Updating npm dependencies and getting the build to work (#1001)

* Updating npm dependencies and getting the build to work

* update node in github actions to 14.x

libs/base/shims.d.ts

@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ declare interface Buffer {
      */
     //% shim=BufferMethods::write
     write(dstOffset: int32, src: Buffer): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Compute k-bit FNV-1 non-cryptographic hash of the buffer.
+     */
+    //% shim=BufferMethods::hash
+    hash(bits: int32): uint32;
 }
 declare namespace control {
 
@@ -94,14 +100,14 @@ declare namespace control {
      * Create a new zero-initialized buffer.
      * @param size number of bytes in the buffer
      */
-    //% shim=control::createBuffer
+    //% deprecated=1 shim=control::createBuffer
     function createBuffer(size: int32): Buffer;
 
     /**
      * Create a new buffer with UTF8-encoded string
      * @param str the string to put in the buffer
      */
-    //% shim=control::createBufferFromUTF8
+    //% deprecated=1 shim=control::createBufferFromUTF8
     function createBufferFromUTF8(str: string): Buffer;
 }
 declare namespace loops {
@@ -198,6 +204,8 @@ declare namespace control {
      */
     //% shim=control::dmesgValue
     function dmesgValue(v: any): void;
+}
+declare namespace control {
 
     /**
      * Force GC and dump basic information about heap.