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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "strict": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["dist", "node_modules"]
+}