[WIP] Add CI step to generate placeholder for index.d.ts file

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Thanks for asking me to work on this. I will get started on it and keep this PR's description up to date as I form a plan and make progress.

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Problem

The CI build is failing with the following error:

Type error: Cannot find module '@shared/contracts/index' or its corresponding type declarations.
./src/types/dashboard.ts:19:8

This occurs because:

1. The file shared/contracts/index.d.ts is auto-generated and gitignored (line 146 in .gitignore)
2. The Next.js build in CI tries to import from @shared/contracts/index
3. The file doesn't exist in the repository since it's generated locally

Solution

Add a step in the CI workflow to generate a stub/placeholder for shared/contracts/index.d.ts before running the build. This will satisfy TypeScript's module resolution without requiring the backend to be running.

Changes needed:

1. Update .github/workflows/ci.yml: Add a step in the frontend-build job to create the placeholder file before building
2. Create the placeholder file with minimal type definitions that match what's being imported

The placeholder should include:

export interface components {
  schemas: Record<string, any>;
}

export interface paths {
  [key: string]: any;
}

export interface operations {
  [key: string]: any;
}

This step should be added in the workflow after installing dependencies but before running the build command.

Files to modify:

• .github/workflows/ci.yml - Add the placeholder generation step in the frontend-build job (around line 107, after npm ci and before npm run build)

Reference commit: 057b91f8f53a97240ecc649991d24252f3df561c
Reference job: https://github.com/cliff-de-tech/Post-Bot/actions/runs/21345543972/job/61432274796

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