tsconfig.json

{
   "compilerOptions": {
      "module": "commonjs",
      "target": "ES2020",
      "lib": ["ES2020"],
      "sourceMap": true,
      "rootDir": "src",
      "skipLibCheck": true, // this is unfortunately needed until issues with the JavaScript K8s client are resolved
      // this is the relevant issue (and links to a few similar ones that also cause problems) https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript/issues/883
      "strict": true /* enable all strict type-checking options */
      /* Additional Checks */
      // "noImplicitReturns": true, /* Report error when not all code paths in function return a value. */
      // "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true, /* Report errors for fallthrough cases in switch statement. */
      // "noUnusedParameters": true,  /* Report errors on unused parameters. */
   }
}