Upgrade 2.x branch to 2.8

[msfroh]

Description

Upgrade 2.x branch to 2.8

Also fixed the build by upgrading Gradle to 8.1.1 and Jackson to 2.15.

Issues Resolved

N/A

Check List

• [ ] New functionality includes testing. -[ ] All tests pass
• [ ] New functionality has been documented.
  • [ ] New functionality has javadoc added
• [x] Commits are signed as per the DCO using --signoff

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Codecov Report

Merging #141 (9433552) into 2.x (2473113) will not change coverage. The diff coverage is n/a.

@@            Coverage Diff            @@
##                2.x     #141   +/-   ##
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  Coverage     80.93%   80.93%           
  Complexity      215      215           
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  Files            29       29           
  Lines           881      881           
  Branches        120      120           
=========================================
  Hits            713      713           
  Misses          106      106           
  Partials         62       62