Switched to typescript instead of javascript

frontend/src/utils/helpers.ts

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+// frontend/src/utils/helpers.ts
+
+export const stringToColor = (str: string | null | undefined): string => {
+    if (!str) return '#71717a';
+
+    const normalized: string = str.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const salt: string = 'volley-standard-salt-v5';
+    const COURT_COLORS: string[] = ['#ea580c', '#0284c7', '#059669', '#ca8a04', '#dc2626', '#0891b2', '#e11d48', '#65a30d'];
+
+    let hash: number = 0;
+    const combined: string = normalized + salt;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < combined.length; i++) {
+        hash = combined.charCodeAt(i) + ((hash << 5) - hash);
+    }
+
+    return COURT_COLORS[Math.abs(hash) % COURT_COLORS.length];
+};
+
+export const printName = (name: string | null | undefined): string => {
+    if (!name) return '';
+    if (name.startsWith('Winner of #')) return name.replace('Winner of #', 'W') + ': _______________';
+    if (name.startsWith('Loser of #')) return name.replace('Loser of #', 'L') + ': _______________';
+    return name;
+};