HN Client
This project is an alternative client to browse the Hacker News website by means of its public API.
The live version of the website is available at murar8-hn-client.web.app
Features
- Responsive design.
- Pagination and code splitting for increasing performance.
- PWA support using Workbox for caching static content.
- Dynamic theme based on system preferences.
Inner workings
Tech stack
| Programming language | Typescript |
| UI framework | React |
| Module bundling/transpilation | Create React App |
| Testing (integration/unit) | Jest + React Testing Libray |
| Component library | Chakra UI |
| Routing | React Router |
Deployment
Deployment is handled using a github actions CI pipeline that deploys the website whenever new code is pushed to the main branch. In addition, whenever a PR is opened, the pipeline generates a staging URL where the website containing the proposed modifications is deployed.
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Lorenzo Murarotto lnzmrr@gmail.com
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.