diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
index a25cac4..f39f6db 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { Graph, GraphNode } from "./Model";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty } from "./util";
 
 type GraphStorage = Graph & { $schema: string; };
 
@@ -29,34 +31,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-
-
 function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
     try {
         fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
@@ -77,6 +51,7 @@
         return emptyGraph();
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parseGraph(data);
 }

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
index a25cac4..f39f6db 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { Graph, GraphNode } from "./Model";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty } from "./util";
 
 type GraphStorage = Graph & { $schema: string; };
 
@@ -29,34 +31,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-
-
 function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
     try {
         fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
@@ -77,6 +51,7 @@
         return emptyGraph();
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parseGraph(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
index 23c2f70..b67ea03 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const parseName = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("name"), parseString));
 const parseDescription = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("description"), parseString));
 
-function parseGraphNodeInput(data: any): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
+function parseGraphNodeInput(data: unknown): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<GraphNodeInput> = {
         name: parseName(obj),

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
index a25cac4..f39f6db 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { Graph, GraphNode } from "./Model";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty } from "./util";
 
 type GraphStorage = Graph & { $schema: string; };
 
@@ -29,34 +31,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-
-
 function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
     try {
         fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
@@ -77,6 +51,7 @@
         return emptyGraph();
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parseGraph(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
index 23c2f70..b67ea03 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const parseName = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("name"), parseString));
 const parseDescription = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("description"), parseString));
 
-function parseGraphNodeInput(data: any): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
+function parseGraphNodeInput(data: unknown): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<GraphNodeInput> = {
         name: parseName(obj),
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
index 7f9648c..39c85a4 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
 export interface Ok<T> {
     isSuccessful: true;
     value: T;
@@ -24,22 +29,24 @@
     else return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
 }
 
-export function parseObject(data: any): Result<object> {
+export function parseObject(data: any): Result<Record<string, unknown>> {
     if (typeof data === "object") return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
     else return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: "Input is not an object." };
 }
 
 export const parseRequiredMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
-        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName}" could not be found.` };
+        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName.toString()}" could not be found.` };
     }
 }
 
 export const parseNullableMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
@@ -64,6 +71,35 @@
     };
 }
 
+export function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
+{
+    if(fieldName in data)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const valueList = data[fieldName];
+        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
+        {
+            return valueList.map(itemParser);
+        }
+    }
+    return [];
+}
+
+export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
+{
+    if(fieldName in obj)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
+        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
+        {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+            return fieldValue;
+        }
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+}
+
 export function resolve<T extends {}>(members: ParseObject<T>): Result<T> {
     const obj: Partial<T> = {};
     for (const key in members) {
@@ -77,3 +113,12 @@
     }
     return { isSuccessful: true, value: (obj as T) };
 }
+
+export function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
+        return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
index a25cac4..f39f6db 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { Graph, GraphNode } from "./Model";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty } from "./util";
 
 type GraphStorage = Graph & { $schema: string; };
 
@@ -29,34 +31,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-
-
 function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
     try {
         fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
@@ -77,6 +51,7 @@
         return emptyGraph();
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parseGraph(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
index 23c2f70..b67ea03 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const parseName = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("name"), parseString));
 const parseDescription = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("description"), parseString));
 
-function parseGraphNodeInput(data: any): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
+function parseGraphNodeInput(data: unknown): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<GraphNodeInput> = {
         name: parseName(obj),
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
index 7f9648c..39c85a4 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
 export interface Ok<T> {
     isSuccessful: true;
     value: T;
@@ -24,22 +29,24 @@
     else return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
 }
 
-export function parseObject(data: any): Result<object> {
+export function parseObject(data: any): Result<Record<string, unknown>> {
     if (typeof data === "object") return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
     else return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: "Input is not an object." };
 }
 
 export const parseRequiredMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
-        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName}" could not be found.` };
+        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName.toString()}" could not be found.` };
     }
 }
 
 export const parseNullableMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
@@ -64,6 +71,35 @@
     };
 }
 
