define a better client interface (#967)

Author: rmorshea

docs/source/_custom_js/package-lock.json

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+    "node": true,
+    "es2021": true
+  },
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+    "plugin:react/recommended",
+    "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended"
+  ],
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+  "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+  "parserOptions": {
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+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
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+  "rules": {
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+    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion": "off",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function": "off",
+    "react/prop-types": "off"
+  },
+  "settings": {
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+      "version": "detect"
+    }
+  }
+}