ENH: Overhaul filter messaging API and remove the spdlog dependency - #1697

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: actions/checkout@v3, ammaraskar/msvc-problem-matcher@0.2.0, ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/