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+// src/index.ts
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
+
+
+const app = express();
+const port = 3000;
+
+app.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  res.send('Hello, TypeScript with Express!');
+});
+
+// Use CORS middleware
+app.use(cors());
+
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${port}`);
+});
+
+// New API endpoint
+app.get('/awesome/applicant', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  const myInfo = {
+    name: 'Zubia',
+    role: 'Student',
+    funFact: 'I love coding',
+  };
+
+  res.json(myInfo);
+});
+
+app.use(cors({
+  origin: 'http://localhost:3000',
+}));
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:${port}`);
+});