Replacing request.js with axios

fixes #153

backend/package.json

@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/axios": "^0.14.0",
+    "axios": "^0.21.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "locutus": "^2.0.12",
     "mysql2": "^1.6.1",
     "node-worker-threads-pool": "^1.4.2",
-    "request": "^2.88.2",
     "ws": "^7.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/compression": "^1.0.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.2",
-    "@types/request": "^2.48.2",
-    "@types/ws": "^6.0.4",
     "@types/locutus": "^0.0.6",
+    "@types/ws": "^6.0.4",
     "tslint": "~6.1.0",
     "typescript": "~3.9.7"
   }