Refactor: Consolidate duplicated BlogPost interface into a shared type

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Description:

This pull request addresses code duplication by consolidating the BlogPost interface, which was previously defined independently across 4 separate files, into a single central source of truth in types/blog.ts.
All component and utility consumers (lib/blog.ts, lib/blog-server.ts, app/page.tsx, components/blog-card.tsx, and app/a/[slug]/BlogPostClient.tsx) have been updated to utilize TypeScript's import type to import the shared BlogPost and PaginatedPosts interfaces. This change ensures type consistency, improves maintainability, and follows DRY principles.

Additional Notes:

• Adhered to the import type standard for TypeScript imports.
• Created types/blog.ts to host global types.
• The PaginatedData inline type in lib/blog.ts and app/page.tsx was also extracted to PaginatedPosts in the new types file.

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• Refactor
  • Internal code organization improvements to enhance codebase maintainability and structure.

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📒 Files selected for processing (6)

• app/a/[slug]/BlogPostClient.tsx
• app/page.tsx
• components/blog-card.tsx
• lib/blog-server.ts
• lib/blog.ts
• types/blog.ts

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Walkthrough

The PR consolidates blog-related TypeScript type definitions from multiple files into a centralized types/blog.ts module. The BlogPost and PaginatedPosts interfaces are now exported from the new shared types file, and all consuming modules are updated to import these types instead of defining them locally.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Type Definition Consolidation types/blog.ts	New centralized module exporting BlogPost and PaginatedPosts type interfaces previously scattered across other files.
Blog Library Updates lib/blog.ts, lib/blog-server.ts	Removed local BlogPost interface declarations and replaced with type-only imports from @/types/blog. Updated function return types to reference the shared PaginatedPosts type.
Component & Page Updates components/blog-card.tsx, app/page.tsx, app/a/[slug]/BlogPostClient.tsx	Removed locally declared type interfaces and updated import statements to use BlogPost and PaginatedPosts from the centralized @/types/blog module.

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Possibly related PRs

• replace blog-data.json with direct markdown file reading #2 — Modifies lib/blog-server.ts's BlogPost type definition, directly affected by this type consolidation refactoring.

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🐰 Types scattered far, now gathered near,
In types/blog, crystal and clear,
No more duplication, just one shared source,
Blog posts hop along their proper course! ✨

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