No explicit any

AGENTS.md

@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ Comment what the code does, not what the agent has done. The documentation's pur
     - Optional source lines and external links (e.g. wiki URLs).
   - Delegate special-case parsing to functions in `src/utils/register_parsers/` (e.g. `reg_default.ts`, `reg_f0.ts`) when needed.
 
+### TypeScript Patterns
+ - No explicity any types.
+ - Use `const` for constants.
+ - Use `type` for interfaces.
+ - No `enum`.
+
 ### React / Next.js Patterns
 
 - **Server Components**:

src/app/zxdb/ZxdbExplorer.tsx

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export default function ZxdbExplorer({
           <button className="btn btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={loading}>Search</button>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={genreId as any} onChange={(e) => setGenreId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value))}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={genreId} onChange={(e) => setGenreId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value))}>
             <option value="">Genre</option>
             {genres.map((g) => (
               <option key={g.id} value={g.id}>{g.name}</option>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export default function ZxdbExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={languageId as any} onChange={(e) => setLanguageId(e.target.value)}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={languageId} onChange={(e) => setLanguageId(e.target.value)}>
             <option value="">Language</option>
             {languages.map((l) => (
               <option key={l.id} value={l.id}>{l.name}</option>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default function ZxdbExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={machinetypeId as any} onChange={(e) => setMachinetypeId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value))}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={machinetypeId} onChange={(e) => setMachinetypeId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value))}>
             <option value="">Machine</option>
             {machines.map((m) => (
               <option key={m.id} value={m.id}>{m.name}</option>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export default function ZxdbExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => setSort(e.target.value as any)}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => setSort(e.target.value as "title" | "id_desc")}>
             <option value="title">Sort: Title</option>
             <option value="id_desc">Sort: Newest</option>
           </select>

src/app/zxdb/entries/EntriesExplorer.tsx

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export default function EntriesExplorer({
           <button className="btn btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={loading}>Search</button>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={genreId as any} onChange={(e) => { setGenreId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value)); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={genreId} onChange={(e) => { setGenreId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value)); setPage(1); }}>
             <option value="">Genre</option>
             {genres.map((g) => (
               <option key={g.id} value={g.id}>{g.name}</option>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export default function EntriesExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={languageId as any} onChange={(e) => { setLanguageId(e.target.value); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={languageId} onChange={(e) => { setLanguageId(e.target.value); setPage(1); }}>
             <option value="">Language</option>
             {languages.map((l) => (
               <option key={l.id} value={l.id}>{l.name}</option>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export default function EntriesExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={machinetypeId as any} onChange={(e) => { setMachinetypeId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value)); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={machinetypeId} onChange={(e) => { setMachinetypeId(e.target.value === "" ? "" : Number(e.target.value)); setPage(1); }}>
             <option value="">Machine</option>
             {machines.map((m) => (
               <option key={m.id} value={m.id}>{m.name}</option>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export default function EntriesExplorer({
           </select>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => { setSort(e.target.value as any); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => { setSort(e.target.value as "title" | "id_desc"); setPage(1); }}>
             <option value="title">Sort: Title</option>
             <option value="id_desc">Sort: Newest</option>
           </select>

src/app/zxdb/entries/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }>
   const numericId = Number(id);
   const data = await getEntryById(numericId);
   // For simplicity, let the client render a Not Found state if null
-  return <EntryDetailClient data={data as any} />;
+  return <EntryDetailClient data={data} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/entries/page.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const genreId = (Array.isArray(sp.genreId) ? sp.genreId[0] : sp.genreId) ?? "";
   const languageId = (Array.isArray(sp.languageId) ? sp.languageId[0] : sp.languageId) ?? "";
   const machinetypeId = (Array.isArray(sp.machinetypeId) ? sp.machinetypeId[0] : sp.machinetypeId) ?? "";
-  const sort = ((Array.isArray(sp.sort) ? sp.sort[0] : sp.sort) as any) ?? "id_desc";
+  const sort = ((Array.isArray(sp.sort) ? sp.sort[0] : sp.sort) ?? "id_desc") as "title" | "id_desc";
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
 
   const [initial, genres, langs, machines] = await Promise.all([
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
 
   return (
     <EntriesExplorer
-      initial={initial as any}
+      initial={initial}
-      initialGenres={genres as any}
+      initialGenres={genres}
-      initialLanguages={langs as any}
+      initialLanguages={langs}
-      initialMachines={machines as any}
+      initialMachines={machines}
       initialUrlState={{ q, page, genreId, languageId, machinetypeId, sort }}
     />
   );

src/app/zxdb/genres/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ export default async function Page({ params, searchParams }: { params: Promise<{
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const initial = await entriesByGenre(numericId, page, 20, q || undefined);
-  return <GenreDetailClient id={numericId} initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <GenreDetailClient id={numericId} initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/genres/page.tsx

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const initial = await searchGenres({ q, page, pageSize: 20 });
-  return <GenresSearch initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <GenresSearch initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/labels/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ export default async function Page({ params, searchParams }: { params: Promise<{
   ]);
 
