#845 Fix PR suggestions.

#839 Fix PR suggestions.

Update Scala versions to 2.12.21 and 2.13.18 in build configurations …

…and documentation.

Update parent version to 2.10.1-SNAPSHOT in pom.xml

Update parent version to 2.10.0-SNAPSHOT in pom.xml

#822 Extract string to HEX conversion into a utility object ensuring …

…high performance implementation across its usages.

#723 Fix PR nitpicks.

#816 Fix the reliance on log4j libraries in the classpath `FileStream…

…er` by switching logging to slf4j interfaces.

#813 Fix PR suggestions.

#811 Fix PR suggestions (Thanks @coderabbitai).