es-fetch-api

This skill provides instructions and examples for using the es-fetch-api library.

Installation

To use es-fetch-api in a project, first install it via npm:

npm install es-fetch-api

Overview

es-fetch-api is a lightweight, middleware-based wrapper around the native fetch API. It allows you to compose requests using a chain of middlewares for handling query parameters, request bodies, headers, and more.

Usage

1. Initialize API Client

Use getApi to create an API client instance with a base URL.

import { getApi } from 'es-fetch-api';

const api = getApi('https://api.example.com');

2. Making Requests

The api function takes an endpoint path and a variable number of middlewares.

GET Request with Query Parameters

Use the query middleware to handle URL search parameters.

import { query } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/query.js';

// GET https://api.example.com/users?page=1&limit=10
await api('/users', query({ page: 1, limit: 10 }));

POST JSON Request

Use the json middleware to send a JSON body. This automatically sets the Content-Type: application/json header.

import { json } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/body.js';

// POST https://api.example.com/users
await api('/users', json({ name: 'Alice', age: 30 }));

POST Form Data

Use the form middleware to send application/x-www-form-urlencoded data.

import { form } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/body.js';

// POST https://api.example.com/login
await api('/login', form({ username: 'user', password: 'pass' }));

File Upload (Multipart)

Use the file middleware to upload files. This uses FormData internally.

import { file } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/body.js';

// POST https://api.example.com/upload
// Assuming `avatarBlob` is a Blob or File object
await api('/upload', file('avatar', avatarBlob, 'avatar.png'));

Custom Headers

Use the header middleware to set request headers.

import { header } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/header.js';

await api('/protected', header({ 'Authorization': 'Bearer token' }));

Explicit HTTP Methods

By default, the method is inferred or defaults to GET. You can enforce a method using method middlewares.

import { DELETE, PUT } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/methods.js';

// DELETE https://api.example.com/users/123
await api('/users/123', DELETE);

// PUT https://api.example.com/users/123
await api('/users/123', PUT, json({ name: 'Bob' }));

Abortable Requests

Use the abortable middleware with an AbortController to cancel requests.

import { abortable } from 'es-fetch-api/middlewares/abortable.js';

const controller = new AbortController();
// Request will be aborted when controller.abort() is called
await api('/long-task', abortable(controller));

// To cancel:
// controller.abort();

Best Practices

1. Use Unified Base URL Handling

Avoid passing absolute URLs for every request. Instead, define a helper to retrieve the base URL dynamically.

export const getBaseUrl = () => window.appSettings?.api.backend ?? import.meta.env.VITE_APP_API

2. Use a Unified API Invocation Method

Avoid calling getApi in every function. Create a centralized invokeApi function.

export const invokeApi = (...args) => {
    const api = getApi(getBaseUrl())
    return api(...args, useToken()); // Automatically inject token if needed
}

3. Centralize Response Handling

Create helper functions like getData and getText to handle response parsing centrally, rather than repeating response.json() or response.text() in every call.

export const getData = async (...args) => {
    const response = await invokeApi(...args)
    return response?.json()
}

export const getText = async (...args) => {
    const response = await invokeApi(...args)
    return response.text()
}

4. Unified Authentication Handling

Use middleware for authentication instead of manually adding headers in every request.

export const requireToken = () => async (ctx, next) => {
    const token = await getToken() // your token retrieval logic
    if (!token) return
    
    // Header middleware or manual header setting can be done here if not handled by `useToken` logic above
    // Or simply ensure `useToken` middleware is part of the chain as shown in invokeApi
    return next()
}

// Example usage in invokeApi:
export const invokeApi = (...args) => {
    const api = getApi(getBaseUrl())
    return api(...args, requireToken());
}

5. Use Arrow Functions for Business Logic

Prefer concise arrow functions (lambdas) for defining business logic API methods.

export const getExpenseTypes = (companyId) => 
    getData('expense-types', query({ companyId }));

Other Tips

• Always use the provided middlewares (json, query, etc.) instead of manually constructing bodies or query strings.
• Import only the middlewares you need to keep the bundle size small.