feat: refactor payload and headers into pure JSON

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This PR refactors the webhook payload and headers handling to use pure JSON structures with string keys, removing the symbolization options that were causing complexity and inconsistency.

Changes Made

Configuration Changes

• Removed symbolize_payload and symbolize_headers configuration options from default config
• Removed these options from environment variable mappings and config validation schema
• Kept normalize_headers option for consistent header formatting (lowercasing and trimming)

API Processing Updates

• Updated API to always pass payload and headers with string keys
• Removed symbolization logic from request processing pipeline
• Maintained header normalization capabilities when enabled

Helper Method Updates

• Updated parse_payload method to default to symbolize: false
• Kept backward compatibility parameter but changed default behavior
• Ensured JSON parsing always returns pure hash structures

Documentation Updates

• Updated docs/handler_plugins.md to show string key examples instead of symbol keys
• Updated method signatures and examples to reflect new pure JSON approach
• Clarified that config parameter remains symbolized as it's controlled by the framework

Test Updates

• Updated all unit tests to expect string keys instead of symbols
• Fixed integration tests to validate new behavior
• Updated acceptance test handlers to work with string-based payload access
• Renamed header symbolization integration test to reflect new focus on normalization

Examples

Before (symbolized):

# Accessing payload and headers required symbol keys
puts payload[:some_cool_value]
puts headers[:x_custom_header]

After (pure JSON):

# Clean JSON access with string keys
puts payload["some_cool_value"]
puts headers["x-custom-header"]

Benefits

• Payload and headers are now pure JSON structures that can be easily serialized
• Eliminates confusion about when keys are symbols vs strings
• Simplifies the codebase by removing symbolization complexity
• Maintains all normalization capabilities for headers
• Config parameter remains symbolized as it's framework-controlled

All tests pass including unit, integration, and acceptance tests. The changes maintain backward compatibility while providing a cleaner, more predictable API.

Fixes #43.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR refactors payload and headers handling to use pure JSON with string keys, removing symbolization options and simplifying normalization.

• Removed symbolize_payload and symbolize_headers options from configuration and validation
• Updated parsing logic and API to default to string-key hashes for payloads and headers
• Revised tests and documentation to align with the new JSON-centric approach

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
spec/unit/lib/hooks/core/config_validator_spec.rb	Removed tests related to symbolization options
spec/unit/lib/hooks/core/config_loader_spec.rb	Updated loader specs to focus on normalize_headers only
spec/unit/lib/hooks/app/helpers_spec.rb	Changed expectations to string-key hashes
spec/integration/header_symbolization_spec.rb	Adjusted integration tests for header normalization
spec/acceptance/plugins/handlers/team1_handler.rb	Updated handler example to use string-key access
lib/hooks/core/config_validator.rb	Removed symbolization schema entries
lib/hooks/core/config_loader.rb	Removed default symbolization configs
lib/hooks/app/helpers.rb	Updated parse_payload signature and docs
lib/hooks/app/api.rb	Passed symbolize: false and adjusted header logic
docs/handler_plugins.md	Revised docs to show string-key JSON examples
.bundle/config	Updated Bundler paths and deployment settings

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (3)

spec/unit/lib/hooks/core/config_loader_spec.rb:370

• [nitpick] The test description is vague; consider renaming it to "allows disabling normalize_headers via environment variable" for clarity.

it "allows environment variable setup" do

spec/integration/header_symbolization_spec.rb:1

• [nitpick] The file name still references symbolization but tests normalization only. Consider renaming it to header_normalization_spec.rb to match its content.

spec/integration/header_symbolization_spec.rb

.bundle/config:3

• Committing environment-specific absolute paths can cause unwanted diffs; revert to a relative project path or exclude .bundle/config from version control.

BUNDLE_PATH: "/home/runner/work/hooks/hooks/vendor/bundle"