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typescript
import { CallHandler, ExecutionContext, Injectable,
Wrapping responses in a NestJS interceptor
interceptors
rxjs
response-shaping
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
type RetryOptions = { retries?: number; timeoutMs?: number; baseDelayMs?: number;
Retry with timeout and backoff in TypeScript
promises
retry
exponential-backoff
Intermediate
10 steps
typescript
import { Pipe, PipeTransform, ChangeDetectorRef, NgZone, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core'; @Pipe({ name: 'timeAgo',
A self-refreshing timeAgo pipe in Angular
impure-pipe
change-detection
timers
Advanced
10 steps
typescript
const DIVISIONS: { amount: number; unit: Intl.RelativeTimeFormatUnit }[] = [ { amount: 60, unit: "seconds" }, { amount: 60, unit: "minutes" }, { amount: 24, unit: "hours" },
Human-readable relative times with Intl
internationalization
date-formatting
lookup-table
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; import { FormControl, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms'; import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'; import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
Reactive type-ahead search in Angular
rxjs
reactive-forms
debounce
Intermediate
9 steps
typescript
function throttle<T extends (...args: any[]) => void>( fn: T, limit: number ): (...args: Parameters<T>) => void {
Building a trailing-edge throttle in TypeScript
throttling
closures
generics
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
interface TokenBucketOptions { capacity: number; refillPerSecond: number; }
How a token bucket rate limiter works
rate-limiting
token-bucket
lazy-evaluation
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
export function chunk<T>(items: readonly T[], size: number): T[][] { if (size <= 0 || !Number.isInteger(size)) { throw new RangeError(`chunk size must be a positive integer, got ${size}`); }
Splitting work into sequential batches in TypeScript
generics
async-await
batching
Intermediate
5 steps
typescript
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'; import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'; import { Observable, throwError, timer } from 'rxjs'; import { mergeMap, retryWhen } from 'rxjs/operators';
Exponential backoff retries in Angular
retry
exponential-backoff
rxjs
Advanced
7 steps
typescript
import { z } from "zod"; const ProductQuerySchema = z.object({ page: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(1),
Validating URL query params with Zod
validation
schema
type-inference
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
type SearchResult = { id: string; title: string; };
Cancelling stale searches with AbortController
abortcontroller
cancellation
async
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
type CloneInput = Record<string, unknown> | unknown[] | Map<unknown, unknown> | Set<unknown>; export function deepClone<T>(value: T): T { if (typeof structuredClone === "function") {
Building a deepClone with cycle safety
recursion
deep-copy
cycle-detection
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'; import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'; import { Observable, shareReplay } from 'rxjs';
Caching HTTP config in an Angular service
caching
observables
dependency-injection
Intermediate
6 steps
typescript
import { CACHE_MANAGER, CacheInterceptor, } from '@nestjs/cache-manager';
A tenant-aware HTTP cache in NestJS
caching
interceptors
multi-tenancy
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react"; interface SearchResult { id: string;
A debounced search hook in React
debounce
custom-hooks
abortcontroller
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
type SignupInput = { email: string; password: string; confirmPassword: string;
How a typed signup validator collects errors
form-validation
type-safety
regex
Intermediate
9 steps
typescript
import { IsEmail, IsEnum, IsInt, IsOptional, IsString, Length, Max, Min } from 'class-validator'; import { Type } from 'class-transformer'; import { Body, Controller, Post } from '@nestjs/common';
How DTO validation works in NestJS
validation
data-transfer-objects
decorators
Intermediate
8 steps
typescript
type CheckoutState = "cart" | "shipping" | "payment" | "review" | "confirmed"; type CheckoutEvent = | { type: "PROCEED" }
A typed checkout state machine in TypeScript
state-machine
union-types
type-safety
Intermediate
7 steps