v5.0.0: The Modernization Update — PHP 8.3, Laravel 13 Support & Strict Typing

[jayeshmepani]

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• PHP 8.3 Required: Minimum PHP version bumped from 8.2 to 8.3 (required for Laravel 13 support)
• Strict Typing: Added declare(strict_types=1) to all PHP files for type safety

⭐ New Features

• Laravel 13 Support: Full compatibility with Laravel 13.x
• Comprehensive Test Suite: Added 37 tests with 110 assertions using Orchestra Testbench
  • Unit tests for LocaleHelper and TextHelper utilities
  • Feature tests for CommandRegistration, ServiceProvider, ScannerService, and FileSystemService
• Code Quality Tools: Integrated PHPStan (level 5), Laravel Pint, and Rector
• Type Safety: Strict type declarations and explicit type casting throughout codebase

🔧 Improvements

• Strict Comparisons: Replaced empty() with explicit array/string comparisons (=== [], !== [])
• Strict in_array(): Added true parameter for strict type checking
• Command Options: Added explicit (int) casts for chunk-size, retry-delay, and concurrency options
• Removed Unused Code: Cleaned up 3 unused class constants

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Runtime Type Errors: Fixed usleep() calls to use int instead of float
• Type Safety: Fixed all PHPStan level 5 errors across the codebase

📋 Requirements

• PHP 8.3 or higher
• Laravel 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0

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