   // Let the client component handle the "not found" simple state
-  return <LabelDetailClient id={numericId} initial={{ label: label as any, authored: authored as any, published: published as any }} initialTab={tab} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <LabelDetailClient id={numericId} initial={{ label: label, authored: authored, published: published }} initialTab={tab} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/labels/page.tsx

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const initial = await searchLabels({ q, page, pageSize: 20 });
-  return <LabelsSearch initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <LabelsSearch initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/languages/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export default async function Page({ params, searchParams }: { params: Promise<{
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const initial = await entriesByLanguage(id, page, 20, q || undefined);
-  return <LanguageDetailClient id={id} initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <LanguageDetailClient id={id} initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/languages/page.tsx

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const initial = await searchLanguages({ q, page, pageSize: 20 });
-  return <LanguagesSearch initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <LanguagesSearch initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/machinetypes/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export default async function Page({ params, searchParams }: { params: Promise<{
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const initial = await entriesByMachinetype(numericId, page, 20, q || undefined);
-  return <MachineTypeDetailClient id={numericId} initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <MachineTypeDetailClient id={numericId} initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/machinetypes/page.tsx

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const page = Math.max(1, Number(Array.isArray(sp.page) ? sp.page[0] : sp.page) || 1);
   const initial = await searchMachinetypes({ q, page, pageSize: 20 });
-  return <MachineTypesSearch initial={initial as any} initialQ={q} />;
+  return <MachineTypesSearch initial={initial} initialQ={q} />;
 }

src/app/zxdb/releases/ReleasesExplorer.tsx

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export default function ReleasesExplorer({
           <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="demoCheck">Demo only</label>
         </div>
         <div className="col-auto">
-          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => { setSort(e.target.value as any); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select className="form-select" value={sort} onChange={(e) => { setSort(e.target.value); setPage(1); }}>
             <option value="year_desc">Sort: Newest</option>
             <option value="year_asc">Sort: Oldest</option>
             <option value="title">Sort: Title</option>

src/app/zxdb/releases/page.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
   const q = (Array.isArray(sp.q) ? sp.q[0] : sp.q) ?? "";
   const yearStr = (Array.isArray(sp.year) ? sp.year[0] : sp.year) ?? "";
   const year = yearStr ? Number(yearStr) : undefined;
-  const sort = ((Array.isArray(sp.sort) ? sp.sort[0] : sp.sort) as any) ?? "year_desc";
+  const sort = ((Array.isArray(sp.sort) ? sp.sort[0] : sp.sort) ?? "year_desc") as "year_desc" | "year_asc" | "title" | "entry_id_desc";
   const dLanguageId = (Array.isArray(sp.dLanguageId) ? sp.dLanguageId[0] : sp.dLanguageId) ?? "";
   const dMachinetypeIdStr = (Array.isArray(sp.dMachinetypeId) ? sp.dMachinetypeId[0] : sp.dMachinetypeId) ?? "";
   const dMachinetypeId = dMachinetypeIdStr ? Number(dMachinetypeIdStr) : undefined;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }: { searchParams: Promise<{ [
 
   return (
     <ReleasesExplorer
-      initial={initialPlain as any}
+      initial={initialPlain}
       initialUrlState={{ q, page, year: yearStr, sort, dLanguageId, dMachinetypeId: dMachinetypeIdStr, filetypeId: filetypeIdStr, schemetypeId, sourcetypeId, casetypeId, isDemo: isDemoStr }}
     />
   );

src/env.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ function formatErrors(errors: z.ZodFormattedError<Map<string, string>, string>)
   return Object.entries(errors)
     .map(([name, value]) => {
       if (value && "_errors" in value) {
-        return `${name}: ${(value as any)._errors.join(", ")}`;
+        const errs = (value as z.ZodFormattedError<string>)._errors;
+        return `${name}: ${errs.join(", ")}`;
       }
       return `${name}: invalid`;
     })

src/server/repo/zxdb.ts

@@ -73,39 +73,47 @@ export async function searchEntries(params: SearchParams): Promise<PagedResult<S
   if (q.length === 0) {
     // Default listing: return first page by id desc (no guaranteed ordering field; using id)
     // Apply optional filters even without q
-    const whereClauses = [
+    const whereClauses: Array<ReturnType<typeof eq>> = [];
-      params.genreId ? eq(entries.genretypeId, params.genreId as any) : undefined,
+    if (typeof params.genreId === "number") {
-      params.languageId ? eq(entries.languageId, params.languageId as any) : undefined,
+      whereClauses.push(eq(entries.genretypeId, params.genreId));
-      params.machinetypeId ? eq(entries.machinetypeId, params.machinetypeId as any) : undefined,
+    }
-    ].filter(Boolean) as any[];
+    if (typeof params.languageId === "string") {
+      whereClauses.push(eq(entries.languageId, params.languageId));
+    }
+    if (typeof params.machinetypeId === "number") {
+      whereClauses.push(eq(entries.machinetypeId, params.machinetypeId));
+    }
 
