Update Node

[casaout]

We're currently building using Node 20, we'd like to upgrade that to 24

[grigor-dochev]

Node 24 Compatibility Update

Updated the project to build and install successfully with Node 24.

Version Changes

• Node: 20 -> 24
• Electron: ^28.2.2 -> ^29.4.6
• better-sqlite3: ^9.4.0 -> ^12.9.0
• better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers: ^9.4.0 -> ^12.9.0

Files Changed

• .github/workflows/build.yml

  • Updated CI NODE_VERSION from 20 to 24

• documentation/RESEARCH.md

  • Updated setup instructions to require Node 24

• src/electron/package.json

  • Updated Electron and SQLite native dependency versions

• src/electron/package-lock.json

  • Refreshed lockfile for the new dependency versions

Verification

Tested successfully with Node v24.15.0:

npm ci
npm run build