Modular Refactor, UI Enhancements, and Config Persistence

[chvvkumar]

📋 Overview

This pull request introduces a major refactor of the application's codebase into a modular design, improving separation of concerns and maintainability. It also significantly enhances the user interface for client management and safety history, alongside adding persistent configuration options for Docker deployments.

🔄 Changes by Category

• Features:
  • Implemented timeout handling and improved logging across the application.
  • Added timezone handling for client connection timestamps and safety history.
  • Enhanced client list management by filtering connected IPs from disconnected clients and handling reconnections in the UI.
  • Introduced persistent configuration options for Docker containers.
  • Improved configuration saving with detailed permission error logging.
  • Updated UI to display safety history in reverse chronological order.
  • Reordered client table columns and updated status indicators for improved readability.
• Refactoring:
  • Performed a major refactor of the codebase into a modular design with clear separation of concerns, creating new modules for configuration, device management, discovery, and API routes.
  • Removed deprecated management endpoints, contributing to a cleaner API design.
• Documentation:
  • Updated architecture.md and readme.md to reflect the new modular design.
  • Updated readme.md with config directory permissions, setup instructions, and usage details.
• Configuration:
  • Optimized Docker caching by changing the cache mode for faster exports.
  • Modified Dockerfile and alpaca/config.py to support persistent configuration.

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