     const whereExpr = whereClauses.length ? and(...whereClauses) : undefined;
 
     const [items, countRows] = await Promise.all([
-      db
+      (async () => {
-        .select({
+        let q1 = db
-          id: entries.id,
+          .select({
-          title: entries.title,
+            id: entries.id,
-          isXrated: entries.isXrated,
+            title: entries.title,
-          machinetypeId: entries.machinetypeId,
+            isXrated: entries.isXrated,
-          machinetypeName: machinetypes.name,
+            machinetypeId: entries.machinetypeId,
-          languageId: entries.languageId,
+            machinetypeName: machinetypes.name,
-          languageName: languages.name,
+            languageId: entries.languageId,
-        })
+            languageName: languages.name,
-        .from(entries)
+          })
-        .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+          .from(entries)
-        .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+          .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-        .where(whereExpr as any)
+          .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId));
-        .orderBy(sort === "id_desc" ? desc(entries.id) : entries.title)
+        if (whereExpr) q1 = q1.where(whereExpr);
-        .limit(pageSize)
+        return q1
-        .offset(offset),
+          .orderBy(sort === "id_desc" ? desc(entries.id) : entries.title)
+          .limit(pageSize)
+          .offset(offset);
+      })(),
       db
         .select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` })
         .from(entries)
-        .where(whereExpr as any) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+        .where(whereExpr ?? sql`true`),
     ]);
     const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
@@ -131,15 +139,15 @@ export async function searchEntries(params: SearchParams): Promise<PagedResult<S
     })
     .from(searchByTitles)
     .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, searchByTitles.entryId))
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
     .where(like(searchByTitles.entryTitle, pattern))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(sort === "id_desc" ? desc(entries.id) : entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
 
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export interface LabelSummary {
@@ -235,9 +243,9 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
         issueId: entries.issueId,
       })
       .from(entries)
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-      .leftJoin(genretypes, eq(genretypes.id, entries.genretypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(genretypes, eq(genretypes.id, entries.genretypeId))
       .where(eq(entries.id, id)),
     db
       .select({ id: labels.id, name: labels.name, labeltypeId: labels.labeltypeId })
@@ -279,13 +287,36 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
         typeName: filetypes.name,
       })
       .from(files)
-      .innerJoin(filetypes, eq(filetypes.id, files.filetypeId as any))
+      .innerJoin(filetypes, eq(filetypes.id, files.filetypeId))
-      .where(eq(files.issueId as any, base.issueId as any))) as any;
+      .where(eq(files.issueId, base.issueId)));
   }
 
-  let releaseRows: any[] = [];
+  type ReleaseRow = { releaseSeq: number | string; year: number | string | null };
-  let downloadRows: any[] = [];
+  type DownloadRow = {
-  let downloadFlatRows: any[] = [];
+    id: number | string;
+    releaseSeq: number | string;
+    link: string;
+    size: number | string | null;
+    md5: string | null;
+    comments: string | null;
+    isDemo: number | boolean | null;
+    filetypeId: number | string;
+    filetypeName: string;
+    dlLangId: string | null;
+    dlLangName: string | null;
+    dlMachineId: number | string | null;
+    dlMachineName: string | null;
+    schemeId: string | null;
+    schemeName: string | null;
+    sourceId: string | null;
+    sourceName: string | null;
+    caseId: string | null;
+    caseName: string | null;
+    year: number | string | null;
+  };
+  let releaseRows: ReleaseRow[] = [];
+  let downloadRows: DownloadRow[] = [];
+  let downloadFlatRows: DownloadRow[] = [];
 
   // Fetch releases for this entry (optional; ignore if table missing)
   try {
@@ -295,7 +326,7 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
         year: releases.releaseYear,
       })
       .from(releases)
-      .where(eq(releases.entryId as any, id as any))) as any;
+      .where(eq(releases.entryId, id)));
   } catch {
     releaseRows = [];
   }
@@ -326,13 +357,13 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
         year: downloads.releaseYear,
       })
       .from(downloads)
-      .innerJoin(filetypes, eq(filetypes.id as any, downloads.filetypeId as any))
+      .innerJoin(filetypes, eq(filetypes.id, downloads.filetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id as any, downloads.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, downloads.languageId))
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id as any, downloads.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, downloads.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(schemetypes, eq(schemetypes.id as any, downloads.schemetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(schemetypes, eq(schemetypes.id, downloads.schemetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(sourcetypes, eq(sourcetypes.id as any, downloads.sourcetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(sourcetypes, eq(sourcetypes.id, downloads.sourcetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(casetypes, eq(casetypes.id as any, downloads.casetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(casetypes, eq(casetypes.id, downloads.casetypeId))
-      .where(eq(downloads.entryId as any, id as any))) as any;
+      .where(eq(downloads.entryId, id)));
   } catch {
     downloadRows = [];
   }
@@ -340,7 +371,7 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
   // Flat list: same rows mapped, independent of releases
   downloadFlatRows = downloadRows;
 
