feat(frontend): Implement SignalR client integration for real-time notifications

Add comprehensive SignalR client implementation with connection management, React hooks, and UI components for real-time notifications and project updates. Changes: - Install @microsoft/signalr package (v9.0.6) - Create SignalR connection manager with auto-reconnect - Implement useNotificationHub hook for notification hub - Implement useProjectHub hook for project hub with room-based subscriptions - Add NotificationPopover UI component with badge and dropdown - Create Badge UI component - Add SignalRProvider for global connection initialization - Update Header to display real-time notifications - Update app layout to include SignalRProvider - Add comprehensive documentation in SIGNALR_INTEGRATION.md Features: - JWT authentication with automatic token management - Auto-reconnect with exponential backoff (0s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s) - Connection state management and indicators - Real-time notification push - Project event subscriptions (create, update, delete, status change) - Room-based project subscriptions - Typing indicators support 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# SignalR Client Integration - Implementation Summary
+
+## Overview
+
+Successfully integrated SignalR client into ColaFlow frontend for real-time notifications and project updates.
+
+## Implemented Components
+
+### 1. SignalR Configuration (`lib/signalr/config.ts`)
+- Hub URLs for Project and Notification hubs
+- Reconnection delays configuration
+- Environment-based logging levels
+
+### 2. Connection Manager (`lib/signalr/ConnectionManager.ts`)
+- Auto-reconnect with exponential backoff
+- JWT token authentication
+- Connection state management
+- Event listener management
+- Server method invocation
+
+### 3. React Hooks
+
+#### `useNotificationHub` (`lib/hooks/useNotificationHub.ts`)
+- Manages notification hub connection
+- Receives real-time notifications
+- Notification state management (in-memory, max 50 notifications)
+- Methods: `markAsRead`, `clearNotifications`
+- Auto-connects when user is authenticated
+
+#### `useProjectHub` (`lib/hooks/useProjectHub.ts`)
+- Manages project hub connection
+- Listens to project events:
+  - ProjectUpdated
+  - IssueCreated
+  - IssueUpdated
+  - IssueDeleted
+  - IssueStatusChanged
+  - UserJoinedProject
+  - UserLeftProject
+  - TypingIndicator
+- Methods: `joinProject`, `leaveProject`, `sendTypingIndicator`
+- Auto-joins project room when projectId is provided
+
+### 4. UI Components
+
+#### `NotificationPopover` (`components/notifications/NotificationPopover.tsx`)
+- Bell icon with notification badge
+- Dropdown list of notifications
+- Color-coded notification types (info, success, warning, error)
+- Connection status indicator
+- Clear all notifications button
+
+#### `Badge` (`components/ui/badge.tsx`)
+- Reusable badge component for notification count
+- Supports variants: default, secondary, destructive, outline
+
+### 5. Global Provider
+
+#### `SignalRProvider` (`components/providers/SignalRProvider.tsx`)
+- Initializes SignalR connections globally
+- Auto-connects notification hub for authenticated users
+- Added to app layout inside QueryProvider
+
+### 6. Integration
+
+#### Updated `app/layout.tsx`
+- Added SignalRProvider wrapper
+
+#### Updated `components/layout/Header.tsx`
+- Replaced static Bell button with NotificationPopover
+- Shows real-time notification count badge
+
+## File Structure
+
+```
+colaflow-web/
+├── lib/
+│   ├── signalr/
+│   │   ├── config.ts                    # SignalR configuration
+│   │   └── ConnectionManager.ts         # Connection manager class
+│   └── hooks/
+│       ├── useNotificationHub.ts        # Notification hub hook
+│       └── useProjectHub.ts             # Project hub hook
+├── components/
+│   ├── notifications/
+│   │   └── NotificationPopover.tsx      # Notification UI component
+│   ├── providers/
+│   │   └── SignalRProvider.tsx          # Global SignalR provider
+│   ├── layout/
+│   │   └── Header.tsx                   # Updated with NotificationPopover
+│   └── ui/
+│       └── badge.tsx                    # Badge component
+├── app/
+│   └── layout.tsx                       # Updated with SignalRProvider
+└── package.json                         # Added @microsoft/signalr
+```
+
+## Dependencies Added
+
+- `@microsoft/signalr: ^9.0.6`
+
+## Features
+
+### Automatic Reconnection
+- Reconnect delays: 0s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s
+- Handles network interruptions gracefully
+- Visual connection state indicator
+
+### JWT Authentication
+- Automatically includes access token from localStorage
+- Uses Bearer token authentication
+- Falls back to query string if needed
+
+### Connection State Management
+- States: disconnected, connecting, connected, reconnecting
+- State listeners for UI updates
+- Automatic cleanup on unmount
+
+### Notification System
+- Real-time push notifications
+- In-memory storage (last 50 notifications)
+- Click-to-clear functionality
+- Color-coded by type (info, success, warning, error)
+- Timestamp display
+
+### Project Hub Events
+- Real-time project updates
+- Issue lifecycle events (create, update, delete)
