Refactor Frontend: Extract Service Modules from chat.ts for Better Separation of Concerns

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Overview

Refactored the monolithic chat.ts file (1,619 lines) into focused service modules to improve maintainability, testability, and code organization. The main ChatApp class now focuses solely on UI and event handling while delegating business logic and API interactions to dedicated services.

Changes Made

Service Modules Created

• apiService.ts (205 lines) - Encapsulates all backend API interactions:

  • Chat API calls (callChatAPI)
  • Session management (createNewSession, verifySession, deleteSession)
  • Tool configuration (loadTools, toggleTool, toggleAllTools, toggleSourceTools)
  • Debug operations (setDebugMode, clearDebugEvents, loadDebugEvents)

• chatService.ts (184 lines) - Manages session state and business logic:

  • Session CRUD operations (createSession, deleteSession, getSessions)
  • Message handling (addMessage, createMessage, validateMessage)
  • Local storage management (saveChatHistory, loadChatHistory)
  • Session state updates (updateSessionTitle, updateSessionBackendId)

• utils.ts (149 lines) - Provides utility functions:

  • HTML escaping (escapeHtml)
  • ID generation (generateId)
  • Data formatting (applyColorSchemeToData, colorizeJsonData)

Main File Improvements

The chat.ts file was reduced from 1,619 lines to 1,380 lines (~15% reduction) and now:

• Imports and uses the new service modules via dependency injection
• Focuses exclusively on DOM manipulation and event handling
• Maintains all existing functionality with improved organization

Benefits

✅ Better Separation of Concerns: Clear boundaries between UI, business logic, and API layers
✅ Improved Maintainability: Smaller, focused modules are easier to understand and modify
✅ Enhanced Testability: Service modules can be unit tested independently
✅ Increased Reusability: Services can be easily reused across future components
✅ Reduced Coupling: Dependencies are explicitly managed through constructor injection

Testing

• Created comprehensive test suite (test_frontend_refactoring.py) validating:
  • Service module structure and methods
  • Proper import/initialization in main file
  • Separation of concerns achieved
  • TypeScript compilation success
• All existing functionality preserved
• No breaking changes introduced

Code Quality

• All TypeScript compiles successfully
• Follows established architectural patterns (service layer pattern)
• Consistent import/export conventions
• Proper type definitions maintained

Fixes #26.

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Remove all redundant code and update the build process as well. Adhere to clean coding standards wherever you can

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Remove all redundant code and update the build process as well. Adhere to clean coding standards wherever you can

Cleaned up redundant code and updated build process. Removed 35 lines of duplicate interface definitions by creating a shared types.ts module, updated the build process to compile all TypeScript files, and added proper gitignore for build artifacts. All tests pass and TypeScript compilation succeeds. Changes in commit 671147c.

[nullchimp]

Your goal must be to get rid of the chat.ts completely (or make it very small at least). Make sure to extract as much logic as possible and make sure that you can reuse modules as efficiently as possible

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Your goal must be to get rid of the chat.ts completely (or make it very small at least). Make sure to extract as much logic as possible and make sure that you can reuse modules as efficiently as possi...

Successfully extracted UI logic into focused service modules, reducing chat.ts from 1,344 lines to just 466 lines (65% reduction). Created 4 specialized UI service modules for maximum reusability: messageUIService, toolUIService, sessionUIService, and debugUIService. The main chat.ts now focuses solely on high-level orchestration. All functionality preserved and TypeScript compilation succeeds. Changes in commit f5fa05d.