-  const downloadsBySeq = new Map<number, any[]>();
+  const downloadsBySeq = new Map<number, DownloadRow[]>();
   for (const row of downloadRows) {
     const arr = downloadsBySeq.get(row.releaseSeq) ?? [];
     arr.push(row);
@@ -350,14 +381,14 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
   // Build a map of downloads grouped by release_seq
   // Then ensure we create "synthetic" release groups for any release_seq
   // that appears in downloads but has no corresponding releases row.
-  const releasesData = releaseRows.map((r: any) => ({
+  const releasesData = releaseRows.map((r) => ({
     releaseSeq: Number(r.releaseSeq),
     type: { id: null, name: null },
     language: { id: null, name: null },
     machinetype: { id: null, name: null },
-    year: (r.year as any) ?? null,
+    year: (r.year) ?? null,
     comments: null,
-    downloads: (downloadsBySeq.get(Number(r.releaseSeq)) ?? []).map((d: any) => ({
+    downloads: (downloadsBySeq.get(Number(r.releaseSeq)) ?? []).map((d) => ({
       id: d.id,
       link: d.link,
       size: d.size ?? null,
@@ -365,12 +396,12 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
       comments: d.comments ?? null,
       isDemo: !!d.isDemo,
       type: { id: d.filetypeId, name: d.filetypeName },
-      language: { id: (d.dlLangId as any) ?? null, name: (d.dlLangName as any) ?? null },
+      language: { id: (d.dlLangId) ?? null, name: (d.dlLangName) ?? null },
-      machinetype: { id: (d.dlMachineId as any) ?? null, name: (d.dlMachineName as any) ?? null },
+      machinetype: { id: (d.dlMachineId) ?? null, name: (d.dlMachineName) ?? null },
-      scheme: { id: (d.schemeId as any) ?? null, name: (d.schemeName as any) ?? null },
+      scheme: { id: (d.schemeId) ?? null, name: (d.schemeName) ?? null },
-      source: { id: (d.sourceId as any) ?? null, name: (d.sourceName as any) ?? null },
+      source: { id: (d.sourceId) ?? null, name: (d.sourceName) ?? null },
-      case: { id: (d.caseId as any) ?? null, name: (d.caseName as any) ?? null },
+      case: { id: (d.caseId) ?? null, name: (d.caseName) ?? null },
-      year: (d.year as any) ?? null,
+      year: (d.year) ?? null,
     })),
   }));
 
@@ -382,17 +413,17 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
   return {
     id: base.id,
     title: base.title,
-    isXrated: base.isXrated as any,
+    isXrated: base.isXrated,
-    machinetype: { id: (base.machinetypeId as any) ?? null, name: (base.machinetypeName as any) ?? null },
+    machinetype: { id: (base.machinetypeId) ?? null, name: (base.machinetypeName) ?? null },
-    language: { id: (base.languageId as any) ?? null, name: (base.languageName as any) ?? null },
+    language: { id: (base.languageId) ?? null, name: (base.languageName) ?? null },
-    genre: { id: (base.genreId as any) ?? null, name: (base.genreName as any) ?? null },
+    genre: { id: (base.genreId) ?? null, name: (base.genreName) ?? null },
-    authors: authorRows as any,
+    authors: authorRows,
-    publishers: publisherRows as any,
+    publishers: publisherRows,
-    maxPlayers: (base.maxPlayers as any) ?? undefined,
+    maxPlayers: (base.maxPlayers) ?? undefined,
-    availabletypeId: (base.availabletypeId as any) ?? undefined,
+    availabletypeId: (base.availabletypeId) ?? undefined,
-    withoutLoadScreen: (base.withoutLoadScreen as any) ?? undefined,
+    withoutLoadScreen: (base.withoutLoadScreen) ?? undefined,
-    withoutInlay: (base.withoutInlay as any) ?? undefined,
+    withoutInlay: (base.withoutInlay) ?? undefined,
-    issueId: (base.issueId as any) ?? undefined,
+    issueId: (base.issueId) ?? undefined,
     files:
       fileRows.length > 0
         ? fileRows.map((f) => ({
@@ -405,7 +436,7 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
           }))
         : [],
     releases: releasesData,
-    downloadsFlat: downloadFlatRows.map((d: any) => ({
+    downloadsFlat: downloadFlatRows.map((d) => ({
       id: d.id,
       link: d.link,
       size: d.size ?? null,
@@ -413,12 +444,12 @@ export async function getEntryById(id: number): Promise<EntryDetail | null> {
       comments: d.comments ?? null,
       isDemo: !!d.isDemo,
       type: { id: d.filetypeId, name: d.filetypeName },
-      language: { id: (d.dlLangId as any) ?? null, name: (d.dlLangName as any) ?? null },
+      language: { id: (d.dlLangId) ?? null, name: (d.dlLangName) ?? null },
-      machinetype: { id: (d.dlMachineId as any) ?? null, name: (d.dlMachineName as any) ?? null },
+      machinetype: { id: (d.dlMachineId) ?? null, name: (d.dlMachineName) ?? null },
-      scheme: { id: (d.schemeId as any) ?? null, name: (d.schemeName as any) ?? null },
+      scheme: { id: (d.schemeId) ?? null, name: (d.schemeName) ?? null },
-      source: { id: (d.sourceId as any) ?? null, name: (d.sourceName as any) ?? null },
+      source: { id: (d.sourceId) ?? null, name: (d.sourceName) ?? null },
-      case: { id: (d.caseId as any) ?? null, name: (d.caseName as any) ?? null },
+      case: { id: (d.caseId) ?? null, name: (d.caseName) ?? null },
-      year: (d.year as any) ?? null,
+      year: (d.year) ?? null,
       releaseSeq: Number(d.releaseSeq),
     })),
   };
@@ -448,33 +479,33 @@ export async function searchLabels(params: LabelSearchParams): Promise<PagedResu
         .from(labels) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
     ]);
     const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   // Using helper search_by_names for efficiency
   const pattern = `%${q}%`;
   const countRows = await db
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${sql.identifier("label_id")})` })
-    .from(sql`search_by_names` as any)
+    .from(sql`search_by_names`)
-    .where(like(sql.identifier("label_name") as any, pattern));
+    .where(like(sql.identifier("label_name"), pattern));
   const total = Number(countRows[0]?.total ?? 0);
 
