Replace react-d3-graph due to Incompatibility and Lack of Maintenance

[hdinia]

Description:

Our current project relies on the react-d3-graph library for certain functionalities. However, with the recent updates to our dependencies, particularly the update to React v18.2.0, we have encountered compatibility issues. The latest version of react-d3-graph that we use (v2.6.0) expects a peer dependency of React ^16.4.1, which is incompatible with our current React version.

Upon further investigation, it's evident that react-d3-graph is no longer actively maintained. The last release was a while ago, and there are several open issues and pull requests without recent activity.

Impact:

• Build Failures: The incompatibility between our React version and the expected peer dependency of react-d3-graph is causing our front-end build step to fail.

• Potential Future Issues: As react-d3-graph is not maintained, we anticipate potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, and further incompatibilities as we continue to update other parts of our project.

• Stagnation: Without active maintenance, we won't benefit from any potential improvements, optimizations, or new features that a well-maintained graph library might offer.

Proposed Solution:

To ensure the stability, security, and future-proofing of our application, we propose the following steps:

• Research and Identify Alternatives: Find alternative libraries or solutions that offer similar (or better) functionalities as react-d3-graph but are actively maintained and compatible with our current stack.

• Refactor the Map Component: Once an alternative is chosen, refactor the Map component (and any other components relying on react-d3-graph) to use the new library or solution.

• Thorough Testing: After refactoring, conduct extensive testing to ensure that the new solution integrates seamlessly and that there are no regressions.

Developer Notes

• Remove the flag --legacy-peer-deps on Github Actions (github/workflows/main.yml) for front-end build stage