Upgrade to react native 83

[nikgraf]

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Pull request overview

This PR upgrades React Native from version 0.79.0 to 0.83.1, bringing the project up to date with the latest stable release of React Native. The upgrade includes related dependency updates, configuration adjustments, and minor code style improvements.

Changes:

• React Native upgraded from 0.79.0 to 0.83.1 with all related packages (React 19.2.0, Metro 0.83.3, TypeScript ESLint 8.x)
• Node.js version bumped from 20.19.0 to 20.20.0 across all environments and CI workflows
• Build tooling updated: Gradle 8.14, Kotlin 2.1.20, improved iOS build configuration with New Architecture enabled
• Metro config refactored to include custom exclusionList implementation
• Code style improvements: removed unused catch binding variables in accordance with ESLint rules

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
package.json	Updated React Native and related dev dependencies to 0.83.1
yarn.lock	Comprehensive dependency updates including Metro, Hermes, TypeScript ESLint, and removal of deprecated packages
example/package.json	Updated example app dependencies and Node.js engine requirement
example/yarn.lock	Example app dependency updates matching main package
example/metro.config.js	Added custom exclusionList implementation to replace deprecated metro-config import
src/libsodium-js-utils.ts	Removed unused catch binding variable
example/src/tests/crypto_aead_xchacha20poly1305_ietf_decrypt_test.ts	Removed unused catch binding variable
example/android/build.gradle	Updated Kotlin version to 2.1.20
example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties	Updated Gradle to 8.14
example/ios/LibsodiumExample/Info.plist	Enabled React Native New Architecture (RCTNewArchEnabled)
example/ios/LibsodiumExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	Added OTHER_CFLAGS build setting
example/Gemfile	Removed Ruby version constraint, added nkf gem
example/Gemfile.lock	Updated Ruby dependencies with checksums
.nvmrc, example/.nvmrc	Updated Node.js version to 20.20.0
.gitignore	Added iOS and Ruby-related ignore patterns
.github/workflows/*.yml	Updated Node.js version and improved CI build setup

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