module creation

apps/website/lib/apiClient.ts

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+export class ApiClient {
+  private baseUrl: string;
+
+  constructor(baseUrl: string) {
+    this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
+  }
+
+  private async request<T>(method: string, path: string, data?: object): Promise<T | void> {
+    const headers: HeadersInit = {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    };
+
+    const config: RequestInit = {
+      method,
+      headers,
+    };
+
+    if (data) {
+      config.body = JSON.stringify(data);
+    }
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}${path}`, config);
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      // Attempt to read error message from response body
+      let errorData: any;
+      try {
+        errorData = await response.json();
+      } catch (e) {
+        errorData = { message: response.statusText };
+      }
+      throw new Error(errorData.message || `API request failed with status ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const text = await response.text();
+    return text ? JSON.parse(text) : undefined;
+  }
+
+  get<T>(path: string): Promise<T | void> {
+    return this.request<T>('GET', path);
+  }
+
+  post<T>(path: string, data: object): Promise<T | void> {
+    return this.request<T>('POST', path, data);
+  }
+
+  put<T>(path: string, data: object): Promise<T | void> {
+    return this.request<T>('PUT', path, data);
+  }
+
+  delete<T>(path: string): Promise<T | void> {
+    return this.request<T>('DELETE', path);
+  }
+
+  patch<T>(path: string, data: object): Promise<T | void> {
+    return this.request<T>('PATCH', path, data);
+  }
+}
+
+// Instantiate the API client with your backend's base URL
+// You might want to get this from an environment variable
+export const api = new ApiClient(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3001');