Code Examples & Patterns
Production-ready snippets, architecture patterns, and implementation guides from the That Is A Q engineering team.
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);