feat(build): fail if Gradle is started with Java 20 or older

[anthony-swirldslabs]

Description:
Require Gradle to be started using Java 21+. Fail the build if the default JDK (in JAVA_HOME/PATH) points to an older version of Java.

Related issue(s):

Fixes #12779

Notes for reviewer:
For testing purposes, when JAVA_HOME points to Java 17, the build fails as:

$ g qualityGate

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file '/Users/anthony/ws/27-buildJavaVersion/hedera-services/platform-sdk/platform-apps/tests/AddressBookTestingTool/build.gradle.kts' line: 17

* What went wrong:
An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.hedera.hashgraph.application']
> Failed to apply plugin 'com.hedera.hashgraph.java'.
   > ERROR: Gradle is started with Java 17. This project requires running Gradle with Java 21 or above. Please check your JAVA_HOME and/or PATH and configure the default JDK to use Java version 21 or above.

Checklist

• Documented (Code comments, README, etc.)
• Tested (unit, integration, etc.)

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This pull request removes 3996 and adds 3761 tests. Note that renamed tests count towards both.

  
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[jjohannes]

Created #12798 and autonomousapps/dependency-analysis-gradle-plugin#1167 for further work in this area.

For now, I think this is a good step forward. From my side, this can be merged.