Configured NextJS API url environment variables; Production uses publ…

…ic API

frontend/.env.local

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EXTERNAL_API_URL=http://localhost:8080
+DOMAIN_URL=http://localhost:3000

frontend/.env.production

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EXTERNAL_API_URL=https://api.whosaidit.app
+DOMAIN_URL=https://whosaidit.app

frontend/.gitignore

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
-# local env files
-.env*.local
-
 # vercel
 .vercel
 

frontend/app/constants.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // Stores the external SpringBoot API root:
-export const EXTERNAL_API_ROOT: string = "http://localhost:8080/api";
+export const EXTERNAL_API_ROOT: string = `${process.env.EXTERNAL_API_URL}/api`;
+
 
 // Stores the internal NextJS API root:
 export const INTERNAL_API_ROOT: string = "http://localhost:3000/api";
 
 // Stores the domain URL:
-export const DOMAIN_URL: string = "http://localhost:3000";
+export const DOMAIN_URL: string = `${process.env.DOMAIN_URL}`;
 
 // How long the user must hold on a message to select it in mobile layout (ms)
 export const MOBILE_HOLD_DURATION = 400;