fix(build): update build and test tooling configuration, migrate project config to .smartconfig.json, and align TypeScript typings

ts/classes.doc.ts

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
       convertFilterForMongoDb(filterArg),
       { session: opts?.session },
     );
-    const returnArray = [];
+    const returnArray: T[] = [];
     for (const foundDoc of foundDocs) {
       const newInstance: T = (this as any).createInstanceFromMongoDbNativeDoc(foundDoc);
       returnArray.push(newInstance);
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
       const newInstance: T = (this as any).createInstanceFromMongoDbNativeDoc(foundDoc);
       return newInstance;
     } else {
-      return null;
+      return null as any;
     }
   }
 
@@ -833,12 +833,12 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
   /**
    * name
    */
-  public name: string;
+  public name!: string;
 
   /**
    * primary id in the database
    */
-  public dbDocUniqueId: string;
+  public dbDocUniqueId!: string;
 
   /**
    * class constructor
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
    * also store any referenced objects to DB
    * better for data consistency
    */
-  public saveDeep(savedMapArg: plugins.lik.ObjectMap<SmartDataDbDoc<any, any>> = null) {
+  public saveDeep(savedMapArg?: plugins.lik.ObjectMap<SmartDataDbDoc<any, any>>) {
     if (!savedMapArg) {
       savedMapArg = new plugins.lik.ObjectMap<SmartDataDbDoc<any, any>>();
     }