From ca0d5f0ec1f4ba21f4bf51f0f773d2b6bad45c93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kurt Himebauch <136133082+xXJSONDeruloXx@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:49:12 -0400
Subject: reorganize for readability and DRY (#115)

* reorganize for readability and DRY

* rm backup files

* ver bump
---
 src/utils/index.ts | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/utils/index.ts

(limited to 'src/utils/index.ts')

diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d969cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { logError } from "../api";
+
+/**
+ * Utility for creating a timer that automatically clears after specified timeout
+ * @param callback Function to call when timer completes
+ * @param timeout Timeout in milliseconds
+ * @returns Cleanup function that can be used in useEffect
+ */
+export const createAutoCleanupTimer = (callback: () => void, timeout: number): (() => void) => {
+  const timer = setTimeout(callback, timeout);
+  return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Safe wrapper for async operations to handle errors consistently
+ * @param operation Async operation to perform
+ * @param errorContext Context string for error logging
+ */
+export const safeAsyncOperation = async <T,>(
+  operation: () => Promise<T>, 
+  errorContext: string
+): Promise<T | undefined> => {
+  try {
+    return await operation();
+  } catch (e) {
+    logError(`${errorContext}: ${String(e)}`);
+    console.error(e);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
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