Release 0.4.0

New Features & Improvements:

• Improved Publishing and Version Management: Enhanced the process for publishing the library and managing its versions.
• Java 17 Upgrade: The project now officially supports and builds with Java 17, upgrading from Java 11.
• Faster Android Tests with KVM: Enabled Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for Android tests on CI, leading to significantly faster test
  execution.
• Gradle Version Catalog: Refactored dependency management to use Gradle's version catalog, providing a more organized and scalable approach to
  managing project dependencies.
• CI/CD Enhancements:
  • Added a GitHub Actions workflow for building the project.
  • Integrated Android tests into the Continuous Integration pipeline.
  • Introduced Dependabot configuration for automated dependency updates.
• PR Template and AI Tooling Documentation: Added a pull request template and documentation for AI tooling to streamline development workflows.

Dependency Updates:

• Kotlin Plugin: Bumped from 1.9.0 to 2.2.0.
• OkHttp: Updated from 4.12.0 to 5.1.0.
• Strikt Mockk: Upgraded from 0.34.1 to 0.35.1.
• AndroidX Test Ext JUnit: Updated from 1.1.5 to 1.2.1.
• Ktor: Bumped from 2.3.9 to 3.2.1.
• GitHub Actions:
  • android-actions/setup-android: Updated from v2 to v3.
  • actions/setup-java: Updated from v3 to v4.
  • actions/checkout: Updated from v3 to v4.
  • actions/cache: Updated from v3 to v4.
• Gradle: Upgraded Gradle version and configured Java toolchain.
• Kotlin Serialization Plugin: Updated to 1.9.0.