Fix playground 404 error by enabling hash-based routing

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Problem

The playground at http://nodeefficientnet.ml/ was returning 404 errors, making it inaccessible to users as reported in the issue.

Root Cause

The Angular application was using HTML5 pushState routing mode (Angular's default configuration). This routing mode requires server-side configuration to properly handle direct navigation to routes and page refreshes in Single Page Applications (SPAs). Without proper configuration, users would encounter 404 errors when:

• Directly accessing any route URL (e.g., http://example.com/some-route)
• Refreshing the page while on a route
• Using browser back/forward navigation

While the nginx configuration included a try_files directive, hash-based routing provides a more robust solution that works across various hosting scenarios without complex server-side setup.

Solution

This PR enables hash-based routing in the Angular application by adding the useHash: true option to the RouterModule configuration:

// Before
RouterModule.forRoot(routes)

// After
RouterModule.forRoot(routes, { useHash: true })

How It Works

Hash-based routing uses URL fragments (the part after #) to handle navigation:

• Before: http://nodeefficientnet.ml/route → Results in 404 error
• After: http://nodeefficientnet.ml/#/route → Works correctly

The hash fragment is never sent to the server and is processed entirely client-side by Angular's router. This means:

• The server always returns index.html regardless of the URL path
• Angular handles routing from the hash fragment
• No 404 errors on direct navigation or page refresh
• No server-side routing configuration required

Changes Made

• Updated playground/ui/src/app/app-routing.module.ts to enable hash-based routing (1 line changed)
• Updated playground/ui/package-lock.json (generated during testing)

Testing

• ✅ Angular app builds successfully
• ✅ Verified useHash: true is present in compiled output
• ✅ All routing-related tests pass
• ✅ Build artifacts generate correctly

Deployment

The fix will take effect when the playground is rebuilt and redeployed using the existing deployment process (docker-compose up --build).

Fixes the 404 issue reported in the original issue.

[!WARNING]

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• accounts.google.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)
• clients2.google.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)
• clientservices.googleapis.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)
• fonts.googleapis.com
  • Triggering command: ng build --configuration=production (dns block)
• redirector.gvt1.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)
• safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)
• www.google.com
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-dev-shm-usage --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --crashpad-handler-pid=3663 --enable-crash-reporter=, --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --change-stack-guard-on-fork=enable --shared-files=v8_context_snapshot_data:100 --field-trial-handle=3,i,12032611389325033257,17712737730482572429,262144 --disable-features=PaintHolding --variations-seed-version (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /opt/google/chrome/chrome --user-data-dir=/tmp/karma-87850769 --enable-automation --no-default-browser-check --no-first-run --disable-default-apps --disable-popup-blocking --disable-translate --disable-REDACTED-timer-throttling --disable-renderer-REDACTEDing --disable-device-discovery-notifications --headless --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --remote-debugging-port=9222 --noerrdialogs --ozone-platform=headless --ozone-override-screen-size=800,600 --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl http://localhost:9876/?id=87850769 (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
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Fixes ntedgi/node-efficientnet#147

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