Frontend - TLDR This

The frontend is a React application that provides a clean, user-friendly interface for article summarization.

Features

  • Auto-Detection: Automatically detects if input is a URL or text content
  • Real-time Feedback: Shows loading states and character counts
  • Responsive Design: Works well on desktop and mobile devices
  • Error Handling: Clear error messages for various failure scenarios
  • Example Content: Quick "Try Example" button for testing

Components

App.tsx

Main application component that handles:

  • Form state management
  • API communication
  • URL/text detection
  • Loading and error states
  • Results display

Styling

  • TailwindCSS: Used via CDN for utility-first styling
  • Glass Effect: Modern glassmorphism design with backdrop blur
  • Gradient Background: Beautiful gradient background
  • Animations: Smooth transitions and loading animations

User Experience

  1. Input Detection: Automatically detects URLs vs text content
  2. Visual Feedback: Clear indicators for URL vs text mode
  3. Loading States: Spinner and descriptive loading messages
  4. Error Handling: User-friendly error messages
  5. Results Display: Clean summary presentation with source attribution

Browser Compatibility

Works in all modern browsers that support:

  • ES6+ JavaScript
  • CSS Grid and Flexbox
  • Fetch API
  • React 18