Replace request lib?

[cktang88]

Request is really bloated, and since it seems to only be used here to make a simple GET request, we can easily replace it with something lighter like got or axios. See https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=request@2.88.0

[ethan7g]

Hi, I proposed a similar solution last year to this problem with PR #36. (phin is more lightweight than got, to my knowledge.)

[tettoffensive]

And now request is deprecated.

[LincolnPuzey]

There is #56 currently open replacing it with got

[SVillette]

Any news about this issue ? #56 was closed

[donmccurdy]

Perhaps the thing to do would be using the native Fetch API in Node.js v18, and cut a get-pixels@v4 release? Current Node.js LTS, v16, reaches end of life in September, and we may not need a dependency at all after that.

I'd be happy to make a PR for this change, if @mikolalysenko would be comfortable reviewing it.

[donmccurdy]

Possible workaround: #62 (comment)