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Angular HttpClient: CORS, interceptors, and proxy.conf.json for local development

Use the dev-server proxy to avoid browser CORS during ng serve; production builds still need real API headers.

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Production parity

Run staging builds against the same API hostnames users hit to catch misaligned cookie domains.

Angular Universal SSR adds server-side fetches that bypass CORS—test both modes.

Monorepo tips

Share OpenAPI-generated types between apps so header names stay consistent across teams.

Lint environment files so API base URLs never point to http:// on production builds.

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