9.8.0 Updates

[dragonmantank]

Playing catch-up for a bunch of outstanding work.

• Added deprecation notice for Java 8/1.8 users. Version 9.x will be the final version to support Java 8.
• Accounts: Internally switched to supporting only Basic Authorization header authentication
• Conversion: Internally switched to supporting only Basic Authorization header authentication
• Identity Insights: Added new API, covers Formatting, SimSwap, Original and Current Carrier checks
• Messages: Added trusted_recipient to SMS, MMS, and RCS
• Messages: Added support for Typing Indicators in WhatsApp
• Messages: Added pool_id support
• Number Insights: Internally switched to supporting only Basic Authorization header authentication
• Verify v1: Internally switched to supporting only Basic Authorization header authenticatio
• Verify: Deprecates the sandbox parameter
• Voice: Websocket Connections can now include custom authorization headers
• Voice: Answer Webhook adds support for SIP User-To-User incoming headers
• Voice: Add support for shaken signing on calls
• Voice: Added support for sip_code on incoming event webhooks
• Voice: Added support for Transfer NCCO action
• Voice: Added support for Wait NCCO action

Contribution Checklist

• Unit tests!
• Updated CHANGELOG.md
• My name is in CONTRIBUTORS.md

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Pull request overview

This PR implements version 9.8.0 updates across multiple APIs, introducing new features and deprecating Java 8 support. The changes include adding a new Identity Insights API, enhancing Voice API capabilities with Transfer/Wait NCCO actions and WebSocket authorization, extending Messages API with typing indicators and trusted recipient support, and migrating several clients to Basic Authorization header authentication.

Changes:

• Added Java 8 deprecation warning and new Identity Insights API client
• Enhanced Voice API with Transfer/Wait NCCO actions, WebSocket authorization, SHAKEN signing, and SIP code support
• Extended Messages API with typing indicators for WhatsApp and trusted recipient flags for SMS/MMS/RCS

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
pom.xml	Version bump to 9.8.0 with GPG signing configuration
HttpWrapper.java	Updated client version constant to 9.8.0
VonageClient.java	Added Java 8 deprecation warning mechanism and Identity Insights client
README.md	Added Java 8 deprecation notice and updated version references
CHANGELOG.md	Documented 9.8.0 release changes
Identity Insights files	New API implementation for phone number insights (format, SIM swap, carrier)
Voice API files	Added Transfer/Wait actions, Authorization class, WebSocket/PhoneEndpoint enhancements
Messages API files	Added ReplyingIndicator, trusted_recipient, and pool_id support
Test files	Comprehensive test coverage for all new features
Auth migration files	Switched from query params/signature to header-based authentication

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 89.41606% with 29 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 98.93%. Comparing base (035e9a7) to head (abe1bff).

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
src/main/java/com/vonage/client/VonageClient.java	31.25%	9 Missing and 2 partials ⚠️
...client/identityinsights/SimSwapInsightRequest.java	45.45%	5 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
.../main/java/com/vonage/client/messages/rcs/Rcs.java	20.00%	4 Missing ⚠️
...m/vonage/client/messages/sms/OutboundSettings.java	69.23%	4 Missing ⚠️
...ava/com/vonage/client/messages/rcs/RcsRequest.java	75.00%	0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
...va/com/vonage/client/users/channels/Websocket.java	66.66%	1 Missing ⚠️
...ava/com/vonage/client/voice/WebSocketEndpoint.java	88.88%	0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
.../java/com/vonage/client/voice/ncco/WaitAction.java	90.90%	1 Missing ⚠️

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