feat!: upgrade min. php version to 8.4 (#86)

* feat: upgrade min php to 7.4, upgrade packages

* chore: update ci/cd, docs, supporting config to php 8.4

* chore: update rest of the docs, supporting config to php 8.4

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ field-level configuration, and custom callbacks. It is designed for easy integra
 
 ## Coding Conventions
 
-- **Language:** PHP 8.2+
-  - **PHP Version:** Ensure compatibility with PHP 8.2 and above.
+- **Language:** PHP 8.4+
+  - **PHP Version:** Ensure compatibility with PHP 8.4 and above.
 - **PSR Standards:** Follow PSR-12 for code style and autoloading.
 - **Testing:** Use PHPUnit for all tests. Place tests in the `tests/` directory. Run `composer test` to execute tests.
   - All tests should be written in a way that they can run independently.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php-version: ["8.2", "8.3", "8.4"]
+        php-version: ["8.4", "8.5"]
 
     name: PHP ${{ matrix.php-version }}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1 # 2.36.0
         with:
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
           extensions: mbstring, xml, ctype, iconv, intl, json
           tools: composer:v2
           coverage: xdebug
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1 # 2.36.0
         with:
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
           extensions: mbstring, xml, ctype, iconv, intl, json
           tools: composer:v2
 

.github/workflows/phpcs.yaml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1 # 2.36.0
         with:
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist
       - name: Run PHP_CodeSniffer (PSR-12)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1 # 2.36.0
         with:
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
           extensions: mbstring, xml, ctype, iconv, intl, json
           tools: composer:v2
 

.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1 # 2.36.0
         with:
           coverage: pcov
-          php-version: "8.2"
+          php-version: "8.4"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist