Switch from npm/request to something supported (node-fetch?)

[mattbishop]

The request package has been deprecated (see the big red warning sign here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/request)

Perhaps node-fetch? https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-fetch

[scott-morris]

As of Node 17.5.0, they have added experimental fetch() support into Node core based on their Udici implementation. If someone plans to update this before it becomes mainstream, I'd suggest using udici over node-fetch for that reason.