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auth.tsx

dashboard.tsx

navbar.tsx

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utils

app.tsx

index.ts

package.json

tsconfig.json

dashboard.tsx

auth.tsx

1import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

2import { fetchUserData } from "@/lib/api";

3import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";

5interface DashboardProps {

6userId: string;

7onNavigate: (path: string) => void;

10export function Dashboard({ userId, onNavigate }: DashboardProps) {

11const [data, setData] = useState<UserData | null>(null);

12const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);

14useEffect(() => {

15async function load() {

16const result = await fetchUserData(userId);

17setData(result);

18setLoading(false);

19}

20load();

21}, [userId]);

23if (loading) {

24return <Skeleton className="h-48" />;

25}

27return (

28<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">

29<Card>

30<h3 className="text-lg font-medium">

31{data?.name}

32</h3>

33</Card>

34</div>

35);

36}

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Ln 36UTF-8TypeScript

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Add error handling to the data fetching logic

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1import { useState } from "react";

3export default function WeatherApp() {

4return <div />;

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