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+// Test parseMarkdownWithSections function
+const { parseMarkdownWithSections } = require('./src/app/util/parse-markdown-tasks.ts');
+
+const testMarkdown = `# Backend Tasks
+- Setup API routes
+- Configure database
+
+# Frontend Tasks  
+- Create login component
+- Add authentication`;
+
+console.log('Testing parseMarkdownWithSections...');
+const result = parseMarkdownWithSections(testMarkdown);
+console.log('Result:', JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));