Dynamic API Client Network

A resilient fetch wrapper with automatic retries, error handling, and typed response parsing.

class APIClient {
  constructor(baseURL, options = {}) {
    this.baseURL = baseURL;
    this.retries = options.retries ?? 3;
    this.delay = options.delay ?? 1000;
    this.timeout = options.timeout ?? 8000;
  }

  async request(endpoint, config = {}) {
    const url = `${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`;
    
    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= this.retries; attempt++) {
      try {
        const controller = new AbortController();
        const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), this.timeout);

        const response = await fetch(url, {
          ...config,
          signal: controller.signal
        });

        clearTimeout(timeoutId);

        if (!response.ok) {
          throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
        }

        const data = await response.json();
        return data;
      } catch (err) {
        if (attempt === this.retries) throw err;
        await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, this.delay * attempt));
      }
    }
  }
}

// Usage:
const client = new APIClient('https://api.thatisaq.com');
const users = await client.request('/v1/users', {
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer token' }
});
interface ClientConfig {
  retries?: number;
  delay?: number;
  timeout?: number;
}

interface RequestConfig extends RequestInit {
  signal?: AbortSignal;
}

class APIClient {
  private readonly baseURL: string;
  private readonly retries: number;
  private readonly delay: number;
  private readonly timeout: number;

  constructor(baseURL: string, config: ClientConfig = {}) {
    this.baseURL = baseURL;
    this.retries = config.retries ?? 3;
    this.delay = config.delay ?? 1000;
    this.timeout = config.timeout ?? 8000;
  }

  async request(endpoint: string, config: RequestConfig = {}): Promise<T> {
    const url = `${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`;
    
    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= this.retries; attempt++) {
      try {
        const controller = new AbortController();
        const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), this.timeout);

        const response = await fetch(url, {
          ...config,
          signal: controller.signal
        });

        clearTimeout(timeoutId);

        if (!response.ok) {
          throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
        }

        return await response.json();
      } catch (err) {
        if (attempt === this.retries) throw err;
        await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, this.delay * attempt));
      }
    }
    throw new Error('Max retries exceeded');
  }
}

Responsive Dashboard Grid Layout

A flexible, auto-filling grid system using modern CSS Grid and container queries for component-level responsiveness.

.dashboard {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 24px;
  container-type: inline-size;
}

.card {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 20px;
  transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}

.card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

/* Container query for component responsiveness */
@container (min-width: 600px) {
  .card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .card-icon {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
  }
}

/* Dark mode scrollbar enhancement */
.card::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
}
.card::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  border-radius: 3px;
}

UseQuery Custom Hook React

A lightweight data-fetching hook with caching, stale-time management, and automatic background refetching.

import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';

const useQuery = (key, fetchFn, { staleTime = 5000, onSuccess } = {}) => {
  const [state, setState] = useState({ data: null, loading: true, error: null });
  const [cache, setCache] = useState({});

  const fetchData = useCallback(async () => {
    const now = Date.now();
    const cached = cache[key];
    
    if (cached && now - cached.timestamp < staleTime) {
      setState(prev => ({ ...prev, loading: false }));
      onSuccess?.(cached.data);
      return cached.data;
    }

    setState(prev => ({ ...prev, loading: true, error: null }));
    
    try {
      const data = await fetchFn();
      setCache(prev => ({ ...prev, [key]: { data, timestamp: now } }));
      setState({ data, loading: false, error: null });
      onSuccess?.(data);
      return data;
    } catch (err) {
      setState({ data: null, loading: false, error: err });
      throw err;
    }
  }, [key, fetchFn, staleTime, onSuccess, cache]);

  useEffect(() => {
    fetchData();
  }, [fetchData]);

  return { ...state, refetch: fetchData };
};

export default useQuery;
import useQuery from './hooks/useQuery';

export default function UserDashboard() {
  const { data: profile, loading, error, refetch } = useQuery(
    'user_profile',
    async () => fetch('/api/me').then(res => res.json()),
    { staleTime: 10000 }
  );

  if (loading) return <suspense>Loading profile...</suspense>;
  if (error) return <error-view error={error} onRetry={refetch} />;

  return (
    <div className="profile-card">
      <h2>{profile.name}</h2>
      <p>{profile.email}</p>
      <button onClick={refetch} disabled={loading}>
        {loading ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

Express Error Boundary Backend

Centralized error handling middleware that sanitizes stack traces in production while preserving detailed logs for debugging.

const { createLogger } = require('winston');
const logger = createLogger({ level: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'error' : 'debug' });

// Async error wrapper
const asyncHandler = fn => (req, res, next) => {
  Promise.resolve(fn(req, res, next)).catch(next);
};

// Global error handler
const errorHandler = (err, req, res, next) => {
  const statusCode = err.statusCode || 500;
  const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';

  // Log detailed error internally
  logger.error(`${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} - ${err.message}`, {
    stack: err.stack,
    traceId: req.headers['x-request-id']
  });

  // Sanitize response for clients
  res.status(statusCode).json({
    success: false,
    error: {
      message: isProd ? 'Internal Server Error' : err.message,
      code: err.code || 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
      ...(isProd ? {} : { stack: err.stack })
    }
  });
};

// Usage in routes:
app.get('/users', asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
  // throw new Error('Simulated failure'); // Triggers errorHandler
  res.json({ users: [] });
}));

app.use(errorHandler);