added a linter and tried it out. that was not fun

astro.config.mjs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment */
 // @ts-check
 import { defineConfig, envField } from 'astro/config';
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         include: ['**/react/*']
     })],
     vite: {
-        // @ts-ignore
+        //@ts-ignore
         plugins: [tailwindcss({optimize:false})]
     },
     env: {

eslint.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import js from "@eslint/js";
+import globals from "globals";
+import tseslint from "typescript-eslint";
+import { defineConfig } from "eslint/config";
+
+export default defineConfig([
+  { files: ["**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts}"], plugins: { js }, extends: ["js/recommended"], languageOptions: { globals: globals.browser } },
+  tseslint.configs.recommended,
+]);

package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "dev": "astro dev",
     "build": "astro build",
     "preview": "astro preview",
-    "astro": "astro"
+    "astro": "astro",
+    "lint": "eslint ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/react": "^5.0.4",
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@
     "vite": "^6.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^25.6.0"
+    "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
+    "@types/node": "^25.6.0",
+    "eslint": "^10.3.0",
+    "globals": "^17.6.0",
+    "jiti": "^2.6.1",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.59.1"
   }
 }

src/components/MovieListView.astro

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
     weekdayShort,
     type MovieInterface,
     type ITMDBResponse,
+    type ITMDBMovie,
 } from "../scripts/bigConstants";
 
 async function getTopMovies(): Promise<MovieInterface[]> {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ async function getTopMovies(): Promise<MovieInterface[]> {
 
     if (!data.results) return [];
 
-    return data.results?.map((movie) => ({
+    return (data.results as ITMDBMovie[]).map((movie: ITMDBMovie) => ({
         id: movie.id,
         title: movie.title || "Unknown Title",
         poster: movie.poster_path
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ async function getTopMovies(): Promise<MovieInterface[]> {
         duration: 120, // Discover doesn't provide duration
         fsk: "12",
         description: movie.overview || "No description available.",
-        backdrop: movie.backdrop_path,
+        backdrop: movie.backdrop_path
+            ? `${IMAGE_BASE_URL}${movie.backdrop_path}`
+            : "/placeholder.jpg",
     }));
 }
 

src/scripts/bigConstants.ts

@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ export const timePatterns = [
 export const weekdayShort = ["So", "Mo", "Di", "Mi", "Do", "Fr", "Sa"];
 
 // Shared State
-export let cart: any[] = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("eagleCart") || '[]') : '[]');
+export const cart: unknown[] = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("eagleCart") || '[]') : '[]');
 export let occupiedSeatsData = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("eagleOccupied") || '{}') : '{}');
-export let users: any[] = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("eagleUsers") || '[]') : '[]');
-export let currentUser: any = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("currentUser") || 'null') : 'null');
+export const users: unknown[] = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("eagleUsers") || '[]') : '[]');
+export let currentUser: unknown = JSON.parse(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (localStorage.getItem("currentUser") || 'null') : 'null');
 
-export function updateCart(newCart: any[]) {
+export function updateCart(newCart: unknown[]) {
     cart.splice(0, cart.length, ...newCart);
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
         localStorage.setItem("eagleCart", JSON.stringify(cart));
     }
 }
 
-export function updateOccupiedSeats(newData: any) {
+export function updateOccupiedSeats(newData: unknown) {
     occupiedSeatsData = newData;
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
         localStorage.setItem("eagleOccupied", JSON.stringify(occupiedSeatsData));
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function persistUsers() {
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') localStorage.setItem("eagleUsers", JSON.stringify(users));
 }
 
-export function persistCurrentUser(user: any) {
+export function persistCurrentUser(user: unknown) {
     currentUser = user;
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
         if (currentUser) localStorage.setItem("currentUser", JSON.stringify(currentUser));
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export interface User {
     lastName: string;
     email: string;
     hashedPassword: string;
-    orders: any[];
-    paymentMethods: any[];
+    orders: unknown[];
+    paymentMethods: unknown[];
 }
 
 export interface MovieInterface {
@@ -89,7 +89,20 @@ export interface MovieInterface {
 
 export interface ITMDBResponse {
   page: number;
-  results: any[];
+  results: unknown[];
   total_pages: number;
   total_results: number;
 }
+
+export interface ITMDBMovie {
+    id: number;
+    title: string;
+    poster_path: string;
+    vote_average: number;
+    release_date: string;
+    genre_ids: number[];
+    runtime: number;
+    age_rating: string;
+    overview: string;
+    backdrop_path: string;
+}