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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "module": "ES2020",
+    "lib": ["ES2020"],
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "strict": false,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "outDir": "./",
+    "rootDir": "./",
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["../client/*"],
+      "@shared/*": ["../shared/*"],
+      "@/server/*": ["../server/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": ["./**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "**/*.d.ts"]
+}