trying some weird move from stack overflow

package-lock.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3",
         "@sveltejs/kit": "^1.20.4",
         "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.9",
+        "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
         "daisyui": "^3.1.6",
         "mdsvex": "^0.11.0",
@@ -622,6 +623,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-2JwWnHK9H+wUZNorf2Zr6ves96WHoWDJIftkcxPKsS7Djta6Zu519LarhRNljPXkpsZR2ZMwNCPeW7omW07BJw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/node": {
+      "version": "20.8.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.8.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TlgT8JntpcbmKUFzjhsyhGfP2fsiz1Mv56im6enJ905xG1DAYesxJaeSbGqQmAw8OWPdhyJGhGSQGKRNJ45u9w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/pug": {
       "version": "2.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/pug/-/pug-2.0.8.tgz",
@@ -2401,6 +2411,12 @@
         "node": ">=14.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/undici-types": {
+      "version": "5.26.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/unist-util-stringify-position": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unist-util-stringify-position/-/unist-util-stringify-position-2.0.3.tgz",

package.json

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "@sveltejs/adapter-static": "^2.0.3",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "^1.20.4",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.9",
+    "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
     "daisyui": "^3.1.6",
     "mdsvex": "^0.11.0",

tsconfig.json

@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "strict": true,
+    "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
+      "$": [
+        "src/"
+      ],
+      "$/*": [
+        "src/*"
+      ],
       "$lib": [
         "src/lib"
       ],
@@ -22,7 +29,10 @@
       "$data/*": [
         "src/data/*"
       ]
-    }
+    },
+    "include": [
+      "src"
+    ],
   }
   // Path aliases are handled by https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/configuration#alias
   //

vite.config.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import path from 'path';
+
 
 export default defineConfig({
   base: '.',
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '$': path.resolve(__dirname, './src'),
+      '$lib': path.resolve(__dirname, './src/lib'),
+      '$data': path.resolve(__dirname, './src/data'),
+    },
+  },
   root: 'src',
   plugins: [sveltekit()],
   build: {