feat: Implement Angular to React Migration - Phases 1, 2, and 3

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feat: Implement Angular to React Migration - Phases 1, 2, and 3

Summary

This PR implements a complete migration of the Angular 9.0.1 Hacker News application to React with TypeScript. The migration is organized into three phases:

Phase 1 - Project Setup: Created a new React TypeScript project using create-react-app, installed dependencies (react-router-dom, workbox), and configured the project structure.

Phase 2 - Service Layer: Migrated the Angular services to React patterns including the HackerNewsAPI service class with TypeScript interfaces (Story, User, Comment, PollResult), custom React hooks (useFeed, useItem, useUser), and a SettingsContext for localStorage-based user preferences.

Phase 3 - Components: Migrated all Angular components to React functional components including Header, Feed, FeedItem, ItemDetails, Comment (recursive), User, Settings, Loader, and ErrorMessage. Set up React Router with routes matching the original Angular routing structure.

The React app is located in the angular-hn-react/ subdirectory alongside the existing Angular app.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• Verify User Profile Page: During testing, the user profile page showed an error for some users - verify /user/:id routes work correctly with the API
• Check react-router-dom dependency: Currently in devDependencies but should be in dependencies since it's a runtime requirement
• Review dangerouslySetInnerHTML usage: Components (Comment.tsx, ItemDetails.tsx, User.tsx) render HTML from the API - assess XSS risk
• Test theme persistence: Verify theme selection (Default/Night/AMOLED Black) persists across page reloads via localStorage
• Test pagination: Navigate through multiple pages on each feed type (news, newest, show, ask, jobs)

Recommended Test Plan:

1. Run cd angular-hn-react && npm install && npm start
2. Navigate through all feed types and verify stories load
3. Click on a story to view item details and comments
4. Click on a username to view user profile
5. Open settings and toggle theme options
6. Verify settings persist after page refresh

Notes

• The app uses the same API endpoint as the original Angular app: https://node-hnapi.herokuapp.com
• No new unit tests were added for the React components - the default create-react-app test file remains
• Screen recording of manual testing available:

View original video (rec-128d2f4b117549fb822e6deeb4d0779a-edited.mp4)

Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/b0b427c40cf94418bac1e661f06c8fff
Requested by: Satwik Bebortha (satwik.bebortha@cognition.ai) / @satwik-cog

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