Comprehensive API Error Handling Documentation for README

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Comprehensive API Error Handling Documentation for README

Description

Task

Include API Endpoint Error Handling Documentation

Acceptance Criteria

• List common HTTP status codes that might be returned
• Provide descriptions for each potential error code
• Include an example of an error response
• Explain any specific error handling mechanisms

Summary of Work

Overview

This pull request adds detailed API error handling documentation to the project's README, providing developers with comprehensive guidance on handling API errors effectively.

Changes Made

• Created a new ## API Error Handling section in README.md
• Documented standardized error response format
• Detailed common HTTP status codes and their meanings
• Added error handling best practices
• Included code examples for robust error catching
• Explained common error scenarios and recommendations

Implementation Details

Error Response Format

• Introduced a standardized JSON error response structure
• Includes error code, message, and optional details
• Provides clear guidance on error parsing

HTTP Status Codes

• Documented 6 critical HTTP status codes
• Explained typical causes for each status code
• Helps developers understand and handle different error scenarios

Error Handling Best Practices

• Demonstrated checking HTTP status codes
• Provided a comprehensive error catching example
• Illustrated handling specific error types
• Recommended logging and user feedback strategies

Error Scenarios Covered

1. Authentication Errors (401)
2. Validation Errors (400)
3. Rate Limiting strategies

Testing Approach

• Created comprehensive test suite in tests/readme_test.py
• Implemented 5 test cases to verify documentation quality:
  1. Verify error handling section exists
  2. Check error response format documentation
  3. Ensure HTTP status codes are documented
  4. Validate error handling code example
  5. Confirm error scenarios are explained

Test Results

• All 5 tests passed successfully
• Confirmed complete and accurate error handling documentation

Acceptance Criteria Met

✓ Comprehensive error handling section
✓ Clear and detailed documentation
✓ Practical code examples
✓ Robust test coverage
✓ Actionable error handling guidance

Additional Notes

• Documentation provides language-agnostic guidance
• Examples use JavaScript, but principles apply broadly
• Recommended error monitoring tools included
• Support contact information for persistent issues

Recommendations for Future Improvements

• Consider adding language-specific error handling examples
• Expand on more complex error scenarios
• Potentially create a dedicated error handling guide

Changes Made

• Created comprehensive API error handling section in README
• Documented error response format
• Added HTTP status code table
• Included error handling code example
• Explained common error scenarios
• Created test suite to validate documentation

Tests

• Verify error handling section is present in README
• Check that error documentation is clear and comprehensive
• Ensure error scenarios are well-explained
• Validate code formatting and readability
• Confirm all planned documentation elements are included

Signatures

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