v10.40.0

• [10.x] Model::preventAccessingMissingAttributes() raises exception for enums & primitive castable attributes that were not retrieved by @cosmastech in #49480
• [10.x] Include system versioned tables for MariaDB by @hafezdivandari in #49509
• [10.x] Fixes the Arr::dot() method to properly handle indexes array by @kayw-geek in #49507
• [10.x] Expand Gate::allows & Gate::denies signature by @antonkomarev in #49503
• [10.x] Improve numeric comparison for custom casts by @imahmood in #49504
• [10.x] Add session except method by @xurshudyan in #49520
• [10.x] Add Number::clamp by @jbrooksuk in #49512
• [10.x] Fix Schedule test by @michaelnabil230 in #49538
• [10.x] Use correct format of date by @buismaarten in #49541
• [10.x] Clean Arr by @michaelnabil230 in #49530
• [10.x] Make ComponentAttributeBag Arrayable by @iamgergo in #49524
• [10.x] Fix whenAggregated when default is not specified by @lovePizza in #49521
• [10.x] Update AsArrayObject.php to use ARRAY_AS_PROPS flag by @pintend in #49534
• [10.x] Remove invalid RedisCluster::client() call by @tillkruss in #49560
• [10.x] Remove unused code from PhpRedisConnector by @tillkruss in #49559
• [10.x] Flush about command during test runs by @timacdonald in #49557
• [10.x] Fix parentOfParameter method by @iamgergo in #49548
• [10.x] Make the Schema Builder macroable by @kevinb1989 in #49547
• [10.x] Remove unused code from tests by @imahmood in #49566
• [10.x] Update Query/Builder.php $columns typehint by @Grldk in #49563
• [10.x] Add assertViewEmpty to TestView by @dwightwatson in #49558
• [10.x] Update tailwind.blade.php for dark mode by @sabinchacko03 in #49515
• [10.x] Fix deprecation with null value in cache FileStore by @driesvints in #49578
• [10.x] Allow Vite asset path customization by @timacdonald in #49437
• [10.x] Type hinting of the second parameter of date- and time-related where*() methods of Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder by @lorenzolosa in #49599
• [10.x] Fix Stringable::convertCase() return type by @vaites in #49590
• Allow \Blade::stringable() to be called on native Iterables by @tsjason in #49591
• [10.x] Refactor time handling using InteractsWithTime trait method by @xurshudyan in #49601
• [10.x] Add assertCount test helper by @xurshudyan in #49609
• [10.x] Ability to establish connection without using Config Repository by @deleugpn in #49527
• [10.x] Add APA style title helper by @hotmeteor in #49572
• [10.x] Fix usage of alternatives in error output by @Mrjavaci in #49614
• [10.x] Use locks for queue job popping for PlanetScale's MySQL-compatible Vitess 19 engine by @crynobone in #49561