Replace the `simple-node-logger` dependency with a more reliable alternative

[devgar]

The simple-node-logger dependency is currently used in the project, but it has not been actively maintained with no updates in the last 4 years.

Starting from Node.js 22 deprecation warnings are shown for the usage of util.isDate and util.isArray. As of Node.js 24, util.isDate usage throws an error, preventing apps from being packaged. This increases the urgency to replace this dependency.

This issue has also been mentioned in Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli Issue #173.

Proposal:
Evaluate more reliable and actively maintained alternatives to replace this dependency. Some popular options in the community could be winston or pino.

Suggested Tasks:

1. Select a new dependency to implement the same functionalities.
2. Update the codebase to use the selected dependency.
3. Test.

[emphor11]

I can fix this issue ,can u pls assign it to me.

[devgar]

It's possible that no maintainer has visited this issue yet, @d-gubert @matheusbsilva137?

[Utkarsh09102004]

Hi, I reproduced this locally on a modern Node version.

The crash comes from simple-node-logger in the compiler logger path, since it still uses util.isDate, which is no longer available on newer Node releases. Since this repo already declares support for modern Node, I’m planning a small upstream fix here.

My idea is to replace simple-node-logger with a very small internal logger implemented in src/misc/logger.ts itself, using the built-in console methods underneath (console.log, console.warn, and console.error) plus simple level filtering based on LOG_LEVEL.

I’m suggesting that approach because this repo only seems to use a few basic logging methods (debug, info, warn, and error), so bringing in a heavier dependency like pino or winston feels unnecessary for this case. A small internal logger would remove the broken dependency entirely, keep the change easy to review, and avoid adding another external package for something the compiler only uses in a very limited way.

If that sounds good, I’ll open a focused PR for this repo.