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+import { Node, Relationship, Date } from 'neo4j-driver';
+import { Integer } from 'neo4j-driver';
+
+interface PersonProperties {
+    id: string;
+    google_id: string;
+    first_name: string;
+    middle_name?: string;
+    last_name: string;
+    titles?: string[]; // e.g. Jr., Sr., III
+    suffixes?: string[]; // e.g. Ph.D., M.D.
+    extra_names?: string[];
+    aliases?: string[];
+    mothers_first_name?: string;
+    mothers_last_name?: string;
+    born?: Date;
+    place_of_birth?: string;
+    died?: Date;
+    place_of_death?: string;
+    life_events?: { [key: string]: {from: Date, to:Date, desription: string} }[];
+    occupations?: string[];
+    occupation_to_display?: string;
+    others_said?: { [key: string]: string };
+    limit: number;
+    photos?: { [key: string]: string };
+    videos?: { [key: string]: string };
+    audios?: { [key: string]: string };
+    profile_picture?: string;
+    verified: boolean;
+    email?: string;
+    phone?: string;
+    residence?: {
+        city?: string;
+        country?: string;
+        zip_code?: string;
+        address_line_1?: string;
+        address_line_2?: string;
+    };
+    religion?: string;
+    baptized?: string;
+    ideology?: string;
+    blood_type?: string;
+    allergies?: string[];
+    medications?: string[];
+    medical_conditions?: string[];
+    height?: number;
+    weight?: number;
+    hair_colour?: string;
+    skin_colour?: string;
+    eye_colour?: string;
+    sports?: string[];
+    hobbies?: string[];
+    interests?: string[];
+    languages?: { [key: string]: string };
+    notes?: string;
+}
+
+export type Person = Node<Integer, PersonProperties>;
+export type FamilyRelationship = Relationship<Integer, {
+    type: string;
+    verified: boolean;
+    notes?: string;
+    from?: Date;
+    to?: Date;
+}>;
+
+
+interface RecipeProperties {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    origin: string;
+    category: string;
+    first_recorded: Date;
+    description: string;
+    ingredients: string[];
+    instructions: string[];
+    photo: string;
+    notes?: string;
+}
+
+export type Recipe = Node<Integer, RecipeProperties>;
+export type RecipeRelationship = Relationship<Integer, {
+    favourite: boolean;
+    like_it: boolean;
+    could_make_it: boolean;
+}>;
+
+
+