[Snyk] Security upgrade agenda from 2.3.0 to 4.0.0

[ryanmcmorrowsnyk]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• package.json
• package-lock.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) npm:debug:20170905	57

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[ryanmcmorrowsnyk]

This major version upgrade from agenda@2.3.0 to agenda@4.0.0 introduces significant breaking changes that require code modifications.

Key Breaking Changes:

• define() Method Signature Change: The parameter order for the core agenda.define() method has changed. The options object was moved from the second to the third parameter. This will break all existing job definitions.

  • Before (v2): agenda.define(jobName, options, processor)
  • After (v4): agenda.define(jobName, processor, options)

• MongoDB Driver Update: The underlying MongoDB driver was likely updated. While specific details for v3/v4 are scarce, this often involves changes to database connection options and is a common source of breaking changes in this library's major versions.

Recommendation:
Developer action is required. All calls to agenda.define() must be reviewed and updated to match the new method signature. Additionally, database connection configurations should be tested to ensure compatibility with the newer version.

Source: Package documentation and community discussions.

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