chore(deps): update .node-version to 18

[MikeMcC399]

This PR updates .node-version from 14 to 18. It can be used by node version managers or simply read by a user, in order to set up the recommended Node.js version to use the repo or to contribute to it.

According to the Node.js release schedule Node.js 14 enters end-of-life status on April 30, 2023. Node.js 18 has been the Long Term Support (LTS) version since October 25, 2022.

Compatibility

Node.js	npm ci	npm run local:run
14.21.1	many warnings	successful
16.16.0	2 deprecations	successful
16.20.0	2 deprecations	successful
18.16.0	2 deprecations	successful
19.9.0	2 deprecations	successful
20.0.0	2 deprecations	successful

Updating .node-version in this repository to 18 does not affect the compatibility with cypress-io/cypress 12.10.0 > .node-version which defines the Node.js value as 16.16.0. The package runs successfully also on Node.js 16.16.0.

Deprecations

Under Node.js 16 and later, npm ci produces the following warnings:

npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: < 19.4.0 is no longer supported

• See npm WARN deprecated [email protected] is no longer supported netlify-plugin-cypress#336.

Verification

On Ubuntu 22.04, execute:

nvm install 18
npm ci
npm run local:run

and confirm that all Cypress tests run successfully.

Cypress is currently at version 12.10.0.

[MikeMcC399]

The CircleCI issue was caused by a failure to install Firefox. This is a failure of the CircleCI infrastructure, not an error in this PR.

[cypress-app-bot]

🎉 This PR is included in version 1.17.1 🎉

The release is available on:

• npm package (@latest dist-tag)
• GitHub release

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