Update Azure Functions Dependency & Update Version Compatibility

[JacksonWeber]

#1486

This pull request updates the project's Node.js compatibility and dependencies to ensure support for the latest Node.js versions and to keep dependencies up to date. The main changes are focused on updating the Node.js versions used in CI workflows, increasing the minimum required Node.js version, and bumping a core dependency.

Node.js version support and CI workflow updates:

• Updated all GitHub Actions workflows (.github/workflows/node.js.yml, node.js-linux-arm64.yml, node.js-windows-arm64.yml, node.js-windows-x86.yml) to test against Node.js 24.x and removed support for Node.js 16.x, ensuring CI covers only maintained Node.js versions. [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Increased the minimum required Node.js version in package.json from >=8.0.0 to >=18.0.0, aligning the package requirements with the new workflow support.

Dependency updates:

• Updated the @azure/functions dependency in package.json from version ^4.6.0 to ^4.11.2 to incorporate the latest features and fixes.