Outdated javascript dependencies #6343
Description
Unfortunately, we cannot update some javascript packages because of various reasons. This issue tracks which packages are affected and why we need to use an outdated package version:
| Package | Used Version | Available Version | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| mobx | 4 | 6 | contains breaking changes for project code, comeback of decorators (mobxjs/mobx#3638) will make this easier |
| jest / babel-jest | 26 | 29 | tests are failing because of comparison changes: #6361 |
| react | 17 | 18 | our testing library enzyme is not compatible with react@18: https://dev.to/wojtekmaj/enzyme-is-dead-now-what-ekl #6689 |
| @testing-library/react | 12 | - | we need to update react first |
| @testing-library/jest | 5 | - | we need to update jest first |
| flow-bin | 0.142 | 0.194 | requires big upgrade effort because flow-bin@0.143 dropped classic mode. it might be better to switch to typescript than making this effort |
| mobx-react | 5 | 7 | |
| react-leaflet | 3 | 4 | depends on react@18: #6689 |
Webpack 5:
- When switching to webpack 5 we can avoid the hardcoded browserlist which was introduced in Implement a static browserlist #6919 and Implement a static browserlist skeleton#200