Update Gradle, Kotlin, Java configurations and dependencies

Upgraded Gradle to v8.11.1, Kotlin to v1.9.25, and Java bytecode to target JVM 21. Consolidated Python plugin configurations and enhanced deployment settings. Introduced new Gradle version catalog for library and plugin management.

Author: meanmail

.gitignore

@@ -92,28 +92,16 @@ fabric.properties
 .idea/httpRequests
 ### Java template
 # Compiled class file
-*.class
 
 # Log file
-*.log
 
 # BlueJ files
-*.ctxt
 
 # Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
-.mtj.tmp/
 
 # Package Files #
-*.jar
-*.war
-*.nar
-*.ear
-*.zip
-*.tar.gz
-*.rar
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
-hs_err_pid*
 ### Windows template
 # Windows thumbnail cache files
 Thumbs.db
@@ -145,3 +133,4 @@ build
 .gradle
 src/main/gen
 token.txt
+.intellijPlatform