Migrate to TypeScript with esbuild bundling, eliminate code duplication

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Migrates entire codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript, eliminates ~40% code duplication through centralized utilities, and implements esbuild bundling for manifest v2 compatibility.

TypeScript Migration

• Source files moved to src/ with strict type checking
• Comprehensive type definitions in src/types.ts for all data structures
• esbuild bundles TypeScript → IIFE format (required for manifest v2)

Before (repeated across multiple files):

(function () {
  const browser = globalThis.browser || globalThis.chrome;
  const api = globalThis.__GSMARENA_EXT__ || {};
  // ... duplicated initialization
})();

After (centralized):

// src/shared/browser-compat.ts
export const browserAPI = globalThis.browser || globalThis.chrome;
export const storage = { /* unified Promise-based API */ };
export function sendMessage<T>(message: any): Promise<T> { /* ... */ }

// Import and use
import { browserAPI, storage, sendMessage } from "./shared/browser-compat";

Code Deduplication

• Centralized browser compatibility in browser-compat.ts (storage, messaging, downloads)
• Removed unused files: content/data-sync.js, shared/runtime-utils.js
• Eliminated IIFE wrappers and global state patterns
• Single-file bundles per entry point (background, popup, content script)

Build System

• esbuild bundles each entry point into standalone IIFE (~10ms builds)
• Watch mode: npm run watch for development
• Auto-compilation via prebuild hook: npm run build
• Manifest simplified to reference 3 bundled files vs 7+ separate modules

Metrics

• LOC: 800 → 424 TypeScript (47% reduction)
• Size: 28.5KB → 24KB (14% smaller)
• Modules in manifest: 7 → 3 (single file per entry point)

Source files in src/, compiled output in cachearena/ (git-ignored, CI-generated).

Original prompt

improve code quality, rewrite everything in typescript if possible, reduce duplication

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