-db-ci.properties /etc/minerva/db.properties
-    - mvn -DskipTests=true clean install -pl persist -am
-    - mvn test -pl persist
 
 test_postgres_11_compatibility:
-  image: maven:3.6.0-jdk-8
+  <<: *test_database_definition
   services:
     - postgres:11
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - mkdir /etc/minerva/
-    - cp test-db-ci.properties /etc/minerva/db.properties
-    - mvn -DskipTests=true clean install -pl persist -am
-    - mvn test -pl persist
-