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+{
+    "name": "my app",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "description": "",
+    "main": "index.js",
+    "scripts": {
+        "test": "DB_PORT=5433 DB_USER=diachron_test DB_PASSWORD=diachron_test DB_NAME=diachron_test tsx --test '**/*.{test,spec}.ts'",
+        "test:watch": "DB_PORT=5433 DB_USER=diachron_test DB_PASSWORD=diachron_test DB_NAME=diachron_test tsx --test --watch '**/*.{test,spec}.ts'",
+        "nodemon": "nodemon dist/index.js",
+        "kysely-codegen": "kysely-codegen"
+    },
+    "keywords": [],
+    "author": "",
+    "license": "ISC",
+    "packageManager": "pnpm@10.12.4",
+    "dependencies": {
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+    },
+    "workspaces": ["diachron"]
+}