Supported Dart 2, HttpStatusCode Enhancements, CI/Coverage Integration & Deprecation of Uppercase Constants

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Added

• HttpStatusCode 103 earlyHints feature for more nuanced HTTP status code handling.
• New checks for different categories of HTTP status codes: isInformationHttpStatusCode, isSuccessfulHttpStatusCode, isRedirectHttpStatusCode, isClientErrorHttpStatusCode, isServerErrorHttpStatusCode.
• GitHub Actions CI integration to streamline development workflows.
• Transition from codecov.io to Coveralls for enhanced code coverage analysis.
• Repository badges for quick access to project status indicators.

Changed

• HttpStatus Class Update:
  • New description Field: Added a required description field to provide more context around HTTP status codes.
  • Named Parameters: Transitioned from positional to named parameters in the constructor to improve code clarity and enforce parameter requirements.
  • Enhanced toString() Method: Updated to include description, offering a more comprehensive string representation.
• Documentation Enhanced: Improved documentation for both HttpStatusCode and HttpStatus, offering clearer guidelines and usage examples.
• Enabled additional lint rules: lints and dart_code_linter, for improved code quality and consistency.

Deprecated

• Deprecated snake_uppercase constants in HttpStatus (e.g., HttpStatus.Not_Found) , adhering to the Dart effective style guide's recommendation: PREFER using lowerCamelCase for constant names. These uppercase items will be removed in the next version.
• Deprecated snake_uppercase constants in HttpStatusCode (e.g., HttpStatusCode.Not_Found, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND) in favor of lowercase versions (e.g., HttpStatusCode.notFound), adhering to the Dart effective style guide's recommendation: PREFER using lowerCamelCase for constant names. These uppercase items will be removed in the next version.

Removed

• Dropped compatibility with Dart 1.x due to migration towards Dart 2.18 which includes support for extension methods, marking a significant change in the required development environment.

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