task: #3635749 Update Node.js to >= 24.0

Rajab Natshahrequested to merge
issue/vardoc-3635749:3635749-update-nodejs-to-24-5.0.x into 5.0.x

Moves the Node.js pins on 5.0.x to 24, the floor Drupal core main declares in core/package.json. Node.js 20 reached end of life on 30 April 2026.

Issue: https://www.drupal.org/i/3635749

  • engines: node >= 24.0 in package.json and themes/vardoc_theme/package.json.
  • CircleCI: NodeSource setup_24.x.
  • Ignore JavaScript lockfiles.
  • Caret dependency ranges, as Drupal core does.

Checked in node:24 (v24.22.2) with no lockfile present: npm install fails on the farbtastic tarball, and fails the same way on the base branch with Node 22. Vardoc runs no GitLab CI, so there is no pipeline.

Remaining tasks

  • Replace the farbtastic GitHub tarball, which has no package.json; npm install already fails on it on Node 22
  • themes/vardoc_theme uses gulp-sass 4, which pulls in node-sass 4.14.1; its npm install already fails on Node 22

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  • File an issue
  • Addition/Change/Update/Fix
  • Testing to ensure no regression
  • Automated unit testing coverage
  • Automated functional testing coverage
  • UX/UI designer responsibilities
  • Readability
  • Accessibility
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Developer Documentation
  • User Guide Documentation
  • Reviewed by human
  • Code review by maintainers
  • Full testing and approval
  • Credit contributors
  • Review with the product owner
  • Release notes snippet
  • Release
Edited by Rajab Natshah

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