fix: Remove Node 12 and Node 17 support (#8279)

BREAKING CHANGE: This release removes Node 12 and Node 17 support

Author: dblythy

Diff for: .babelrc

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "presets": [
         ["@babel/preset-env", {
             "targets": {
-                "node": "12"
+                "node": "14"
             }
         }]
     ],

Diff for: .github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -157,26 +157,16 @@ jobs:
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
             MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE: wiredTiger
             NODE_VERSION: 18.1.0
-          - name: Node 12
-            MONGODB_VERSION: 4.4.13
-            MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
-            MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE: wiredTiger
-            NODE_VERSION: 12.22.11
           - name: Node 14
             MONGODB_VERSION: 4.4.13
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
             MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE: wiredTiger
-            NODE_VERSION: 14.19.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 14.21.0
           - name: Node 16
             MONGODB_VERSION: 4.4.13
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
             MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE: wiredTiger
             NODE_VERSION: 16.14.2
-          - name: Node 17
-            MONGODB_VERSION: 4.4.13
-            MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
-            MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE: wiredTiger
-            NODE_VERSION: 17.9.0
       fail-fast: false
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     timeout-minutes: 15

Diff for: README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ![parse-repository-header-server](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5673677/138278489-7d0cebc5-1e31-4d3c-8ffb-53efcda6f29d.png)
 
 ---
-    
+
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/workflows/ci/badge.svg?branch=alpha)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Aalpha)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/workflows/ci/badge.svg?branch=beta)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Abeta)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/workflows/ci/badge.svg?branch=release)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/actions?query=workflow%3Aci+branch%3Arelease)
@@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of Node.js to
 
 | Version    | Latest Version | End-of-Life | Compatible |
 |------------|----------------|-------------|------------|
-| Node.js 12 | 12.22.11       | April 2022  | ✅ Yes      |
 | Node.js 14 | 14.19.1        | April 2023  | ✅ Yes      |
 | Node.js 16 | 16.14.2        | April 2024  | ✅ Yes      |
-| Node.js 17 | 17.9.0         | June 2022   | ✅ Yes      |
 | Node.js 18 | 18.1.0         | April 2025  | ✅ Yes      |
 
 #### MongoDB
@@ -391,7 +389,7 @@ const server = ParseServer({
   },
 
   // The password policy
-  passwordPolicy: {    
+  passwordPolicy: {
     // Enforce a password of at least 8 characters which contain at least 1 lower case, 1 upper case and 1 digit
     validatorPattern: /^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[0-9])(?=.{8,})/,
     // Do not allow the username as part of the password
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ const api = new ParseServer({
 
 The above route can be invoked by sending a `GET` request to:
 `https://[parseServerPublicUrl]/[parseMount]/[pagesEndpoint]/[appId]/[customRoute]`
- 
+
 The `handler` receives the `request` and returns a `custom_page.html` webpage from the `pages.pagesPath` directory as response. The advantage of building a custom route this way is that it automatically makes use of Parse Server's built-in capabilities, such as [page localization](#pages) and [dynamic placeholders](#dynamic-placeholders).
 
 ### Reserved Paths
@@ -520,7 +518,7 @@ Parse Server allows developers to choose from several options when hosting files
 `GridFSBucketAdapter` is used by default and requires no setup, but if you're interested in using Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or local file storage, additional configuration information is available in the [Parse Server guide](http://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#configuring-file-adapters).
 
 ## Idempotency Enforcement
- 
+
 **Caution, this is an experimental feature that may not be appropriate for production.**
 
 This feature deduplicates identical requests that are received by Parse Server multiple times, typically due to network issues or network adapter access restrictions on mobile operating systems.

Diff for: package.json

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     "madge:circular": "node_modules/.bin/madge ./src --circular"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=12.22.10 <19"
+    "node": ">=14.21.0 <17 || >=18 <19"
   },
   "bin": {
     "parse-server": "bin/parse-server"

Diff for: spec/.babelrc

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "presets": [
         ["env", {
             "targets": {
-                "node": "8"
+                "node": "14"
             }
         }]
     ],