+export function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
+{
+    if(fieldName in data)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const valueList = data[fieldName];
+        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
+        {
+            return valueList.map(itemParser);
+        }
+    }
+    return [];
+}
+
+export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
+{
+    if(fieldName in obj)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
+        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
+        {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+            return fieldValue;
+        }
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+}
+
 export function resolve<T extends {}>(members: ParseObject<T>): Result<T> {
     const obj: Partial<T> = {};
     for (const key in members) {
@@ -77,3 +113,12 @@
     }
     return { isSuccessful: true, value: (obj as T) };
 }
+
+export function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
+        return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts b/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
index 7e95816..6d6baf6 100644
--- a/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     const propParsers = entity.properties.map(p => definePropertyParser(entity, p)).join("\n");
     return `${propParsers}
 
-function parse${entity.name}Input(data: any): Result<${entity.name}Input> {
+function parse${entity.name}Input(data: unknown): Result<${entity.name}Input> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<${entity.name}Input> = {
         ${entity.properties.map(p => `${p.key}: parse${p.key}(obj),`).join("\n\t\t")}

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f00c859..380eb8a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 # don't lint build output (make sure it's set to your correct build folder name)
 dist
 # don't lint nyc coverage output
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index a62b06b..53d3dd5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
     plugins: [
         "@typescript-eslint",
     ],
+    parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+        project: ["./tsconfig.json"],
+    },
     extends: [
         "eslint:recommended",
         "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended",
+        "plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking",
     ],
+    rules: {
+        "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off"
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
index 96ef56a..acece01 100644
--- a/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/DataAccessGenerator.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         defineParseEntity(collection.entities),
         defineParseCollection(collection),
         defineLoad(collection),
-        defineGeneral(),
     ];
 
     return {
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@
 
 function defineImports(collection: Collection): string {
     const entity = collection.entities;
-    return `import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
-import * as fs from "fs";`;
+    return `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import { ${collection.name}, ${entity.name} } from "./${modelModuleName(collection)}";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty, canReadFile } from "./util";`;
 }
 
 function defineSave(collection: Collection): string {
@@ -39,43 +40,6 @@
 }`;
 }
 
-function defineGeneral(): string {
-    return `function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
-    try {
-        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
-        return true;
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false;
-    }
-}`;
-}
-
 function defineParseEntity(entity: Entity): string {
     const propParser = entity.properties.map(p => parseStringProperty(entity.name, p)).join("\n");
     return `function parse${entity.name}(data: any): ${entity.name}
@@ -109,6 +73,7 @@
         };
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parse${collection.name}(data);
 }`;
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
index a25cac4..f39f6db 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/DataAccess.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { Graph, GraphNode } from "./Model";
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import { parseArrayProperty, parsePrimitiveProperty } from "./util";
 
 type GraphStorage = Graph & { $schema: string; };
 
@@ -29,34 +31,6 @@
     };
 }
 
-function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
-{
-    if(fieldName in data)
-    {
-        const valueList = data[fieldName];
-        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
-        {
-            return valueList.map(itemParser);
-        }
-    }
-    return [];
-}
-
-export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
-{
-    if(fieldName in obj)
-    {
-        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
-        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
-        {
-            return fieldValue;
-        }
-    }
-    return defaultValue;
-}
-
-
-
 function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
     try {
         fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
@@ -77,6 +51,7 @@
         return emptyGraph();
     }
     const content = fs.readFileSync(fileName).toString();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
     const data = JSON.parse(content);
     return parseGraph(data);
 }
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
index 23c2f70..b67ea03 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/Middleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const parseName = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("name"), parseString));
 const parseDescription = andThen(compose(parseRequiredMember<GraphNodeInput>("description"), parseString));
 
-function parseGraphNodeInput(data: any): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
+function parseGraphNodeInput(data: unknown): Result<GraphNodeInput> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<GraphNodeInput> = {
         name: parseName(obj),
diff --git a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
index 7f9648c..39c85a4 100644
--- a/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
+++ b/src/ExampleOutput/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
 export interface Ok<T> {
     isSuccessful: true;
     value: T;
@@ -24,22 +29,24 @@
     else return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
 }
 
