loopbackio / loopbackio/loopback-connector-rest

Replacing deprecated request dependency

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Description

## Suggestion

Replacing the deprecated [request](https://www.npmjs.com/package/request) package by a modern equivalent like [axios](https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios) or [superagent](https://www.npmjs.com/package/superagent).

More alternatives mentionned [here](https://github.com/request/request/issues/3143)

## Use Cases

N/A

## Examples

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## Acceptance criteria

TBD - will be filled by the team.

Contributor guide

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by locating the request dependency and its usages in the repository, then inspect related tests and the package configuration; done means a modern replacement is selected, request is removed, and existing REST connector behavior remains covered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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