docs(docs-infra): document how to configure redirects (#42452)

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// Docs on Firebase hosting configuration: https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/full-config
"hosting": {
"target": "aio",
"public": "dist",
"cleanUrls": true,
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// ADDING REDIRECTS
//
// In order to permanently redirect a URL to a new address, add an new entry in the `redirects`
// list:
// ```json
// {"type": 301, "source": "/old/url", "destination": "/new/url"}
// ```
//
// This will cause the server to redirect any clients that visit `/old/url` to `/new/url`. At
// the same time, the ServiceWorker will be automatically configured to let requests for
// `/old/url` pass through to the server (instead of serving them locally with the cached
// `index.html`).
//
// In addition, you should also add a corresponding testcase in `URLS_TO_REDIRECT.txt` (inside
// `tests/deployment/shared/`) to ensure that the new redirect behaves as expected.
//
// NOTE 1:
// On clients that still have an old ServiceWorker version installed the next time they visit a
// recently redirected URL, the ServiceWorker will not yet know to let the request pass through
// to the server (and get redirected). In such cases, those clients will get a "Page not found"
// error, as the app tries to load `generated/docs/old/url.json` (which no longer exists). Such
// errors would typically go away after reloading the page (since the ServiceWorker will have
// updated to the latest version in the background).
//
// This temporary error is usually not a concern, because it only affects clients with an old
// ServiceWorker version at the time of the first visit and it goes away on reload. If, however,
// it is important to avoid this error for a specific redirect, you can add an additional
// redirect entry for the requested JSON file:
// ```json
// {"type": 302, "source": "/generated/docs/old/url.json", "destination": "/generated/docs/new/url.json"}
// ```
//
// In order to avoid bloating the redirects config, it is recommended to remove this additional
// entry after some time has passed, at which point the large majority of existing clients will
// have switched to an updated ServiceWorker version.
//
// NOTE 2:
// If you decide to add the additional entry described above, keep in mind that the JSON file
// URL is derived from the page URL by prepending `/generated/docs`, replacing any upper-case
// letters with the corresponding lower-case ones followed by an underscore (`_`) and appending
// `.json`.
//
// For example, the page URL `/api/forms/FormBuilder` would result in requesting the JSON file
// `/generated/docs/api/forms/f_ormb_uilder.json`.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"redirects": [
// A random bad indexed page that used `api/api`
{"type": 301, "source": "/api/api/:rest*", "destination": "/api/:rest*"},