[ACS-5271] - replace deprecated 'request' library (#8916)

* [ACS-5271] - replace deprecated 'request' library

lib/cli/scripts/init-aae-env.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import program from 'commander';
-import request = require('request');
+import https from 'https';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { logger } from './logger';
 import { AlfrescoApi, AlfrescoApiConfig } from '@alfresco/js-api';
@@ -543,16 +543,28 @@ function findFailingApps(deployedApps: any[]) {
 
 async function getFileFromRemote(url: string, name: string) {
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-        request(url)
-            .pipe(fs.createWriteStream(`${name}.zip`))
-            .on('finish', () => {
+        https.get(url, (response) => {
+            if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+                reject(new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.statusCode}`));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const outputFile = fs.createWriteStream(`${name}.zip`);
+            response.pipe(outputFile);
+
+            outputFile.on('finish', () => {
                 logger.info(`The file is finished downloading.`);
                 resolve();
-            })
-            .on('error', (error: any) => {
-                logger.error(`Not possible to download the project form remote`);
+            });
+
+            outputFile.on('error', (error) => {
+                logger.error(`Not possible to download the project from remote`);
                 reject(error);
             });
+        }).on('error', (error) => {
+            logger.error(`Failed to fetch file from remote: ${error.message}`);
+            reject(error);
+        });
     });
 }
 

package.json

@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@
     "@types/minimatch": "^3.0.3",
     "@types/node": "18.0.0",
     "@types/pdfjs-dist": "^2.10.378",
-    "@types/request": "^2.48.5",
     "@types/selenium-webdriver": "^4.0.11",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.59.8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.62.0",