convert boilerplate to typescript

* convert to typescript
* add types as ddev dependencies
* add eslint and prettier config
* setup nodemon dev server

.eslintignore

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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+# Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
+report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+*.lcov
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Configuration file
+src/config.ts
+
+# TypeScript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# TypeScript cache
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Microbundle cache
+.rpt2_cache/
+.rts2_cache_cjs/
+.rts2_cache_es/
+.rts2_cache_umd/
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+.env.test
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+.cache
+
+# Next.js build output
+.next
+
+# Nuxt.js build / generate output
+.nuxt
+dist
+
+# Gatsby files
+.cache/
+# Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
+# https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9-1#public-directory-support
+# public
+
+# vuepress build output
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# Serverless directories
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+.fusebox/
+
+# DynamoDB Local files
+.dynamodb/
+
+# TernJS port file
+.tern-port
+
+# Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
+.vscode-test
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node

.eslintrc.json

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+{
+    "env": {
+        "commonjs": true,
+        "es2020": true,
+        "node": true
+    },
+    "extends": [
+        "eslint:recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended"
+    ],
+    "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+    "parserOptions": {
+        "ecmaVersion": 11
+    },
+    "plugins": [
+        "@typescript-eslint"
+    ],
+    "rules": {
+        "indent": [
+            "error",
+            "tab"
+        ],
+        "linebreak-style": [
+            "error",
+            "unix"
+        ],
+        "quotes": [
+            "error",
+            "single"
+        ],
+        "semi": [
+            "error",
+            "always"
+        ]
+    }
+}

.gitignore

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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+# Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
+report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+*.lcov
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build
+
+# Dependency directories
 node_modules/
-package-lock.json
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Configuration file
+src/config.ts
+
+# TypeScript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# TypeScript cache
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Microbundle cache
+.rpt2_cache/
+.rts2_cache_cjs/
+.rts2_cache_es/
+.rts2_cache_umd/
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+.env.test
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+.cache
+
+# Next.js build output
+.next
+
+# Nuxt.js build / generate output
+.nuxt
+dist
+
+# Gatsby files
+.cache/
+# Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
+# https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9-1#public-directory-support
+# public
+
+# vuepress build output
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# Serverless directories
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+.fusebox/
+
+# DynamoDB Local files
+.dynamodb/
+
+# TernJS port file
+.tern-port
+
+# Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
+.vscode-test
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node

.prettierrc

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+{
+    "semi": true,
+    "trailingComma": "none",
+    "singleQuote": true,
+    "printWidth": 80,
+    "useTabs": true,
+    "tabWidth": 4
+}

README.md

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 # Posterior
 #### Backend for the Alcoding Web Portal
+
+
+### Requirements
+
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) 10+
+- [MongoDB](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/)
+
+### Setup
+
+- Install dependencies: ``` npm install ```
+
+
+**Note:** Make sure to add a `config.js` file in the `src` folder. See the `config.example.js` under `src/` directory for more details.
+
+
+
+### Instructions:
+
+Development mode:
+```npm run start:dev```
+
+Production mode:
+```npm run start```
+
+
+Follow the guide [here](https://khalilstemmler.com/blogs/tooling/prettier/) to configure prettier for your IDE.