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+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * React port of Angular ContactDetailComponent
+ *
+ * Original Angular component: contact-detail.component.ts
+ * - @Input: none (route param `id` used)
+ * - @Output: none
+ * - Services: ContactService, ActivatedRoute, MatDialog
+ * - Lifecycle: ngOnInit → useEffect
+ */
+
+interface Contact {
+  id: number;
+  name?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  number?: string;
+  country?: string;
+  favorite?: boolean;
+}
+
+const LOADING_CONTACT_MESSAGE = 'Loading contact...';
+const NO_CONTACT_FOUND_MESSAGE = 'Contact not found';
+
+/** TODO: Replace with a proper phone formatting library or utility */
+function formatPhoneNumber(phone?: string, _format?: string, _country?: string): string {
+  return phone ?? '';
+}
+
+interface ContactDetailComponentProps {
+  /** The contact ID to fetch, typically from route params */
+  contactId: number;
+  /** Function to fetch contact data */
+  getContact: (id: number) => Promise<Contact>;
+  /** Callback to navigate back to contacts list */
+  onNavigateBack: () => void;
+  /** Callback to open the contact feed dialog */
+  onOpenFeedDialog?: (contactName: string) => void;
+}
+
+export const ContactDetailComponent: React.FC<ContactDetailComponentProps> = ({
+  contactId,
+  getContact,
+  onNavigateBack,
+  onOpenFeedDialog,
+}) => {
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [contact, setContact] = useState<Contact | null>(null);
+
+  // Replaces ngOnInit + loadContact()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    setContact(null);
+
+    getContact(contactId)
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setIsLoading(false);
+          setContact(data);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setIsLoading(false);
+          setContact(null);
+        }
+      });
+
+    // Cleanup on unmount (replaces ngOnDestroy)
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [contactId, getContact]);
+
+  // Replaces openDialog()
+  const handleOpenDialog = () => {
+    if (contact?.name && onOpenFeedDialog) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        onOpenFeedDialog(contact.name!);
+      }, 500);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Loading state
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <h6 className="messages" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+          {LOADING_CONTACT_MESSAGE}
+        </h6>
+        <div
+          className="app-progress"
+          aria-label="Indeterminate progress-bar example"
+          style={{
+            height: 4,
+            background: 'linear-gradient(90deg, #3f51b5 30%, transparent 30%)',
+            animation: 'indeterminate 1.5s infinite',
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {/* Contact card or not-found message */}
+      {contact !== null ? (
+        <div>
+          <div style={{ padding: 16, border: '1px solid #ccc', borderRadius: 4 }}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8 }}>
+              <span role="img" aria-label="mood" style={{ fontSize: 24 }}>😊</span>
+              <div>
+                <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{contact.name}</h3>
+                <p style={{ margin: 0, color: '#666' }}>{contact.email}</p>
+                <p style={{ margin: 0, color: '#666' }}>
+                  {formatPhoneNumber(contact.number, 'default', contact.country)}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div>
+          <h6 className="messages" style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+            {NO_CONTACT_FOUND_MESSAGE}
+          </h6>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Buttons always visible when not loading (matches Angular *ngIf="!isLoading") */}
+      <div className="buttons" style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', marginTop: 10 }}>
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
+          <button
+            className="back-button"
+            onClick={onNavigateBack}
+            style={{
+              cursor: 'pointer',
+              marginTop: 10,
+              transform: 'rotate(180deg)',
+              background: '#3f51b5',
+              color: 'white',
+              border: 'none',
+              borderRadius: '50%',
+              width: 56,
+              height: 56,
+              fontSize: 24,
+            }}
+            title="Add new contact"
+          >
+            ➤
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
+          <button
+            className="feed-button"
+            onClick={handleOpenDialog}
+            style={{
+              cursor: 'pointer',
+              marginTop: 10,
+              background: '#3f51b5',
+              color: 'white',
+              border: 'none',
+              borderRadius: '50%',
+              width: 56,
+              height: 56,
+              fontSize: 24,
+            }}
+          >
+            📡
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};