[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#956423: node-request: deprecated upstream: should not be part of next stable Debian release

[Jérémy Lal]

Le ven. 10 avr. 2020 à 23:48, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> a écrit :

> Package: node-request
> Version: 2.88.1-4
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
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> Upstream has deprecated this module:
> https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
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> It already has seen no new updates for a year,
> and is not expected to do so:
> This module is unsuitable for next stable Debian release!
>
> Upstream issue discusses alternatives to use instead.
>

Yes, node-request should be dropped.
Best smooth (transition-wise) replacement is "got":
https://github.com/sindresorhus/got#comparison
I'm using it everywhere, it works, it's alive and well documented.

Jérémy
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