Replace bare open().read()/write() in tests with Path.read_text/
write_text (or json.loads over read_text); the five remaining
open(...).close() empty-file creations become Path.write_text('').
No assertion, predicate, or production code changed; no behaviour
change beyond closing the handle deterministically.
Long-function splits and server.py module split intentionally not
included: the longest functions (_dispatch, _create_task,
_dispatch_project, ~375-395 lines in a 10430-line server.py) are
central routing/creation paths, and splitting them is not low-risk;
see PR body.
