Please consider fixing issues detected by repository checker

[ioBroker-Bot]

Notification from ioBroker Check and Service Bot

Dear adapter developer,

I'm the ioBroker Check and Service Bot. I'm an automated tool processing routine tasks for the ioBroker infrastructure. I have recently checked the repository for your adapter simple-api for common errors and appropiate suggestions to keep this adapter up to date.

This check is based on the current head revisions (master / main branch) of the adapter repository

Please see the result of the check below.

ioBroker.simple-api

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ERRORS:

• ❗ [E0036] @alcalzone/release-script 3.8.0 specified. 5.0.0 is required as minimum, 5.1.1 (or newer) is current. Please update devDependencies at package.json
• ❗ [E0036] @alcalzone/release-script-plugin-iobroker 3.7.2 specified. 4.0.0 is required as minimum, 5.1.2 (or newer) is current. Please update devDependencies at package.json
• ❗ [E0036] @alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license 3.7.0 specified. 4.0.0 is required as minimum, 5.1.1 (or newer) is current. Please update devDependencies at package.json
• ❗ [E1057] admin 6.17.14 listed as dependency but 7.6.17 is required as minimum, 7.6.20 is recommended. Please update globalDependency at io-package.json.
• ❗ [E5507] missing size attributes [xl] for certificate at admin/jsonConfig.json/items/mainTab/certPublic
• ❗ [E5507] missing size attributes [xl] for checkbox at admin/jsonConfig.json/items/mainTab/secure
• ❗ [E5507] missing size attributes [xl] for instance at admin/jsonConfig.json/items/mainTab/webInstance
• ❗ [E5507] missing size attributes [xl] for ip at admin/jsonConfig.json/items/mainTab/bind
• ❗ [E5507] missing size attributes [xl] for number at admin/jsonConfig.json/items/mainTab/port
• ❗ [E5510] responsive check: maximum issues reached, please fix reported ones and recheck
• ❗ [E8004] Please process issue [#229] "Compatibility check and testing for node.js 24"

WARNINGS:

• 👀 [W0028] Minimum node.js version 20 recommended. Please adapt "{'engines' : { 'node' >= '18' } }" to "{'engines' : { 'node' >= '20' } }" at package.json.
• 👀 [W0034] @iobroker/adapter-core 3.2.3 specified. 3.3.2 (or newer) is current. Please update dependencies at package.json
• 👀 [W0050] Package 'axios' listed as devDependency at package.json might be obsolete if using '@iobroker/adapter-dev'.
• 👀 [W0063] "chai, mocha" are included in "@iobroker/testing". Remove from devDependencies at package.json
• 👀 [W1054] Missing suggested translation into uk of some "common.news" in io-package.json.
• 👀 [W5005] setTimeout found in "dist/main.js", but no clearTimeout detected
• 👀 [W5039] "admin/words.js" found but not referenced anywhere. File seems to be outdated, please consider removing it.
• 👀 [W6019] README.md contains 52 changelog entries. Consider adding CHANGELOG_OLD.md file supported by @alcalzone/releasescript.
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#278] "[iobroker-bot] Fix Copyright Year"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#279] "[iobroker-bot] Setup Auto-Merge for Dependabot PRs"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#280] "[iobroker-bot] Update Node.js versions in test-and-release workflow"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#281] "[iobroker-bot] Update Dependabot Configuration – Add npm Cooldown"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#283] "[iobroker-bot] Update Node.js versions in test-and-release workflow"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#295] "[iobroker-bot] Add Dependabot Ignore Rule for @types/node Major Version Updates"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#296] "[iobroker-bot] Drop Node.js 20 support (End of Life)"
• 👀 [W8004] Please process PR [#297] "[iobroker-bot] Add CHANGELOG_OLD.md to store older changelog entries"
• 👀 [W8915] Dependabot npm entry (directory: "/") has no "cooldown" configured. A cooldown of at least 7 days (e.g. "cooldown: { default: 7 }") is recommended to reduce supply chain risk.

SUGGESTIONS:

• 📌 [S0062] Consider adding and using package "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-manual-review".
• 📌 [S4036] Consider adding .vscode/settings.json file with JSON schema definitions for better development experience with Visual Studio Code.
• 📌 [S5023] "package-lock.json" not found in repo! Please consider to commit it to github repository.
• 📌 [S5026] Consider adding plugin "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-manual-review".
• 📌 [S8913] No automerge workflow for dependabot PRs found. Consider setting up automerging by adding ".github/workflows/automerge-dependabot.yml".

Please review issues reported and consider fixing them as soon as appropiate.

Errors reported by repository checker should be fixed as soon as possible - at least with next minor release. Some of them require a new release to be considered as fixed. Please note that errors reported by checker might be considered as blocking point for future updates at stable repository. Priority bugfixes will not be blocked by existing errors as long as tests pass.

Warnings reported by repository checker should be reviewed. While some warnings can be ignored due to good reasons or a dedicated decision of the developer, most warnings should be fixed as soon as appropiate.

Suggestions reported by repository checker should be reviewed. Suggestions can be ignored due to a decision of the developer but they are reported as a hint to use a configuration which might get required in future or at least is used be most adapters. Suggestions are always optional to follow.

You may start a new check or force the creation of a new issue at any time by adding the following comment to this issue:

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Feel free to contact me (@ioBroker-Bot) if you have any questions or feel that an issue is incorrectly flagged.

And THANKS A LOT for maintaining this adapter from me and all users.
Let's work together for the best user experience.

your
ioBroker Check and Service Bot

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Last update at Fri, 15 May 2026 01:09:11 GMT based on commit 29b01a2
ioBroker.repochecker 5.11.1

[ioBroker-Bot]

This issue has been updated by ioBroker Check and Service Bot

The following issues have been fixed
[W8004] Please process PR [#280] "[iobroker-bot] Update Node.js versions in test-and-release workflow"

👍Thanks for fixing the issues.

The following issues are new and have been added
[W6019] README.md contains 52 changelog entries. Consider adding CHANGELOG_OLD.md file supported by @alcalzone/releasescript.
[W8004] Please process PR [#283] "[iobroker-bot] Update Node.js versions in test-and-release workflow"
[W8915] Dependabot npm entry (directory: "/") has no "cooldown" configured. A cooldown of at least 7 days (e.g. "cooldown: { default: 7 }") is recommended to reduce supply chain risk.

[ioBroker-Bot]

This issue has been updated by ioBroker Check and Service Bot

The following issues are new and have been added
[W8004] Please process PR [#295] "[iobroker-bot] Add Dependabot Ignore Rule for @types/node Major Version Updates"
[W8004] Please process PR [#296] "[iobroker-bot] Drop Node.js 20 support (End of Life)"
[W8004] Please process PR [#297] "[iobroker-bot] Add CHANGELOG_OLD.md to store older changelog entries"