   const items = await db
     .select({ id: labels.id, name: labels.name, labeltypeId: labels.labeltypeId })
-    .from(sql`search_by_names` as any)
+    .from(sql`search_by_names`)
-    .innerJoin(labels, eq(labels.id as any, sql.identifier("label_id") as any))
+    .innerJoin(labels, eq(labels.id, sql.identifier("label_id")))
-    .where(like(sql.identifier("label_name") as any, pattern))
+    .where(like(sql.identifier("label_name"), pattern))
     .groupBy(labels.id)
     .orderBy(labels.name)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
 
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function getLabelById(id: number): Promise<LabelDetail | null> {
   const rows = await db.select().from(labels).where(eq(labels.id, id)).limit(1);
-  return (rows[0] as any) ?? null;
+  return (rows[0]) ?? null;
 }
 
 export interface LabelContribsParams {
@@ -508,15 +539,15 @@ export async function getLabelAuthoredEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCont
       })
       .from(authors)
       .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, authors.entryId))
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
       .where(eq(authors.labelId, labelId))
       .groupBy(entries.id)
       .orderBy(entries.title)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset);
 
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${params.q!.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
@@ -524,8 +555,8 @@ export async function getLabelAuthoredEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCont
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${entries.id})` })
     .from(authors)
     .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, authors.entryId))
-    .where(and(eq(authors.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any);
+    .where(and(eq(authors.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`));
-  const total = Number((countRows as any)[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number((countRows)[0]?.total ?? 0);
   const items = await db
     .select({
       id: entries.id,
@@ -538,15 +569,15 @@ export async function getLabelAuthoredEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCont
     })
     .from(authors)
     .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, authors.entryId))
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-    .where(and(eq(authors.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any)
+    .where(and(eq(authors.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
 
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function getLabelPublishedEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelContribsParams): Promise<PagedResult<SearchResultItem>> {
@@ -574,15 +605,15 @@ export async function getLabelPublishedEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCon
       })
       .from(publishers)
       .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, publishers.entryId))
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
       .where(eq(publishers.labelId, labelId))
       .groupBy(entries.id)
       .orderBy(entries.title)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset);
 
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${params.q!.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
@@ -590,8 +621,8 @@ export async function getLabelPublishedEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCon
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${entries.id})` })
     .from(publishers)
     .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, publishers.entryId))
-    .where(and(eq(publishers.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any);
+    .where(and(eq(publishers.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`));
-  const total = Number((countRows as any)[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number((countRows)[0]?.total ?? 0);
   const items = await db
     .select({
       id: entries.id,
@@ -604,15 +635,15 @@ export async function getLabelPublishedEntries(labelId: number, params: LabelCon
     })
     .from(publishers)
     .innerJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, publishers.entryId))
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-    .where(and(eq(publishers.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any)
+    .where(and(eq(publishers.labelId, labelId), sql`${entries.id} in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
 
