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+module.exports = {
+  root: true,
+  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
+  plugins: ['@typescript-eslint'],
+  extends: [
+    'eslint:recommended',
+    'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended',
+    'prettier',
+  ],
+  overrides: [
+    {
+      files: ['**/*.test.ts', '**/test/**/*.ts'],
+      rules: {
+        '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': ['off'],
+        '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': ['off'],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      files: ['**/*.ts'],
+      rules: {
+        '@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any': ['off'],
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};