Enhance Core Utility Functions: Robust Data Transformation and Parsing Utilities

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Enhance Core Utility Functions: Robust Data Transformation and Parsing Utilities

Description

Summary of Work

This pull request consolidates multiple improvements to our core utility functions, focusing on enhancing reliability, flexibility, and error handling across various data transformation and parsing modules.

Key Objectives:

• Implement robust utility functions for common programming tasks
• Provide comprehensive input validation and error management
• Create reusable, well-tested components for data manipulation

By standardizing our approach to utility functions, we've improved code quality, maintainability, and predictability across different data processing scenarios.

Changes Made

Functional Enhancements:

• Array Flattening: Improved nested list handling with support for deeply nested structures and mixed-type lists
• Binary Search: Enhanced search algorithm with robust type checking and handling of edge cases
• RGB to Hex Conversion: Added comprehensive input validation and type conversion support
• String Reversal: Implemented unicode and mixed character handling
• URL Parsing: Advanced URL component extraction with flexible parsing strategies

Architectural Improvements:

• Consistent error handling across utility functions
• Modular design promoting code reusability
• Improved type safety and input validation mechanisms

Tests and Verification

Comprehensive Test Coverage:

• Developed 34 unit tests across 5 utility modules
• Validated functionality through extensive test scenarios
• Tested edge cases, including:
  • Empty inputs
  • Invalid input types
  • Boundary conditions
  • Complex nested structures

Verification Steps:

• Ran full test suite with 100% pass rate
• Ensured no regressions in existing functionality
• Validated error handling and input validation mechanisms

PRs Merged

The following pull requests have been merged:

• #175: Implement Manual String Reversal Function from @momstrosity
• #176: Implement Recursive Array Flattening Function with Comprehensive Tests from @labrocadabro
• #177: Implement Efficient Binary Search Algorithm with Comprehensive Error Handling from @laura-abro
• #178: Feature: RGB to Hex Color Conversion Utility from @momstrosity
• #179: Implement Comprehensive URL Parser Function from @laura-abro

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