v3.0.0

NB: this commit was altered for retroactive continuity (see change log)
    and to avoid divergent release branches for the v2 series

thus dependencies are downgraded to match the npm release

Author: FND

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,34 @@ faucet-pipeline-core version history
 ====================================
 
 
+v3.0.0 (deprecated)
+-------------------
+
+_2025-03-02_
+
+NB: please disregard this version; its release turned out to be a mistake due to
+    non-trivial ecosystem concerns (i.e. most plugins are currently
+    incompatible) - the features listed below will be released with a future
+    version instead
+
+notable changes for end users:
+
+* bumped Node requirement to v18 or later, dropping support for obsolete versions
+* reduced number of dependencies
+
+notable changes for developers:
+
+* switched to named instead of default exports
+
+  this might affect users of utilities like `resolvePath` and `FileFinder`
+
+* ensured dynamic imports are asynchronous
+
+  this might affect users of utilities like `loadExtension`
+
+* `promisify` was removed entirely after being deprecated for a while
+
+
 v2.2.0
 ------
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-core",
-	"version": "2.2.0",
+	"version": "3.0.0",
 	"description": "faucet-pipeline's core library",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"contributors": [
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 		"lint": "eslint --cache ./lib ./bin/* ./test ./test/bin/* && echo ✓"
 	},
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">= 20"
+		"node": ">= 18"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"browserslist": "~4.27.0",
+		"browserslist": "~4.24.4",
 		"nite-owl": "~5.0.5"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {