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Add end-to-end Anonymous Posting (#33)

* Add anonymous posting support

Posts now support an 'anonymous' flag that is saved in the database.
UI and server-side rendering mask usernames, avatars, and profile links
on topic pages, category listings, and quick reply so non-owners and
non-mods only see 'Anonymous'.

* Fixed test failure on schema and database upgrade

add anonymous to PostObject/PostDataObject so topic/search responses validate, always return { topics: [...] } to satisfy required schema fields, post data: normalize anonymous to boolean during read to match schema expectations, Upgrades: fix module import paths in src/upgrades/4.4.0/add_anonymous_to_posts.js (use ../../), unblocking upgrade test

* fix(lint): remove await inside loops in upgrade script

Refactor src/upgrades/4.4.0/add_anonymous_to_posts.js to a recursive, batched processor

Use Promise.all per chunk and tail recursion for paging (start += batch)

Preserves behavior (sets anonymous=false when missing) while satisfying no-await-in-loop lint rule

* cleared up the console logs from testings

* fixed lint failure and got rid of redundant debug prints

* fixed ireggular bug where post listing shows user's avatar

mask anonymous posts in category/topic views and update API/schema

* added thorough testings for anonymous feature

* revert test/controllers.js  to clear not needed const

* added more tests for reply aand categories, also cleared remaining console.log

* mcode review changes: refactored test cases and cleared some comments

* revert to unrefactored testtest since failing test on git (passed locally)

* fixed linter error due to merging conflicts

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