Update all Java version references to require Java 21

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Description of what I changed

Updated all outdated Java version references across the repository to consistently require Java 21:

• test-module/pom.xml: Changed <javaCompilerVersion> from 1.8 to 21.
• OpenmrsUtil.java: Rewrote validateJavaVersion() to properly parse modern Java version strings (e.g. 21.0.1) and enforce Java 21 as the minimum. The previous regex-based check (1\\.[0-7]\\.(.*)) only caught pre-Java-8 versions using the legacy 1.x naming scheme and could not enforce any minimum above Java 8.
• README.md: Updated the documented minimum Java version from 8 to 21.

Issue I worked on

see https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/TRUNK-

Things for reviewers to verify

• Confirm that existing tests for validateJavaVersion() (if any) have been updated or still pass under the new logic.
• The new method does not handle a null return from System.getProperty("java.version") (same as the old code) — acceptable or worth a guard?

Checklist: I completed these to help reviewers :)

• My IDE is configured to follow the code style of this project.
• I have added tests to cover my changes. (If you refactored existing code that was well tested you do not have to add tests)
• I ran mvn clean package right before creating this pull request and added all formatting changes to my commit.
• All new and existing tests passed.
• My pull request is based on the latest changes of the master branch.

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🟡 Version parsing fails for JDK pre-release strings like "21-ea", incorrectly rejecting valid Java 21+ runtimes

When java.version contains no dots but has a pre-release suffix (e.g., "21-ea" for early access builds, or "21-internal" for custom builds), version.split("\\.")[0] returns the full string "21-ea". Integer.parseInt("21-ea") then throws NumberFormatException, which is caught and sets majorVersion = 0. Since 0 < 21, the method throws an APIException even though the JVM is actually Java 21. Per JEP 223, valid java.version formats include $MAJOR-$PRE (e.g., "21-ea"), so this is a realistic input. The fix should strip any suffix after - or + before parsing, e.g., version.split("\\.")[0].split("[-+]")[0].

Suggested change

	majorVersion = Integer.parseInt(version.split("\\.")[0]);
	majorVersion = Integer.parseInt(version.split("[-+.]")[0]);

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