extend app type so I can remove //@ts-ignore

src/global.d.ts

+import { App } from "obsidian";
+
+interface Manifest {
+	author: string;
+	authorUrl: string;
+	description: string;
+	dir: string;
+	id: string;
+	isDesktopOnly: boolean;
+	minAppVersion: string;
+	name: string;
+	version: string;
+}
+
+// Not everything is implemented.
+interface App2 extends App {
+	plugins: {
+		app: App;
+		enabledPlugins: Set<string>;
+		loadingPluginId: string;
+		manifests: Record<string, Manifest>;
+        plugins: Record<string, {
+            manifest: Manifest;
+            app: App,
+        }>;
+		requestSaveConfig: () => void;
+        updates: Record<string, any>;
+        enablePlugin: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
+        disablePlugin: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
+	};
+}
+
+export default App2;

src/main.ts

@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ import DownloadedEpisodesController from "./store_controllers/DownloadedEpisodes
 import { TFile } from "obsidian";
 import { createMediaUrlObjectFromFilePath } from "./utility/createUrlObjectFromFilePath";
 import { LocalFilesController } from "./store_controllers/LocalFilesController";
+import PartialAppExtension from "./global";
 
 export default class PodNotes extends Plugin implements IPodNotes {
 	public api: IAPI;
 	public settings: IPodNotesSettings;
+	public app: PartialAppExtension;
 
 	private view: MainView;
 
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ export default class PodNotes extends Plugin implements IPodNotes {
 			name: "Reload PodNotes",
 			callback: () => {
 				const id = this.manifest.id;
-				//@ts-ignore
+
 				this.app.plugins
 					.disablePlugin(id)
 					.then(() => this.app.plugins.enablePlugin(id));