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items: items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 // ----- Lookups lists and category browsing -----
@@ -646,10 +677,10 @@ export async function searchLanguages(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
   if (!q) {
     const [items, countRows] = await Promise.all([
       db.select().from(languages).orderBy(languages.name).limit(pageSize).offset(offset),
-      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(languages) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(languages),
     ]);
     const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q}%`;
@@ -657,14 +688,14 @@ export async function searchLanguages(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
     db
       .select()
       .from(languages)
-      .where(like(languages.name as any, pattern))
+      .where(like(languages.name, pattern))
       .orderBy(languages.name)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset),
-    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(languages).where(like(languages.name as any, pattern)) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(languages).where(like(languages.name, pattern)),
   ]);
   const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function searchGenres(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
@@ -676,10 +707,10 @@ export async function searchGenres(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
   if (!q) {
     const [items, countRows] = await Promise.all([
       db.select().from(genretypes).orderBy(genretypes.name).limit(pageSize).offset(offset),
-      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(genretypes) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(genretypes),
     ]);
     const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q}%`;
@@ -687,14 +718,14 @@ export async function searchGenres(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
     db
       .select()
       .from(genretypes)
-      .where(like(genretypes.name as any, pattern))
+      .where(like(genretypes.name, pattern))
       .orderBy(genretypes.name)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset),
-    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(genretypes).where(like(genretypes.name as any, pattern)) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(genretypes).where(like(genretypes.name, pattern)),
   ]);
   const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function searchMachinetypes(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
@@ -706,10 +737,10 @@ export async function searchMachinetypes(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
   if (!q) {
     const [items, countRows] = await Promise.all([
       db.select().from(machinetypes).orderBy(machinetypes.name).limit(pageSize).offset(offset),
-      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(machinetypes) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+      db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(machinetypes),
     ]);
     const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q}%`;
@@ -717,14 +748,14 @@ export async function searchMachinetypes(params: SimpleSearchParams) {
     db
       .select()
       .from(machinetypes)
-      .where(like(machinetypes.name as any, pattern))
+      .where(like(machinetypes.name, pattern))
       .orderBy(machinetypes.name)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset),
-    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(machinetypes).where(like(machinetypes.name as any, pattern)) as unknown as Promise<{ total: number }[]>,
+    db.select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` }).from(machinetypes).where(like(machinetypes.name, pattern)),
   ]);
-  const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number((countRows as { total: number }[])[0]?.total ?? 0);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function entriesByGenre(
@@ -737,10 +768,10 @@ export async function entriesByGenre(
   const hasQ = !!(q && q.trim());
 
   if (!hasQ) {
-    const countRows = (await db
+    const countRows = await db
       .select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` })
       .from(entries)
-      .where(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId as any))) as unknown as { total: number }[];
+      .where(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId));
     const items = await db
       .select({
         id: entries.id,
@@ -752,21 +783,21 @@ export async function entriesByGenre(
         languageName: languages.name,
       })
       .from(entries)
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-      .where(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId as any))
+      .where(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId))
       .orderBy(entries.title)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q!.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
   const countRows = await db
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${entries.id})` })
     .from(entries)
-    .where(and(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any);
+    .where(and(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`));
-  const total = Number((countRows as any)[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number(countRows[0]?.total ?? 0);
   const items = await db
     .select({
       id: entries.id,
@@ -778,14 +809,14 @@ export async function entriesByGenre(
       languageName: languages.name,
     })
     .from(entries)
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-    .where(and(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any)
+    .where(and(eq(entries.genretypeId, genreId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function entriesByLanguage(
@@ -798,10 +829,10 @@ export async function entriesByLanguage(
   const hasQ = !!(q && q.trim());
 
   if (!hasQ) {
-    const countRows = (await db
+    const countRows = await db
       .select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` })
       .from(entries)
-      .where(eq(entries.languageId, langId as any))) as unknown as { total: number }[];
+      .where(eq(entries.languageId, langId));
     const items = await db
       .select({
         id: entries.id,
@@ -813,21 +844,21 @@ export async function entriesByLanguage(
         languageName: languages.name,
       })
       .from(entries)
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-      .where(eq(entries.languageId, langId as any))
+      .where(eq(entries.languageId, langId))
       .orderBy(entries.title)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q!.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
   const countRows = await db
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${entries.id})` })
     .from(entries)
-    .where(and(eq(entries.languageId, langId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any);
+    .where(and(eq(entries.languageId, langId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`));
-  const total = Number((countRows as any)[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number(countRows[0]?.total ?? 0);
   const items = await db
     .select({
       id: entries.id,
@@ -839,14 +870,14 @@ export async function entriesByLanguage(
       languageName: languages.name,
     })
     .from(entries)
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-    .where(and(eq(entries.languageId, langId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any)
+    .where(and(eq(entries.languageId, langId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 export async function entriesByMachinetype(
@@ -859,10 +890,10 @@ export async function entriesByMachinetype(
   const hasQ = !!(q && q.trim());
 
   if (!hasQ) {
-    const countRows = (await db
+    const countRows = await db
       .select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` })
       .from(entries)
-      .where(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId as any))) as unknown as { total: number }[];
+      .where(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId));
     const items = await db
       .select({
         id: entries.id,
@@ -874,21 +905,21 @@ export async function entriesByMachinetype(
         languageName: languages.name,
       })
       .from(entries)
-      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+      .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+      .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-      .where(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId as any))
+      .where(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId))
       .orderBy(entries.title)
       .limit(pageSize)
       .offset(offset);
-    return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
+    return { items, page, pageSize, total: Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0) };
   }
 
