Setting up nsi-collector on Node 22

[Snowysauce]

It's been about six months since nsi-collector was last run, so I figured I'd attempt to update the planet data. I did all of the basic things - cloned the repo, installed packages, got the latest planet file, etc. - but any attempt to use docker results in

(node:13136) Warning: To load an ES module, set "type": "module" in the package.json or use the .mjs extension.
(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:13136) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
Saved file tree to doc-filelist.js
Copied JS to doc-script.js
Compiled CSS to doc-style.css

The number following node in parentheses varies depending on what command follows docker.

I ruled out the second collection/filtering method because it talked about being available as a ready-to-go entity only for older environments, e.g., Node 10. Are both collection/filtering methods completely incompatible with newer versions of Node, or are there additional steps I need to take to make things work? All of this is well beyond the coding knowledge I have.

[bhousel]

osmium requires a very old version of node, that’s why it was put into a docker that has that old version.

It could be that we’ve hit the point where nobody is left to run the software anymore.

[Snowysauce]

As promised in #10621, here's a recap of how I got everything to work on Windows 11 with Node 22:

Pretty much everything I did initially was wrong. The few things I did right were the absolute basics: cloning the repo, downloading the planet file, putting it in the repo folder, and renaming it as directed.

After that, installations of Python and Docker Desktop are required. (I had a Python install from installing QGIS - I think - so if you've dabbled in enough open-source programs, you might have one already.) Once both are installed and set up for use:

• open a PowerShell terminal with admin rights
• cd to the nsi-collector repo folder
• type python ./run.py and press enter

If you're running the script for the first time, you also need to create a blank file named filtered.osm.pbf before running the script. From there, the script took about 90 minutes from start to finish.

In the end, the version of Node that you're running for the NSI (and maybe other projects) is irrelevant; an image of Node 10 is downloaded mid-script to make everything work. Hopefully this recap helps anyone else who may be on Windows and wanting/needing to run the collector in the future.