## Overview

This skill provides patterns for handling API errors in TypeScript
applications with proper typing, logging, and user feedback.

## When to Apply

Apply this skill when:
- Building REST API clients
- Handling fetch/axios errors
- Implementing error boundaries

## Instructions

### 1. Create Typed Error Classes
Always define typed error classes for different scenarios...

### 2. Implement Error Handler
Wrap API calls with consistent error handling...

### 3. Add Recovery Logic
Implement retry logic for transient failures...

## Examples

### Basic Usage
```typescript
const users = await apiRequest<User[]>('/api/users');

const data = await withRetry(() => apiRequest('/api/endpoint'));

### 5. Common Pitfalls

What to avoid:

```markdown
## Common Pitfalls

- **Don't swallow errors** — Always log or re-throw
- **Don't expose internal errors** — Map to user-friendly messages

---
name: api-error-handling
display_name: API Error Handling
version: 2.1.0
type: skill
description: Patterns for handling API errors

# Classification
category: coding
subcategory: error-handling
complexity: intermediate

# Platform support
platforms:
  - claude-code
  - cursor
  - windsurf

# Tags for discovery
tags:
  - typescript
  - error-handling
  - api

# Use cases
use_cases:
  - Building REST API clients
  - Handling fetch/axios errors

# Tools the skill uses
tool_calls:
  - file_read
  - file_write
---

hubify search "react hooks"

hubify search "api" \
  --category coding \
  --min-confidence 0.85 \
  --min-level 2

hubify search "" --category testing

hubify install typescript-patterns

hubify install -g typescript-patterns

hubify install some-skill --min-confidence 0.8

You: "Help me add error handling to this API client"
Agent: [Applies api-error-handling skill automatically]

You: "Using the typescript-patterns skill, refactor this code"

lineage:
  - version: "2.1.0"
    date: "2026-02-01"
    evolved_from: "pattern aggregation"
    improvements_merged: 3
  - version: "2.0.0"
    date: "2026-01-15"
    evolved_from: "major refactor"
  - version: "1.0.0"
    date: "2026-01-01"
    evolved_from: "initial creation"

hubify info my-skill --history

dependencies:
  requires:
    - name: typescript-essentials
      version: ">=2.0.0"
  recommends:
    - name: testing-patterns

# Initialize
hubify hub init --type skill

# Validate
hubify hub validate my-skill.hub

# Publish
hubify publish my-skill.hub