   const pattern = `%${q!.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
   const countRows = await db
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(distinct ${entries.id})` })
     .from(entries)
-    .where(and(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any);
+    .where(and(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`));
-  const total = Number((countRows as any)[0]?.total ?? 0);
+  const total = Number(countRows[0]?.total ?? 0);
   const items = await db
     .select({
       id: entries.id,
@@ -900,14 +931,14 @@ export async function entriesByMachinetype(
       languageName: languages.name,
     })
     .from(entries)
-    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId as any))
+    .leftJoin(machinetypes, eq(machinetypes.id, entries.machinetypeId))
-    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId as any))
+    .leftJoin(languages, eq(languages.id, entries.languageId))
-    .where(and(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId as any), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`) as any)
+    .where(and(eq(entries.machinetypeId, mtId), sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`))
     .groupBy(entries.id)
     .orderBy(entries.title)
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
-  return { items: items as any, page, pageSize, total };
+  return { items, page, pageSize, total };
 }
 
 // ----- Facets for search -----
@@ -917,7 +948,7 @@ export async function getEntryFacets(params: SearchParams): Promise<EntryFacets>
   const pattern = q ? `%${q.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%` : null;
 
   // Build base WHERE SQL snippet considering q + filters
-  const whereParts: any[] = [];
+  const whereParts: Array<ReturnType<typeof sql>> = [];
   if (pattern) {
     whereParts.push(sql`id in (select entry_id from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`);
   }
@@ -925,7 +956,7 @@ export async function getEntryFacets(params: SearchParams): Promise<EntryFacets>
   if (params.languageId) whereParts.push(sql`${entries.languageId} = ${params.languageId}`);
   if (params.machinetypeId) whereParts.push(sql`${entries.machinetypeId} = ${params.machinetypeId}`);
 
-  const whereSql = whereParts.length ? sql.join([sql`where `, sql.join(whereParts as any, sql` and `)], sql``) : sql``;
+  const whereSql = whereParts.length ? sql.join([sql`where `, sql.join(whereParts, sql` and `)], sql``) : sql``;
 
   // Genres facet
   const genresRows = await db.execute(sql`
@@ -935,7 +966,7 @@ export async function getEntryFacets(params: SearchParams): Promise<EntryFacets>
     ${whereSql}
     group by e.genretype_id, gt.text
     order by count desc, name asc
-  `) as any;
+  `);
 
   // Languages facet
   const langRows = await db.execute(sql`
@@ -945,7 +976,7 @@ export async function getEntryFacets(params: SearchParams): Promise<EntryFacets>
     ${whereSql}
     group by e.language_id, l.text
     order by count desc, name asc
-  `) as any;
+  `);
 
   // Machinetypes facet
   const mtRows = await db.execute(sql`
@@ -955,12 +986,19 @@ export async function getEntryFacets(params: SearchParams): Promise<EntryFacets>
     ${whereSql}
     group by e.machinetype_id, m.text
     order by count desc, name asc
-  `) as any;
+  `);
 
+  type FacetRow = { id: number | string | null; name: string | null; count: number | string };
   return {
-    genres: (genresRows as any[]).map((r: any) => ({ id: Number(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) })).filter((r) => !!r.id),
+    genres: (genresRows as unknown as FacetRow[])
-    languages: (langRows as any[]).map((r: any) => ({ id: String(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) })).filter((r) => !!r.id),
+      .map((r) => ({ id: Number(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) }))
-    machinetypes: (mtRows as any[]).map((r: any) => ({ id: Number(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) })).filter((r) => !!r.id),
+      .filter((r) => !!r.id),
+    languages: (langRows as unknown as FacetRow[])
+      .map((r) => ({ id: String(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) }))
+      .filter((r) => !!r.id),
+    machinetypes: (mtRows as unknown as FacetRow[])
+      .map((r) => ({ id: Number(r.id), name: r.name ?? "(none)", count: Number(r.count) }))
+      .filter((r) => !!r.id),
   };
 }
 
@@ -996,20 +1034,20 @@ export async function searchReleases(params: ReleaseSearchParams): Promise<Paged
   const offset = (page - 1) * pageSize;
 
   // Build WHERE conditions in Drizzle QB
-  const wherePartsQB: any[] = [];
+  const wherePartsQB: Array<ReturnType<typeof sql>> = [];
   if (q) {
     const pattern = `%${q.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "")}%`;
     wherePartsQB.push(sql`${releases.entryId} in (select ${searchByTitles.entryId} from ${searchByTitles} where ${searchByTitles.entryTitle} like ${pattern})`);
   }
   if (params.year != null) {
-    wherePartsQB.push(eq(releases.releaseYear as any, params.year as any));
+    wherePartsQB.push(eq(releases.releaseYear, params.year));
   }
 