+- Team collaboration features (join/leave, typing indicators)
+- Room-based subscriptions per project
+
+## Testing Instructions
+
+### 1. Start the Frontend
+```bash
+cd colaflow-web
+npm run dev
+```
+
+### 2. Login to the Application
+- Navigate to http://localhost:3000/login
+- Login with valid credentials
+- Check browser console for SignalR connection logs:
+  ```
+  [SignalR] Connected to http://localhost:5000/hubs/notification
+  ```
+
+### 3. Test Notifications
+
+#### Backend Test Endpoint
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/SignalRTest/test-user-notification \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer {your-access-token}" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "\"Test SignalR notification from backend\""
+```
+
+#### Expected Behavior
+1. Notification badge appears on Bell icon with count
+2. Click Bell icon to open notification popover
+3. Notification appears in the list with timestamp
+4. Connection status shows "Connected" (green dot)
+
+### 4. Test Connection States
+
+#### Disconnect Test
+- Stop the backend API server
+- Frontend should show "Reconnecting..." status
+- Will attempt reconnection with delays: 0s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 30s
+
+#### Reconnect Test
+- Restart the backend API server
+- Frontend should automatically reconnect
+- Status changes to "Connected"
+
+### 5. Test Project Hub (When implemented)
+```bash
+# Join project
+# (Automatic when navigating to project page with projectId)
+
+# Backend can send project events:
+- IssueCreated
+- IssueUpdated
+- IssueStatusChanged
+```
+
+## Known Issues
+
+### Existing Build Errors (Not related to SignalR)
+The following errors exist in the codebase but are NOT caused by SignalR integration:
+
+```
+./lib/api/projects.ts:1:1
+Export api doesn't exist in target module
+```
+
+**Cause**: `lib/api/client.ts` does not export `api` object. Current exports are `apiClient` and `tokenManager`.
+
+**Fix needed**: Either:
+1. Export `api` from `client.ts`, or
+2. Update imports in `projects.ts` and `use-kanban.ts` to use `apiClient`
+
+These errors prevent build but do not affect dev server functionality.
+
+## Next Steps
+
+### TODO: Integrate with Real Data
+Currently, ProjectHub events log to console. Next steps:
+
+1. **Kanban Board Integration**
+   - Update `useKanbanBoard` to listen to ProjectHub events
+   - Auto-refresh board on `IssueCreated`, `IssueUpdated`, `IssueDeleted`
+   - Implement optimistic updates
+
+2. **Project List Integration**
+   - Update project list on `ProjectUpdated` events
+   - Show live user count in project cards
+
+3. **Notification Persistence**
+   - Add API endpoints for notification CRUD
+   - Fetch initial notifications on mount
+   - Mark as read on server
+   - Delete notifications
+
+4. **Typing Indicators**
+   - Show "User X is typing..." in issue comments
+   - Debounce typing events (send after 500ms of typing)
+
+5. **Toast Notifications**
+   - Show toast for important events
+   - Play notification sound (optional)
+   - Browser push notifications (optional)
+
+## Architecture Decisions
+
+### Why SignalRConnectionManager Class?
+- Encapsulates connection logic
+- Reusable across multiple hubs
+- Easy to test and mock
+- Provides consistent API for connection management
+
+### Why Separate Hooks for Each Hub?
+- Clear separation of concerns
+- Different event handlers per hub
+- Optional project-specific subscriptions (ProjectHub)
+- Global notification hub (NotificationHub)
+
+### Why In-Memory Notification Storage?
+- Simple implementation for MVP
+- No backend dependency
+- Can be replaced with API later
+- Good for recent notifications
+
+### Why Global SignalRProvider?
+- Single connection per hub per user
+- Ensures connection is established early
+- Automatic connection management
+- Centralized lifecycle management
+
+## Success Criteria - COMPLETED ✓
+
+- [x] @microsoft/signalr installed
+- [x] SignalRConnectionManager created (supports auto-reconnect)
+- [x] useNotificationHub hook implemented
+- [x] useProjectHub hook implemented
+- [x] NotificationPopover UI component
+- [x] SignalRProvider global initialization
+- [x] Header displays real-time notifications
+- [x] Connection state indicator
+- [x] Frontend compiles without SignalR-related errors
+- [x] Documentation created
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+### Connection Management
+- Single connection per hub (not per component)
+- Automatic cleanup on unmount
+- Efficient event listener management
+
+### Memory Usage
+- Notification limit: 50 in memory
+- Old notifications auto-removed
+- Event handlers properly cleaned up
+
+### Network Efficiency
+- WebSocket connection (low overhead)
+- Binary message format
+- Automatic compression
+
+## Security
+
+### Authentication
+- JWT token from localStorage
+- Sent via Authorization header
+- Fallback to query string for WebSocket upgrade
+
+### Connection Security
+- HTTPS in production (wss://)
+- Token validation on server
+- User-specific notification channels
+
+## Conclusion
+
+SignalR client integration is **COMPLETE** and ready for testing. The implementation provides a solid foundation for real-time features in ColaFlow.
+
+**Next**: Test with backend API and integrate with Kanban board for live updates.