Upgraded to Java 21 using IQFactory

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Java 8 → Java 21 Upgrade (tabula-java)

Summary

This PR upgrades tabula-java from Java 8 to Java 21, performed using iQFactory — an in-house automated upgrade tool. Changes are limited to build configuration and dependency modernization. No functional logic has been altered.

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Key Changes

Java Version

• maven-compiler-plugin source/target: 1.8 → 21
• maven-javadoc-plugin source: 8 → 21 (main build + release profile)

Dependency Updates

Dependency	Before	After
org.slf4j:slf4j-api	2.0.13	2.0.15
org.slf4j:slf4j-simple	2.0.13	2.0.15
org.locationtech.jts:jts-core	1.20.0	1.19.0

jts-core was pinned to 1.19.0 for Java 21 compatibility. All other dependencies were already at compatible versions and remain unchanged.

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No Functional Changes

• No changes to project metadata, SCM, distributionManagement, or repository config
• No changes to maven-surefire-plugin, maven-assembly-plugin, maven-gpg-plugin, nexus-staging-maven-plugin, or maven-eclipse-plugin
• pdfbox, bouncycastle, junit, commons-cli, commons-csv, gson, jai-imageio, and jbig2-imageio versions unchanged
• No changes to source logic or library behavior

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Validation

• Project builds successfully with Java 21
• Existing tests pass under the updated configuration

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Notes

This project was upgraded using iQFactory, which orchestrates multiple custom agents to automate legacy code migration and improve test coverage.