{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es2020", // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Node-Target-Mapping
    "module": "commonjs",
    "esModuleInterop": true, // solves the problem regarding the default importa vs importa *
    "strict": true,
    "sourceMap": true, // please do create source maps
    "skipLibCheck": true, // don't verify typescript of 3rd party modules
    "rootDir": "src", // root directory under which source files are located - it's subtree will be mirrored in "outDir"
    "outDir": "build", // where the build files should be stored
// "baseUrl" ----- DO NOT USE ... heres why:
                // NOTE: if "baseUrl" is set then Intellisense while doing autocompletion (Ctrl+Space)
                //       will use and insert absolute module path instead of relative one,
                //       which will make the build fail
                //      "baseUrl": "./", // set a base directory to resolve non-absolute module names - This must be specified if "paths" is used
    "plugins": [
      {
        // The following is used for when building the project
        // NOTE: build is done by `ttypescript`
        //       which does not know how to interpret what is set in "paths"
        //       > this problem is fixed by "typescript-transform-paths"
        "transform": "typescript-transform-paths"
      }
    ]
  },
  "include": ["src/**/*"], // location of files which need to be compiled
  // The following is used for debugging the server in VS Code
  // NOTE: when debugging the module is started using `ts-node`,
  //       which does not know how to interpret what is set in "paths"
  //       > this is fixed by "tsconfig-paths/register"
  "ts-node": {
    "require": ["tsconfig-paths/register"]
  },
}