fix(package): modernize package configuration and stabilize ping typings and tests

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+# Changelog
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+## 2026-05-01 - 1.0.9 - fix(package)
+modernize package configuration and stabilize ping typings and tests
+
+- add package exports and include project metadata files in published package
+- update build and test tooling to current @git.zone packages and newer ping dependency
+- replace external host-based tests with localhost node tests for more reliable execution
+- derive ping response type from the ping library and simplify pingAlive error handling
+
+## 2026-03-01 - 1.0.8 - maintenance
+Project maintenance and repository metadata updates across the 1.0.8 line.
+
+- Removed the `.gitlab-ci.yml` configuration
+- Updated package metadata and repository hosting configuration
+- Refreshed TypeScript configuration and project description
+- Consolidates trivial maintenance changes from 2023-07-10 through 2026-03-01
+
+## 2023-04-19 - 1.0.8 - core
+Core update release.
+
+- Applied a core update
+
+## 2022-10-21 - 1.0.7 - core
+Patch release continuing a series of core fixes.
+
+- Applied a core update
+- Summarizes repeated trivial patch releases across 1.0.4 to 1.0.7
+
+## 2018-11-18 - 1.0.1 - core
+Initial recorded core patch release.
+
+- Applied a core update
+- Includes the initial version tagging activity through 1.0.2