[Config Files] config settings that may need to be used in various places

nodemon.json

{
    "ignore": ["**/*.test.ts", "**/*.spec.ts", ".git", "node_modules"],
    "watch": ["src"],
    "exec": "npm start",
    // probably just extension...
    "ext": "ts"
}

// and in package.json:

{
...
  "scripts": {
    "start": "ts-node src/server.ts",
    "dev": "./node_modules/nodemon/bin/nodemon.js",
    "test": "jest",
    "test:watch": "jest --watch"
  },
...
}

tsconfig.json

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "es2015",
        "jsx": "react",
        "noEmit": true,
        "moduleResolution": "node",
        "esModuleInterop": true
    },
    "exclude": [
        "node_modules",
    ],
}