Typecast refactoring

[Tigrov]

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[what-the-diff]

PR Summary

• Changes to .gitignore
  We've added instructions to our system to ignore tracking changes in certain project files (/phpunit.xml, /.phpunit.result.cache, /tests/Support/runtime/). This means these files won't be disrupted by automated processes, reducing the chance of unintentional modifications.

• Updates to CHANGELOG.md

  • We've updated our project change log to reflect recent modifications:
    • Change Remove legacy sintaxis. #722: We're phasing out usage of an older, more complex way to handle data conversion in favour of using Param.
    • Change Typecast refactoring #724: We've overhauled our data conversion system to make it more efficient and reliable, a process referred to as 'Typecast refactoring'.

• Additions to src/Schema/AbstractColumnSchema.php

  • We've added a new function (typecast) that changes data types based on certain conditions. Here's what it does:
    • Returns null if the incoming data is negligible for non-text types.
    • For certain types, it simply returns the value as is.
    • When dealing with text-type data, it changes various data types to their respective string equivalents. For instance, numerals true or false get converted to their '1' or '0' counterparts.
    • For integer and double types, it returns their numeral equivalents.
    • For boolean type, it considers various values as true except for one ("\0").
    • In all other cases, it leaves the data as is.

These changes collectively make dealing with various data types in our project easier and more manageable.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

Patch coverage: 100.00% and project coverage change: -0.01 ⚠️

Comparison is base (25c1e46) 99.77% compared to head (a79a6b7) 99.76%.

Additional details and impacted files

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##             master     #724      +/-   ##
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- Coverage     99.77%   99.76%   -0.01%     
+ Complexity     1281     1272       -9     
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  Files            63       63              
  Lines          3045     3042       -3     
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- Hits           3038     3035       -3     
  Misses            7        7              

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
src/Schema/AbstractColumnSchema.php	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)

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