Update Github Actions Workflow

[Phillip9587]

I noticed that the current CI workflow in this repository could benefit from some updates. Specifically:

1. Node.js Installation in the Matrix Test Run:

   • Currently, the workflow uses nvm to install Node.js versions.
   • It might be worth considering switching to the official actions/setup-node action. This action can leverage cached Node.js versions from the runner, which could improve efficiency and speed up the CI pipeline.

2. Deprecation of Artifact Actions v3:

   • The actions/upload-artifact@v3 and actions/download-artifact@v3 actions are being deprecated as of November 30, 2024 (GitHub Deprecation Notice).
   • These actions should be updated to their latest versions to ensure continued functionality in the CI workflow.

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3. The Coverage setup could also be optimized:
   • Currently, the workflow uses the coverallsapp/github-action@master which points to v1 of this action. This v1 action uses node16 as runtime which is deprecated.

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4. Minimum token permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN:
   • GitHub Actions workflows have a GITHUB_TOKEN with write access to multiple scopes.
   • It is a best practice to reduce the scopes to the minimum needed for each workflow / step.
   • GitHub recommends defining minimum GITHUB_TOKEN permissions. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#modifying-the-permissions-for-the-github_token
   • The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Scorecards also treats not setting token permissions as a high-risk issue. This change will help increase the Scorecard score for this repository.