rohan-paul/hackernews-api

The hackernews-api project is a small web app that pulls in the latest stories from Hacker News and displays them in an interactive, sortable table. It is designed for anyone who wants to browse recent Hacker News posts with more control than the official website provides, such as filtering and sorting by score, title, or author. When you open the app, it fetches 20 new articles and displays a loading indicator while it gathers the data. The stories are shown in a data table where you can sort by different columns, apply multiple filters at once, and use pagination to control how many stories appear on the screen at one time, choosing from options like 5, 10, or 20. The app also checks for new stories every minute and shows a count of how many have been posted since the last check. This tool would be useful for founders, product managers, or casual readers who want to track Hacker News content without manually refreshing the site. For example, if you want to see which new stories are getting the highest scores or filter for posts by specific authors, this app provides that capability in a straightforward interface. The README notes a known issue with how sorting behaves when new data arrives. While the app preserves your sorting choice during its periodic checks for new stories, receiving a new story can reset the sort order. This is tied to a limitation in the third-party table component the project uses, which loses sort state when its data updates. The creator has flagged this as an open problem that affects the overall experience.