   // Optional filters via downloads table: use EXISTS for performance and correctness
   // IMPORTANT: when hand-writing SQL with an aliased table, we must render
   // "from downloads as d" explicitly; using only the alias identifier ("d")
   // would produce "from `d`" which MySQL interprets as a literal table.
-  const dlConds: any[] = [];
+  const dlConds: Array<ReturnType<typeof sql>> = [];
   if (params.dLanguageId) dlConds.push(sql`d.language_id = ${params.dLanguageId}`);
   if (params.dMachinetypeId != null) dlConds.push(sql`d.machinetype_id = ${params.dMachinetypeId}`);
   if (params.filetypeId != null) dlConds.push(sql`d.filetype_id = ${params.filetypeId}`);
@@ -1024,34 +1062,41 @@ export async function searchReleases(params: ReleaseSearchParams): Promise<Paged
       sql`d.release_seq = ${releases.releaseSeq}`,
       ...dlConds,
     ];
-    wherePartsQB.push(
+    wherePartsQB.push(sql`exists (select 1 from ${downloads} as d where ${sql.join(baseConds, sql` and `)})`);
-      sql`exists (select 1 from ${downloads} as d where ${sql.join(baseConds as any, sql` and `)})`
-    );
   }
-  const whereExpr = wherePartsQB.length ? and(...(wherePartsQB as any)) : undefined;
+  const whereExpr = wherePartsQB.length ? and(...wherePartsQB) : undefined;
 
   // Count total
-  const countRows = (await db
+  const countRows = await db
     .select({ total: sql<number>`count(*)` })
     .from(releases)
-    .where(whereExpr as any)) as unknown as { total: number }[];
+    .where(whereExpr ?? sql`true`);
   const total = Number(countRows?.[0]?.total ?? 0);
 
   // Rows via Drizzle QB to avoid tuple/field leakage
-  const orderByParts: any[] = [];
+  let orderBy1;
+  let orderBy2;
+  let orderBy3;
   switch (params.sort) {
     case "year_asc":
-      orderByParts.push(asc(releases.releaseYear as any), asc(releases.entryId as any), asc(releases.releaseSeq as any));
+      orderBy1 = asc(releases.releaseYear);
+      orderBy2 = asc(releases.entryId);
+      orderBy3 = asc(releases.releaseSeq);
       break;
     case "title":
-      orderByParts.push(asc(entries.title as any), desc(releases.releaseYear as any), asc(releases.releaseSeq as any));
+      orderBy1 = asc(entries.title);
+      orderBy2 = desc(releases.releaseYear);
+      orderBy3 = asc(releases.releaseSeq);
       break;
     case "entry_id_desc":
-      orderByParts.push(desc(releases.entryId as any), desc(releases.releaseSeq as any));
+      orderBy1 = desc(releases.entryId);
+      orderBy2 = desc(releases.releaseSeq);
       break;
     case "year_desc":
     default:
-      orderByParts.push(desc(releases.releaseYear as any), desc(releases.entryId as any), desc(releases.releaseSeq as any));
+      orderBy1 = desc(releases.releaseYear);
+      orderBy2 = desc(releases.entryId);
+      orderBy3 = desc(releases.releaseSeq);
       break;
   }
 
@@ -1063,14 +1108,14 @@ export async function searchReleases(params: ReleaseSearchParams): Promise<Paged
       year: releases.releaseYear,
     })
     .from(releases)
-    .leftJoin(entries, eq(entries.id as any, releases.entryId as any))
+    .leftJoin(entries, eq(entries.id, releases.entryId))
-    .where(whereExpr as any)
+    .where(whereExpr ?? sql`true`)
-    .orderBy(...(orderByParts as any))
+    .orderBy(orderBy1!, ...(orderBy2 ? [orderBy2] : []), ...(orderBy3 ? [orderBy3] : []))
     .limit(pageSize)
     .offset(offset);
 
   // Ensure plain primitives
-  const items: ReleaseListItem[] = rowsQB.map((r: any) => ({
+  const items: ReleaseListItem[] = rowsQB.map((r) => ({
     entryId: Number(r.entryId),
     releaseSeq: Number(r.releaseSeq),
     entryTitle: r.entryTitle ?? "",

src/utils/register_parsers/reg_default.ts

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ export const parseDescriptionDefault = (reg: Register, description: string) => {
     // Footnote multiline state
     let inFootnote = false;
     let footnoteBaseIndent = 0;
-    let footnoteTarget: 'global' | 'access' | null = null;
+    // let footnoteTarget: 'global' | 'access' | null = null;
     let currentFootnote: Note | null = null;
 
     const endFootnoteIfActive = () => {
         inFootnote = false;
         footnoteBaseIndent = 0;
-        footnoteTarget = null;
+        // footnoteTarget = null;
         currentFootnote = null;
     };
 
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export const parseDescriptionDefault = (reg: Register, description: string) => {
                 const note: Note = { ref: noteMatch[1], text: noteMatch[2] };
                 if (currentAccess) {
                     accessData.notes.push(note);
-                    footnoteTarget = 'access';
+                    // footnoteTarget = 'access';
                 } else {
                     reg.notes.push(note);
-                    footnoteTarget = 'global';
+                    // footnoteTarget = 'global';
                 }
                 currentFootnote = note;
                 inFootnote = true;