-export function parseObject(data: any): Result<object> {
+export function parseObject(data: any): Result<Record<string, unknown>> {
     if (typeof data === "object") return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
     else return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: "Input is not an object." };
 }
 
 export const parseRequiredMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
-        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName}" could not be found.` };
+        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: `Required member "${fieldName.toString()}" could not be found.` };
     }
 }
 
 export const parseNullableMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
@@ -64,6 +71,35 @@
     };
 }
 
+export function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
+{
+    if(fieldName in data)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const valueList = data[fieldName];
+        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
+        {
+            return valueList.map(itemParser);
+        }
+    }
+    return [];
+}
+
+export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
+{
+    if(fieldName in obj)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
+        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
+        {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+            return fieldValue;
+        }
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+}
+
 export function resolve<T extends {}>(members: ParseObject<T>): Result<T> {
     const obj: Partial<T> = {};
     for (const key in members) {
@@ -77,3 +113,12 @@
     }
     return { isSuccessful: true, value: (obj as T) };
 }
+
+export function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
+        return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts b/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
index 7e95816..6d6baf6 100644
--- a/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/MiddlewareGenerator.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     const propParsers = entity.properties.map(p => definePropertyParser(entity, p)).join("\n");
     return `${propParsers}
 
-function parse${entity.name}Input(data: any): Result<${entity.name}Input> {
+function parse${entity.name}Input(data: unknown): Result<${entity.name}Input> {
     const obj = andThen(parseObject)(parseNotNull(data));
     const members: ParseObject<${entity.name}Input> = {
         ${entity.properties.map(p => `${p.key}: parse${p.key}(obj),`).join("\n\t\t")}
diff --git a/src/UtilGenerator.ts b/src/UtilGenerator.ts
index 0c14092..66de2ff 100644
--- a/src/UtilGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/UtilGenerator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-export const UtilCode = `export interface Ok<T> {
+export const UtilCode = `/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-types */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
+export interface Ok<T> {
     isSuccessful: true;
     value: T;
 }
@@ -24,22 +29,24 @@
     else return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
 }
 
-export function parseObject(data: any): Result<object> {
+export function parseObject(data: any): Result<Record<string, unknown>> {
     if (typeof data === "object") return { isSuccessful: true, value: data };
     else return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: "Input is not an object." };
 }
 
 export const parseRequiredMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
-        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: \`Required member "\${fieldName}" could not be found.\` };
+        return { isSuccessful: false, errorMessage: \`Required member "\${fieldName.toString()}" could not be found.\` };
     }
 }
 
 export const parseNullableMember = <T>(fieldName: keyof T) => (data: any): Result<any> => {
     if (fieldName in data) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
         return { isSuccessful: true, value: data[fieldName] };
     }
     else {
@@ -64,6 +71,35 @@
     };
 }
 
+export function parseArrayProperty<O, T>(fieldName: keyof O, itemParser: (item: any) => T, data: any): T[]
+{
+    if(fieldName in data)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const valueList = data[fieldName];
+        if(Array.isArray(valueList))
+        {
+            return valueList.map(itemParser);
+        }
+    }
+    return [];
+}
+
+export function parsePrimitiveProperty<O, T = string | number>(type: T extends string ? "string" : "number", fieldName: keyof O, defaultValue: T, obj: any): T
+{
+    if(fieldName in obj)
+    {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+        const fieldValue = obj[fieldName];
+        if(typeof fieldValue === type)
+        {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+            return fieldValue;
+        }
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+}
+
 export function resolve<T extends {}>(members: ParseObject<T>): Result<T> {
     const obj: Partial<T> = {};
     for (const key in members) {
@@ -77,4 +113,13 @@
     }
     return { isSuccessful: true, value: (obj as T) };
 }
+
+export function canReadFile(path: string): boolean {
+    try {
+        fs.accessSync(path, fs.constants.R_OK);
+        return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
 `;