feat: added myself as a contributor plus some types checks and added .vscode in git ignore

.gitignore

@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ research
 # virtual environment for Python projects
 .venv
 
+# Ignore the .vscode directory, which contains project-specific settings for Visual Studio Code
+.vscode
+

contributors.md

@@ -26,4 +26,11 @@ Please provide your name in alphabetical order, as follows:
 - Domain: benchmark.ethics
 ---
 
+---
+- Name: Khatibul Haque
+- GitHub: [khateeb-haq](https://github.com/khateeb-haq)
+- Role: Develop
+- Domain: benchmark.persistence
+---
+
 

src/edyant/__main__.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _check_ollama(url: str, timeout: float = 1.0) -> bool:
         return False
 
 
-def _start_ollama(bin_path: str, host: str, port: int, wait_secs: float = 8.0) -> subprocess.Popen:
+def _start_ollama(bin_path: str, host: str, port: int, wait_secs: float = 8.0) -> subprocess.Popen[str]:
     try:
         proc = subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603
             [bin_path, "serve"],

src/edyant/persistence/adapters/ollama.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(model)
         self._model = model
-        self._url = url or os.getenv("OLLAMA_API_URL")
+        self._url: str = url or os.getenv("OLLAMA_API_URL") or ""
         if not self._url:
             raise ValueError(
                 "OllamaAdapter requires a URL via the 'url' argument or the OLLAMA_API_URL environment variable"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def generate(self, prompt: str, **kwargs: Any) -> ModelOutput:
         """Send a prompt to Ollama and return the response."""
-        payload = {
+        payload: dict[str, str | bool] = {
             "model": self._model,
             "prompt": prompt,
             "stream": False,