Firebase Functions v8

[taeold]

• BREAKING: Upgrade TypeScript to v5.9.3 #1746
• BREAKING: Drop Node.js 14/16 support, require Node.js >=18 #1747

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request focuses on a significant upgrade of the project's development environment by bumping the minimum Node.js version to 18 and updating TypeScript to version 5. These changes ensure the project leverages modern runtime features and type-checking capabilities, improving maintainability and compatibility with contemporary JavaScript ecosystems. The update also includes adjustments to the TypeScript compiler configuration to align with these newer versions.

Highlights

• Node.js Version Upgrade: The minimum required Node.js version has been updated from 14.10.0 to 18.0.0, along with corresponding @types/node definitions, aligning the project with a more recent LTS release.
• TypeScript Version Upgrade: The project's TypeScript dependency has been upgraded from 4.3.5 to 5.9.3, bringing in the latest language features and type-checking improvements.
• TypeScript Compiler Configuration Update: The tsconfig.release.json has been updated to target es2022 for both lib and target compiler options, and useDefineForClassFields has been explicitly set to false.

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• Ignored by pattern: .github/workflows/** (3)
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  • .github/workflows/postmerge.yaml
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Code Review

This pull request updates dependencies and configurations to support Node.js v18 and TypeScript v5.9.3. The changes include updates to package.json, package-lock.json, and tsconfig.release.json to reflect the new versions and configurations. I have identified a critical issue related to error handling in the firebase-functions.ts file.

[jhuleatt]

time to update version here too? (and in package-lock.json?)