Update dependencies and use NodeJS v20 (LTS)

[blitz-1306]

Warning

This PR is based on #253. Merge #253 first, then retarget this PR to develop branch. This will leave a few changed files only.

Note

This PR would likely require a manual merge due to stuck absolete hooks, that no longer exist.

Changes

• Update dependencies where possible. Note that VM.js got significantly updated, so there are related updates in VM test.
• Updated VM test to use newer API.
• Use NodeJS v20 (LTS) and updated GitHub actions to recent versions.

Regards.

[codecov-commenter]

Codecov Report

Attention: 9 lines in your changes are missing coverage. Please review.

Comparison is base (1c27545) 87.22% compared to head (6740d75) 87.32%.
Report is 1 commits behind head on develop.

Files	Patch %	Lines
src/util/unicode.ts	80.55%	5 Missing and 2 partials ⚠️
src/util/json_output.ts	66.66%	0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️
src/util/sources.ts	80.00%	1 Missing ⚠️

Additional details and impacted files

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+ Misses         416      415       -1     
- Partials       284      287       +3     

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[cd1m0]

lgtm

[hasti0073]

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