fix: require Node.js v18 as minimum supported version (#432)

Fixes #431

.github/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       # The pnpm caching strategy in the following steps is based on:
       #   https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup#use-cache-to-reduce-installation-time
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       # The pnpm caching strategy in the following steps is based on:
       #   https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup#use-cache-to-reduce-installation-time
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       # The pnpm caching strategy in the following steps is based on:
       #   https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup#use-cache-to-reduce-installation-time

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       # The pnpm caching strategy in the following steps is based on:
       #   https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup#use-cache-to-reduce-installation-time

README.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ For more details on all of these packages, refer to the ["Packages"](#packages)
 
 The SDEverywhere libraries and tools can be used on any computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux.
 
-SDEverywhere requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 14 or later.
+SDEverywhere requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 18 or later (the current LTS version 20 is recommended).
 Node.js is a cross-platform runtime environment that allows for running JavaScript-based tools (like SDEverywhere) on macOS, Windows, and Linux computers.
 
 Note: It is not necessary to have extensive knowledge of Node.js and JavaScript in order to use SDEverywhere, but a one-time download of Node.js is necessary to get started.

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     "shelljs": "^0.8.3",
     "yargs": "^17.5.1"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "author": "Climate Interactive",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://sdeverywhere.org",