Closes gh-22852

Closes gh-23777

Closes gh-23790

Closes gh-23776

Closes gh-23775

Closes gh-23930

This commit removes `<version>` from the Maven Plugin documentation
where it makes sense so that versions aren't hardcoded unnecessarily.

Rather, a plugin or dependency management should be in place so those
are not needed.

Closes gh-23909

Closes gh-23922

Closes gh-23789

See gh-23782

Previously, the test would make an HTTP request and, as soon as the
response was received, it would check the presence and value of the
http.server.requests meter. This create a race condition between the
meter being registered once the response had been flushed and the
meter's presence being checked. If the check won the race, the test
would fail.

This commit updates the test to wait for up to 5 seconds for the
meter to be present and have a count of 1, matching the single request
that has been made.

Fixes gh-23919

Closes gh-23526

Closes gh-23773

Closes gh-23772

Closes gh-23876

Closes gh-23915

Closes gh-23911

Closes gh-23910

Closes gh-23770

Closes gh-23769

Closes gh-23792

Previously, the test would make an HTTP request and, as soon as the
response was received, it would check the presence and value of the
http.server.requests meter. This create a race condition between the
meter being registered once the response had been flushed and the
meter's presence being checked. If the check won the race, the test
would fail.

This commit updates the test to wait for up to 5 seconds for the
meter to be present and have a count of 1, matching the single request
that has been made.

Fixes gh-23863

Closes gh-23885

Closes gh-23884

Closes gh-23883

Closes gh-23882

Closes gh-23881

Closes gh-23880

Closes gh-23879