Resolve SonarQube code quality issues in bulk upload parsing

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Why these issues? Issues were selected based on severity ordering, with all flagged items being minor-level violations. The fixes focus on improving type safety and code clarity by replacing manual type casts with type predicates, which allow TypeScript's type narrowing to work more effectively and reduce maintenance burden.

This PR fixes 5 minor SonarQube issues across the bulk upload modules, primarily by replacing unnecessary type assertions with proper TypeScript type predicates and removing redundant statements. These improvements enhance code quality by leveraging TypeScript's type inference capabilities more effectively and eliminating dead code.

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Fixed Issues

typescript:S4325 - This assertion is unnecessary since it does not change the type of the expression. • MINOR • View issue

Location: src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts:66

Why is this an issue?

In TypeScript, casts and non-null assertions are two mechanisms used to inform the TypeScript compiler about the intended types of variables, expressions, or values in the code. They are used to help the compiler understand the types more accurately and to handle certain situations where type inference might not be sufficient:

What changed

Replaces the unnecessary type assertion as Partial<UnitRecord>[] with a type predicate update is Partial<UnitRecord> in the .filter() callback. The original code used a type cast after .filter() to assert the resulting array type, but this was redundant because TypeScript can infer the correct type when a proper type guard is used in the filter predicate. By using update is Partial<UnitRecord> as the return type of the filter callback, TypeScript narrows the type automatically, eliminating the need for the explicit cast.

--- a/src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts
@@ -226,1 +224,1 @@ export const parseUnitUpdates = (
-    .filter((update) => update !== undefined) as Partial<UnitRecord>[];
+    .filter((update): update is Partial<UnitRecord> => update !== undefined);

typescript:S3626 - Remove this redundant jump. • MINOR • View issue

Location: src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts:203

Why is this an issue?

Jump statements, such as return, break and continue, are used to change the normal flow of execution in a program. They are useful because they allow for more complex and flexible code. However, it is important to use jump statements judiciously, as overuse or misuse can make code difficult to read and maintain.

What changed

Removes the redundant continue statement at the end of the else block inside the isUnitIdField(key) conditional. Since this continue was the last statement in the block and the loop iteration would naturally proceed to the next iteration anyway, the jump statement was unnecessary and added no behavioral change.

--- a/src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/bulkUploads/parseUnitUpdates.ts
@@ -202,2 +201,0 @@ export const parseUnitUpdates = (
-
-              continue;

typescript:S3626 - Remove this redundant jump. • MINOR • View issue

Location: src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts:210

Why is this an issue?

Jump statements, such as return, break and continue, are used to change the normal flow of execution in a program. They are useful because they allow for more complex and flexible code. However, it is important to use jump statements judiciously, as overuse or misuse can make code difficult to read and maintain.

What changed

Replaces the explicit type assertion as Partial<LessonRecord>[] with a type predicate update is Partial<LessonRecord> in the .filter() callback. The original as cast was unnecessary because TypeScript can infer the correct type when given a proper type guard in the filter predicate. By using a type predicate, TypeScript narrows the type automatically, eliminating the need for the redundant type assertion. This fixes both the unnecessary assertion warning (since the as cast is removed in favor of a type predicate) and addresses the broader expression-level type assertion issue flagged at the .map().filter() chain.

--- a/src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts
@@ -374,1 +373,1 @@ export const parseUpdates = (
-    .filter((update) => update !== undefined) as Partial<LessonRecord>[];
+    .filter((update): update is Partial<LessonRecord> => update !== undefined);

typescript:S4325 - This assertion is unnecessary since it does not change the type of the expression. • MINOR • View issue

Location: src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts:319

Why is this an issue?

In TypeScript, casts and non-null assertions are two mechanisms used to inform the TypeScript compiler about the intended types of variables, expressions, or values in the code. They are used to help the compiler understand the types more accurately and to handle certain situations where type inference might not be sufficient:

What changed

Replaces the explicit type assertion as Partial<LessonRecord>[] with a type predicate update is Partial<LessonRecord> in the .filter() callback. The original as cast was unnecessary because TypeScript can infer the correct type when given a proper type guard in the filter predicate. By using a type predicate, TypeScript narrows the type automatically, eliminating the need for the redundant type assertion. This fixes both the unnecessary assertion warning (since the as cast is removed in favor of a type predicate) and addresses the broader expression-level type assertion issue flagged at the .map().filter() chain.

--- a/src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/bulkUploads/parseUpdates.ts
@@ -374,1 +373,1 @@ export const parseUpdates = (
-    .filter((update) => update !== undefined) as Partial<LessonRecord>[];
+    .filter((update): update is Partial<LessonRecord> => update !== undefined);

typescript:S7763 - Use `export…from` to re-export `slugify`. • MINOR • View issue

Location: src/index.ts:22

Why is this an issue?

When re-exporting from a module, using separate import and export statements creates unnecessary verbosity and intermediate variables.

What changed

Adds a direct export { slugify } from './slugify/index' statement, which replaces the previous pattern of importing slugify and then re-exporting it. This uses the export…from syntax to re-export slugify in a single statement, eliminating the unnecessary intermediate variable and reducing verbosity.

--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -20,0 +21,1 @@ import { createSlackReport } from "./reportToSlack/index";
+export { slugify } from "./slugify/index";

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