🚀 Migrated Vanilla JS Code to React | Modularized Components & Improved Scalability

[anmolkhurana490]

🔹 Overview

This PR refactors the entire project by converting the existing Vanilla JavaScript code into ReactJS, making it more secure, reusable, and scalable. The core functionality, UI, and styling remain consistent with the original version, while introducing modern development practices with React.

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🔹 Key Enhancements & Changes

✅ Converted Vanilla JS to React: The entire project has been rewritten in React for better state management, maintainability, and efficiency.

✅ Modular Component Structure: The complex monolithic structure is now divided into multiple reusable React components, including:
📌 Crossword Puzzle – Dynamically renders crossword grid using state-based logic.
📌 Personalized Puzzle Form – Handles user inputs for custom crossword generation.
📌 Color Configuration – Allows customization of crossword colors.

✅ Redesigned Crossword Logic:
Instead of using static HTML tables, crossword cells are dynamically rendered based on user input.
Improved reactivity and interactivity.

✅ Global State Management with Context API:

• Implemented global state management to handle key app functionalities, including:
• Vertical word storage
• Answers & clues
• Timer functionality
• Language settings
• Puzzle Theme customization

✅ Preserved Original UI & Styling:
Retained the existing HTML & CSS structure to ensure no visual changes.
Improved maintainability by using Tailwind CSS classes already present in the project.

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🔹 Future Work & Enhancements

🚀 Support for Complex Crosswords:
The current logic supports only simple crosswords (single vertical word, answers equal to letters count).
Further enhancements will be needed to handle complex crossword structures.

🎨 Enhanced UI Styling with TailwindCSS:
The existing code contains Tailwind CSS classes that can be leveraged for a more modern and attractive UI.
Future updates will incorporate better UI responsiveness and customization options.

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🔹 How to Test the Changes

1️⃣ Clone the repository and switch to this branch.
2️⃣ Run npm install to install dependencies.
3️⃣ Start the React app with npm run dev.
4️⃣ Test functionalities:

• Create a custom crossword and check the dynamic rendering of cells.
• Modify crossword properties (color, language, timer, etc.).
• Ensure the UI and styling remain identical to the original version.

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🔹 Checklist Before Merge

✔️ Code is fully modularized and reusable.
✔️ No breaking changes – existing functionality is intact.
✔️ State is managed efficiently using React Context API.
✔️ UI and styling match the original design.
✔️ Ready for future enhancements like complex crossword support.

This refactor is a big step toward modernizing the project while keeping its original essence. Would love feedback from maintainers and fellow contributors! 🚀✨