[Snyk] Upgrade log4js from 0.1.0 to 0.6.38

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Snyk has created this PR to upgrade log4js from 0.1.0 to 0.6.38.

ℹ️ Keep your dependencies up-to-date. This makes it easier to fix existing vulnerabilities and to more quickly identify and fix newly disclosed vulnerabilities when they affect your project.

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Release notes

Package name: log4js

• 0.6.38 - 2016-07-17
• 0.6.37 - 2016-06-14
• 0.6.36 - 2016-05-05
• 0.6.35 - 2016-04-14
• 0.6.34 - 2016-04-14
• 0.6.33 - 2016-03-08
• 0.6.32 - 2016-02-28
• 0.6.31 - 2016-02-01
• 0.6.30 - 2016-01-26
• 0.6.29 - 2015-11-26
• 0.6.28 - 2015-11-18
• 0.6.27 - 2015-09-21
• 0.6.26 - 2015-06-10
• 0.6.25 - 2015-05-12
• 0.6.24 - 2015-04-17
• 0.6.23 - 2015-04-16
• 0.6.22 - 2015-01-10
• 0.6.21 - 2014-09-10
• 0.6.20 - 2014-08-25
• 0.6.19 - 2014-08-21
• 0.6.18 - 2014-08-19
• 0.6.17 - 2014-08-15
• 0.6.16 - 2014-07-18
• 0.6.15 - 2014-07-02
• 0.6.14 - 2014-04-22
• 0.6.13 - 2014-04-08
• 0.6.12 - 2014-03-05
• 0.6.11 - 2014-03-04
• 0.6.10 - 2014-02-10
• 0.6.9 - 2013-09-29
• 0.6.8 - 2013-08-22
• 0.6.7 - 2013-08-02
• 0.6.6 - 2013-05-25
• 0.6.5 - 2013-05-16
• 0.6.4 - 2013-05-05
• 0.6.3 - 2013-04-11
• 0.6.2 - 2013-04-02
• 0.6.1 - 2013-04-01
• 0.6.0 - 2013-03-20
• 0.5.8 - 2013-04-01
• 0.5.7 - 2013-02-25
• 0.5.6 - 2012-12-02
• 0.5.5 - 2012-11-09
• 0.5.4 - 2012-10-16
• 0.5.3 - 2012-09-25
• 0.5.2 - 2012-08-14
• 0.5.1 - 2012-07-03
• 0.5.0 - 2012-06-01
• 0.4.3 - 2012-03-21
• 0.4.2 - 2012-03-06
• 0.4.1 - 2011-11-23
• 0.4.0 - 2011-11-21
• 0.3.9 - 2011-09-14
• 0.3.8 - 2011-08-11
• 0.3.7 - 2011-07-27
• 0.3.6 - 2011-07-27
• 0.3.5 - 2011-07-25
• 0.3.4 - 2011-07-21
• 0.3.3 - 2011-07-21
• 0.3.2 - 2011-07-20
• 0.3.1 - 2011-07-18
• 0.3.0 - 2011-07-17
• 0.2.6 - 2011-06-05
• 0.2.5 - 2011-04-17
• 0.2.4 - 2011-03-04
• 0.2.3 - 2011-01-16
• 0.2.2 - 2011-01-16
• 0.2.0 - 2011-01-16
• 0.1.0 - 2011-01-16

from log4js GitHub release notes

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[trabab]

This is a significant upgrade across a large number of unstable, pre-1.0 versions of log4js. The official documentation for later versions explicitly warns of breaking changes in the 0.x, 1.x, and 2.x series. While a detailed changelog for this exact range is not available, the migration from these early versions to modern ones involves a complete overhaul of the configuration API.

Key Breaking Changes (based on migrations from 0.x/1.x to 2.x):

• Configuration API: Early versions allowed for programmatic configuration (e.g., addAppender). This was removed in favor of a single log4js.configure() call with a configuration object or file path. Code using methods like addAppender will break.
• Appender Interface: The API for creating custom appenders changed.
• Removed Features: Features like automatic console replacement and configuration file reloading were removed due to instability.
• Shutdown Process: Applications became responsible for calling log4js.shutdown() to ensure logs are written before exiting.

Recommendation:
Given the age of the starting version (0.1.0), the existing logging implementation must be completely rewritten according to the modern log4js.configure() API. Treat this as a replacement of the logging library, not an in-place upgrade. Review the current log4js documentation for the modern configuration structure.

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