Try using node installed from conda

.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_mac.yml

@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Mambaforge
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
@@ -35,11 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create and activate environment
         run: mamba env update --name nwb-guide --file environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
       - name: Install package.json modules and their dependencies (not via `npm ci`)
         run: npm install --verbose
 

.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_win.yml

@@ -13,22 +13,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with:
           activate-environment: nwb-guide
           environment-file: environments/environment-Windows.yml
           auto-activate-base: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: "18"
-
       - name: Install package.json modules and their dependencies
         run: npm install --verbose
 

.github/workflows/chromatic.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' && github.event.review.state == 'approved')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: chromaui/action@v1
         with:

.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.12"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest] #,macos-latest, macos-13]
 
     steps:

.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml

@@ -23,16 +23,11 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
-          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
-          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
-          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
-          # But that didn't work this time
-#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-#
-#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+
+          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
 #          - os: windows-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
@@ -66,10 +61,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Create and activate environment
         run: mamba env update --name nwb-guide --file ${{ matrix.label }}
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install GUIDE
         run: npm ci --verbose

.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml

@@ -25,16 +25,11 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
-          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
-          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
-          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
-          # But that didn't work this time
-#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-#
-#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+
+          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
 #          - os: windows-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
@@ -68,10 +63,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Create and activate environment
         run: mamba env update -n nwb-guide -f ${{ matrix.label }}
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install GUIDE
         run: npm ci --verbose

.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml

@@ -19,25 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         include:
           # No linux in this matrix since installation instructions use dev mode instead of distributable
 
-          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
-          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
-          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
-          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
-          # But that didn't work this time
-#          - python-version: "3.9"
-#            os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-#            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
-#
-#          - python-version: "3.9"
-#            os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
-#            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
-
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            os: windows-latest
+          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+
+          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+
+          - os: windows-latest
             label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
-            prefix: C:\Miniconda3\envs\nwb-guide
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -74,12 +63,11 @@ jobs:
         name: Update environment
         run: mamba env update -f ${{ matrix.label }}
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "20"
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
-      - run: npm ci --verbose
+      - name: Install GUIDE
+        run: npm ci --verbose
 
       # Fix for macos build - remove bad sonpy file
       - if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'macos-13'

.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml

@@ -21,21 +21,15 @@ jobs:
 #          - os: ubuntu-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
-          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
-          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
-          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
-          # But that didn't work this time
-#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-#
-#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+
+          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
           - os: windows-latest
             label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
 
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
@@ -64,10 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Create and activate environment
         run: mamba env update --name nwb-guide --file ${{ matrix.label }}
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install GUIDE
         run: npm ci --verbose

environments/environment-Linux.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python = 3.9.18
-  - nodejs = 18.16.1
+  - nodejs = 20.12.2
   - numcodecs = 0.11.0
   # install these from conda-forge so that dependent packages get included in the distributable
   - jsonschema = 4.18.0  # installs jsonschema-specifications

environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python = 3.9.18
-  - nodejs = 18.16.1
+  - nodejs = 20.12.2
   - numcodecs = 0.11.0
   - lxml = 4.9.3  # pypi build fails due to x64/arm64 mismatch so install from conda-forge
   - pyedflib = 0.1.32  # pypi build fails due to x64/arm64 mismatch so install from conda-forge

environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python = 3.9.18
-  - nodejs = 18.16.1
+  - nodejs = 20.12.2
   - numcodecs = 0.11.0
   # install these from conda-forge so that dependent packages get included in the distributable
   - jsonschema = 4.18.0  # installs jsonschema-specifications

environments/environment-Windows.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
   - python = 3.9.17
-  - nodejs = 18.16.1
+  - nodejs = 20.12.2
   - pywin32 = 303
   - git = 2.20.1
   - setuptools = 58.0.4