[WIP] FECFILE-2921: update circleci yml

[sVmsepi0l]

Ticket link: FECFILE-2921

Summary

• pin CircleCI orbs, runtime images, browser versions, and helper images to explicit compatible versions
• standardize CI on Node 24.14.0
• route CircleCI unit and E2E execution through npm scripts instead of hardcoded Angular CLI paths to stay ready for the separate Angular 21 upgrade and a later Angular 22 move
• align the frontend Cypress manifest with the already-resolved 15.11.0 lockfile version
• update CircleCI/Cypress docs to match the current pinned CI behavior
• leave Snyk unchanged

Changes

• updated CircleCI orbs:
  • circleci/[email protected]
  • circleci/[email protected]
  • circleci/[email protected]
  • cypress-io/[email protected] (declared only, not used for execution yet)
• pinned runtime images:
  • cimg/node:24.14.0-browsers
  • cimg/python:3.13.12
  • cypress/browsers:node-24.14.0-chrome-145.0.7632.116-1-ff-148.0-edge-145.0.3800.70-1
  • docker.io/jwilder/dockerize:v0.10.0
• pinned setup_remote_docker to docker24
• pinned Chrome install in the test job to 145.0.7632.116
• added test:ci and switched CircleCI unit tests to npm run test:ci
• switched CircleCI E2E execution to:
  • npm run e2e:smoke:headless
  • npm run e2e:extended:headless
• pinned frontend cypress to exact 15.11.0
• updated .circleci/README.md and front-end/cypress/README.md to remove stale CI details

Validation

• npm run test:ci passed locally
• npm run e2e:smoke:headless passed locally
• npm run e2e:extended:headless passed locally
• reviewed expanded circleci config process output
• CircleCI test passed after correcting the Chrome installer version format
• CircleCI full-nightly passed with video enabled:
  • test
  • e2e-smoke
  • e2e-extended

Notes

• no Snyk jobs, scripts, docs, or gating changes were added
• no Angular or PrimeNG upgrade is included in this PR
• the remote-Docker E2E topology and artifact collection flow remain unchanged

[toddlees]

hold until @lbeaufort can get a review

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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