From 07b9be50b958f2b70541212ad5ce1c4061bd8a19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Huliganga <paje0101@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:45:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] build(backend): set up TypeScript with strict mode and build
 script

---
 TODO.md       |  2 +-
 package.json  |  1 +
 tsconfig.json | 10 ++++++----
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 095f547..dd92f1a 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ### Backend Setup
 - [x] Initialize Node.js backend: Create src/backend/, package.json with express, better-sqlite3, zod, vitest. Create src/backend/index.ts with "Hello World" server on port 3000. Verify: npm install && npm run dev (server starts). Commit as "feat(backend): initialize Node.js project with Express"
-- [ ] Set up TypeScript: Create tsconfig.json (strict mode, ES2022, Node16 module resolution). Add build script to package.json. Verify: npm run build succeeds. Commit.
+- [x] Set up TypeScript: Create tsconfig.json (strict mode, ES2022, Node16 module resolution). Add build script to package.json. Verify: npm run build succeeds. Commit.
 - [ ] Create SQLite schema: Create src/backend/db/schema.sql with recipes, tags, recipe_tags tables per ARCHITECTURE.md. Create src/backend/db/migrate.ts to apply schema. Verify: npm run migrate creates data/recipes.db. Commit.
 - [ ] Implement recipe CRUD API endpoints
 - [ ] Add Zod validation schemas
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff7c8f7..446e4a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "main": "src/backend/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "ts-node src/backend/index.ts",
+    "build": "tsc",
     "test": "vitest",
     "migrate": "ts-node-esm src/backend/db/migrate.ts"
   },
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6c67cb0..1aaf6c3 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
     "target": "ES2022",
     "module": "Node16",
     "lib": ["ES2022"],
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "outDir": "dist",
     "strict": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
-    "outDir": "dist"
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }