mafintosh / mafintosh/hypervision

hypercore dep gives security warning

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

```
$ npm install
npm WARN deprecated hypercore@5.11.3: Upgrade to 6 and regenerate your hypercores. No API changes but fixes a potential security issue.
```
Looks like the hypercore dependency needs an update.

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Research direction

Run npm install to reproduce the hypercore deprecation warning, then locate the dependency declaration for hypercore. Update it from 5.11.3 to version 6 as requested by the warning, regenerate hypercores if required, and confirm npm install no longer reports this security warning.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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