Use node.js v18 and npm v10 in development

[birkskyum]

This PR updates to Node 18, which is in maintenance mode until April 30th 2025.

Overview here: https://endoflife.date/nodejs

Closes #7081

[birkskyum]

@archmoj , do you have any idea why the firefox browser won't start in the mathjax-firefox tests?

[archmoj]

@archmoj , do you have any idea why the firefox browser won't start in the mathjax-firefox tests?

I could have a look. Perhaps since those specific versions of firefox are old now they may not be available on new containers or something else.

In the meantime, I appreciate it if you could have a second look at #7077 which is blocking the RC including maplibre traces 🙏

[birkskyum]

@archmoj , it's only the mathjaxfirefox 81/82 that fails after rebasing. Maybe it works with the quotes removed - i don't know because the ci didn't run my last commit.

[archmoj]

I don't see last CircleCI run.
@birkskyum Please push again.
Thank you!

[birkskyum]

I made a new commit now here

[archmoj]

OK. There are some errors here: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/plotly/plotly.js?branch=pull%2F7078

[birkskyum]

Karma is still struggling to start the old firefox 81/82 (2020 releases), but the latest start fine.

[birkskyum]

@archmoj , I think this is why firefox won't start - some expired key.

[archmoj]

Please resolve the conflicts or open a new PR.
Thank you!

[archmoj]

Please consider updating versions mentioned in https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#prerequisites as well.
Thank you!

[birkskyum]

it's updated now

[archmoj]

There is also preversion test at

plotly.js/package.json

Line 62 in e02185f

"preversion": "check-node-version --node 16 --npm 8 && npm-link-check && npm ls --prod --all",

[archmoj]

Thanks very much for the PR.
💃