Use the dependencies BOM to ensure versions used in the `MavenBuild`
test class are always aligned.

Closes gh-23936

Update `build.gradle` files to ensure that `junit-platform-launcher` is
a `testRuntimeOnly` dependency. This ensures that tests can be run from
Eclipse.

Closes gh-25074

Fixes gh-24149

Since 2.3.8 and 2.4.2 the format includes the directory.

Closes gh-24856

Update reference docs to make it clearer when the square bracket map
binding notation should be used.

Closes gh-23390

Update documentation to make it clearer that Spring MVC does not use the
`ApplicationConversionService` unless configured explicitly.

Closes gh-22718

* gh-25048:
  Fix duplicate anchor id

Closes gh-25048

See gh-25048

Update the "Logging" reference documentation with a section about
shutting down the logging system.

Closes gh-24507

* pr/25012:
  Document missing code to run Gradle bootRun task

Closes gh-25012

See gh-25012

* pr/24982:
  Polish 'Add note about exploded jars and banner properties'
  Add note about exploded jars and banner properties

Closes gh-24982

See gh-24982

Add a note to the "Customizing the Banner" explaining that you need
to be using the `JarLauncher` to use the `application.*` properties.

See gh-24982

* pr/24336:
  Polish 'Add a tip about actuator endpoints'
  Add a tip about actuator endpoints

Closes gh-24336

See gh-24336

Update the "Externalized Configuration" section with a tip that about
the actuator `env` and `configprops` endpoints.

See gh-24336

Closes gh-25028

Closes gh-25013

Closes gh-25027

Closes gh-25014

Closes gh-25022

Closes gh-25019

Closes gh-25021

Closes gh-25015

Attempt to fix cache locking issues by setting a unique `withTestKitDir`
directory for each tested Gradle version.

Closes gh-24993

Closes gh-24737

Closes gh-24970

See gh-24942

Closes gh-24942

* pr/24753:
  Update copyright of changed file
  Make MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor defensive against metrics recoding failures

Closes gh-24753

See gh-24753

See gh-24753

Closes gh-24864

Closes gh-24848