build(deps-dev): bump babel from 7 to 8

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Summary

• Unify the Babel 8 Dependabot bumps (#201, #202, #203) into one upgrade.
• Replace babel-preset-react-app (Babel 7) with @babel/preset-env + @babel/preset-react, and drop obsolete syntax plugins.
• Compile tests to CommonJS so mocha/@babel/register still work now that Babel 8 modules: auto assumes ESM.

Test plan

• pnpm test (203 passing)
• pnpm docs:build (Vercel webpack path)
• pnpm build (library UMD bundle)
• CI test check green
• Vercel preview green

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the build and test configuration to use a centralized Babel setup.
  • Updated Babel development tooling to version 8.
  • Removed obsolete Babel presets and plugins no longer required by the project.

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Walkthrough

The project replaces .babelrc with babel.config.js. The new configuration uses Babel 8 presets and applies CommonJS compilation and Istanbul instrumentation only in the test environment. Related Babel dependencies are updated or removed.

Changes

Babel 8 migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Babel configuration behavior .babelrc, babel.config.js	The project removes .babelrc and adds an environment-aware babel.config.js. Tests use CommonJS modules and Istanbul instrumentation. The configuration uses @babel/preset-env, classic-runtime @babel/preset-react, and react-html-attrs.
Babel dependency alignment package.json	Babel core, parser, presets, and register packages move to v8 version ranges. Unused Babel syntax, proposal, and React App preset packages are removed.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 4d3d3

Developers can run Babel-backed tests and builds on Node versions unsupported by Babel 8. Align the declared Node range before merging or explicitly accept this bounded compatibility risk.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: upgrading the Babel toolchain from version 7 to version 8.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
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