feat: upgraded to node v18, added .nvmrc and updated workflows (#1084)

* feat: upgraded to node v18, added .nvmrc and updated workflows

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* fix: add workaround in json file

* build: remove jestEnv line from json

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* fix: add workaround in json file

* build: remove jestEnv line from json

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated packages

* refactor: updated jest & fixed failing tests

* refactor: updated lmsPact failing test cases

* refactor: updated frontend-build version

* Merge branch master of github.com:edx/frontend-app-learning into bilalqamar95/node-v18-upgrade

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Co-authored-by: mashal-m <mashal.malik@arbisoft.com>

package.json

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@edx/browserslist-config": "1.1.1",
-    "@edx/frontend-build": "^12.4.15",
+    "@edx/frontend-build": "^12.8.27",
     "@edx/reactifex": "2.1.1",
     "@pact-foundation/pact": "9.17.3",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "5.16.5",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^11.0.0",
     "es-check": "6.2.1",
     "husky": "7.0.4",
-    "jest": "27.5.1",
+    "jest": "29.5.0",
     "rosie": "2.1.0"
   }
 }