chore(deps): bump optional serialport to ^13.0.0

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• Refresh lockfile for serialport 13.x (@serialport/bindings-cpp 13)
• Document Node 20+ requirement for bundled serialport range in README

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Release Notes

• Documentation

  • Added guidance on serialport 13.x requirements and compatibility options for older Node.js versions.

• Chores

  • Updated serialport optional dependency to version 13.x.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR updates the serialport optional dependency from version 12.x to 13.x in package.json and adds documentation clarifying that version 13.x requires Node.js 20+ with guidance for older Node versions.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Serialport Dependency Update package.json, README.md	Updated serialport optional dependency range from ^12.0.0 to ^13.0.0 and added documentation note specifying that version 13.x requires Node.js 20+, with guidance for users on older Node versions to install compatible versions explicitly or use TCP-only flows.

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🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• publish-ci #606: Modifies the package.json serialport dependency declaration similar to this PR.

Poem

🐰 From twelve to thirteen, the version does leap,
Node twenty and beyond, compatibility to keep,
For older friends still clinging to the past,
Instructions provided so nothing breaks fast! ✨

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@README.md`:
- Around line 37-38: Update the README sentence that suggests "for example 12.x"
to list explicit serialport fallback versions and install commands for clarity:
replace the vague "12.x" suggestion with the recommended mappings and example
npm commands (e.g., for Node 18 and older use `npm install serialport@11`, for
Node 16 and older use `npm install serialport@10`, and for Node 12–13 use `npm
install serialport@8.x`) so users have concrete install instructions; edit the
paragraph containing the serialport compatibility note in README.md accordingly.

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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

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🌐 Web query:

serialport Node.js version compatibility matrix for 12.x and 13.x, and recommended install command for Node 18 and older

💡 Result:

SerialPort Node.js version compatibility matrix for 12.x and 13.x: Node.js 12.x: Last functioning release serialport@10 (unsupported now) Node.js 13.x: Supported by serialport ~8.x (e.g. v8.0.7 fixed Node 13 compile issues; dropped in v11.0.0) Current versions (v13.0.0 as of Dec 2024): Support Active LTS, Maintenance LTS, Current (Node 20,22,24+; dropped Node 18 in v13, Node 16/18 in v13) Recommended install for Node 18 and older: npm install serialport@11 (last supporting Node 18; for older like 12/13 use @10 or @8.x respectively). For Node 18, may need to build from source if no prebuilts or use --unsafe-perm with sudo. General: npm install serialport

Citations:

• 1: https://serialport.io/docs/guide-platform-support/
• 2: https://serialport.io/docs/guide-platform-support
• 3: https://github.com/serialport/node-serialport/releases
• 4: https://serialport.io/docs/next/guide-installation

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Specify serialport version in the install command for clarity.

The README mentions installing a "compatible serialport major (for example 12.x)" for older Node releases, but serialport 12.x does not exist as a published release. Based on the compatibility matrix, the correct fallback versions are:

• Node 18 and older: npm install serialport@11
• Node 16 and older: npm install serialport@10
• Node 12–13: npm install serialport@8.x

Consider updating the README snippet to explicitly recommend one of these commands instead of "12.x" to prevent user confusion.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@README.md` around lines 37 - 38, Update the README sentence that suggests
"for example 12.x" to list explicit serialport fallback versions and install
commands for clarity: replace the vague "12.x" suggestion with the recommended
mappings and example npm commands (e.g., for Node 18 and older use `npm install
serialport@11`, for Node 16 and older use `npm install serialport@10`, and for
Node 12–13 use `npm install serialport@8.x`) so users have concrete install
instructions; edit the paragraph containing the serialport compatibility note in
README.md accordingly.