Merge branch 'dev' into feat/home-data

backend/src/util/apiHelper.ts

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+import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
+
+// !!!! when logger is done -> change
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to fetch data from an API endpoint with error handling.
+ * Logs errors but does NOT throw exceptions to keep the system running.
+ *
+ * @param url The API endpoint to fetch from.
+ * @param description A short description of what is being fetched (for logging).
+ * @param params
+ * @returns The response data if successful, or null if an error occurs.
+ */
+export async function fetchWithLogging<T>(
+    url: string,
+    description: string,
+    params?: Record<string, any>
+): Promise<T | null> {
+    try {
+        const config: AxiosRequestConfig = params ? { params } : {};
+
+        const response = await axios.get<T>(url, config);
+        return response.data;
+    } catch (error: any) {
+        if (error.response) {
+            if (error.response.status === 404) {
+                console.error(
+                    `❌ ERROR: ${description} not found (404) at "${url}".`
+                );
+            } else {
+                console.error(
+                    `❌ ERROR: Failed to fetch ${description}. Status: ${error.response.status} - ${error.response.statusText} (URL: "${url}")`
+                );
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.error(
+                `❌ ERROR: Network or unexpected error when fetching ${description}:`,
+                error.message
+            );
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}