2025SELab2-project-Dwengo/backend/src/util/apiHelper.ts
2025-03-06 13:37:42 +00:00

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import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
import { getLogger, Logger } from '../logging/initalize.js';
const logger: Logger = getLogger();
/**
* 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) {
logger.debug(`❌ ERROR: ${description} not found (404) at "${url}".`);
} else {
logger.debug(
`❌ ERROR: Failed to fetch ${description}. Status: ${error.response.status} - ${error.response.statusText} (URL: "${url}")`
);
}
} else {
logger.debug(`❌ ERROR: Network or unexpected error when fetching ${description}:`, error.message);
}
return null;
}
}