Enable noImplicitAny and kill off request (#457)

* Enable noImplicitAny

* Switch from request to node-fetch

* Fix node-fetch via patch-package

* Add edge to handler

* Pin node-fetch to v2

src/@types/global.d.ts

@@ -20,27 +20,26 @@ import AutoLaunch from "auto-launch";
 
 import { AppLocalization } from "../language-helper";
 
+// global type extensions need to use var for whatever reason
+/* eslint-disable no-var */
 declare global {
-    namespace NodeJS {
-        interface Global {
-            mainWindow: BrowserWindow;
-            appQuitting: boolean;
-            appLocalization: AppLocalization;
-            launcher: AutoLaunch;
-            vectorConfig: Record<string, any>;
-            trayConfig: {
-                // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-                icon_path: string;
-                brand: string;
-            };
-            store: Store<{
-                warnBeforeExit?: boolean;
-                minimizeToTray?: boolean;
-                spellCheckerEnabled?: boolean;
-                autoHideMenuBar?: boolean;
-                locale?: string | string[];
-                disableHardwareAcceleration?: boolean;
-            }>;
-        }
-    }
+    var mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null;
+    var appQuitting: boolean;
+    var appLocalization: AppLocalization;
+    var launcher: AutoLaunch;
+    var vectorConfig: Record<string, any>;
+    var trayConfig: {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+        icon_path: string;
+        brand: string;
+    };
+    var store: Store<{
+        warnBeforeExit?: boolean;
+        minimizeToTray?: boolean;
+        spellCheckerEnabled?: boolean;
+        autoHideMenuBar?: boolean;
+        locale?: string | string[];
+        disableHardwareAcceleration?: boolean;
+    }>;
 }
+/* eslint-enable no-var */