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frontend/src/lib/api.js

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+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const API_BASE = process.env.REACT_APP_API_BASE || '';
+
+const client = axios.create({
+  baseURL: API_BASE,
+  // optional: set a short timeout for UI requests
+  timeout: 8000,
+});
+
+export async function get(path, config) {
+  return client.get(path, config);
+}
+
+export async function post(path, data, config) {
+  return client.post(path, data, config);
+}
+
+export async function del(path, config) {
+  return client.delete(path, config);
+}
+
+export default client;