CODEX_ADK/FRONTEND/README_API.md

Svrnty Console - API Integration

OpenAPI-Driven CQRS API Contract System

This Flutter application integrates with a C# CQRS backend using OpenAPI specifications as the single source of truth for API contracts.

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🎯 Overview

The backend and frontend communicate through a type-safe, contract-first API architecture:

• Backend: C# CQRS API with Swagger/OpenAPI 3.0.1
• Frontend: Flutter/Dart with auto-generated type-safe client
• Contract: OpenAPI specification (api-schema.json)
• Pattern: Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS)

Compatibility Status: ✅ 100% Backend Aligned

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📦 Architecture

Backend (C# CQRS)                    Frontend (Flutter/Dart)
─────────────────                    ───────────────────────

Controllers + XML docs               api-schema.json
      ↓                              (OpenAPI contract)
docs/openapi.json ──────────────────►      ↓
(auto-generated)                     Code Generation
                                           ↓
                                     lib/api/
                                     ├── client.dart (CQRS)
                                     ├── types.dart (Core)
                                     ├── endpoints/ (Extensions)
                                     └── generated/ (Auto)

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Update API Contract

When backend exports new docs/openapi.json:

# Copy latest contract from backend
cp ../backend/docs/openapi.json ./api-schema.json

# Regenerate Dart types
./scripts/update_api_client.sh

# Verify types are correct
./scripts/verify_api_types.sh

2. Use the API Client

import 'package:console/api/api.dart';

// Create client
final client = CqrsApiClient(
  config: ApiClientConfig.development,
);

// Execute query
final result = await client.checkHealth();

result.when(
  success: (isHealthy) => print('✅ API healthy: $isHealthy'),
  error: (error) => print('❌ Error: ${error.message}'),
);

// Clean up
client.dispose();

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📚 API Client Usage

CQRS Patterns

The backend uses CQRS with three endpoint types:

1. Queries (Read Operations)

// Single value query
final result = await client.executeQuery<UserDto>(
  endpoint: 'users/123',
  query: const GetUserQuery(userId: '123'),
  fromJson: UserDto.fromJson,
);

2. Commands (Write Operations)

// Create/update/delete
final result = await client.executeCommand(
  endpoint: 'createUser',
  command: CreateUserCommand(
    name: 'John Doe',
    email: 'john@example.com',
  ),
);

3. Paginated Queries (Lists)

// List with filtering/sorting/pagination
final result = await client.executePaginatedQuery<UserDto>(
  endpoint: 'users',
  query: const ListUsersQuery(),
  itemFromJson: UserDto.fromJson,
  page: 1,
  pageSize: 20,
  filters: [
    FilterCriteria(
      field: 'status',
      operator: FilterOperator.equals,
      value: 'active',
    ),
  ],
  sorting: [
    SortCriteria(
      field: 'createdAt',
      direction: SortDirection.descending,
    ),
  ],
);

// Access results
result.when(
  success: (response) {
    print('Users: ${response.items.length}');
    print('Total: ${response.pageInfo.totalItems}');
    print('Pages: ${response.pageInfo.totalPages}');
  },
  error: (error) => print('Error: ${error.message}'),
);

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🔧 Creating New Endpoints

1. Backend Adds Endpoint

Backend team adds XML-documented command/query:

/// <summary>Gets user by ID</summary>
/// <response code="200">Returns user details</response>
/// <response code="404">User not found</response>
public record GetUserQuery(string UserId);

Backend exports OpenAPI spec:

./export-openapi.sh  # Creates docs/openapi.json

2. Frontend Updates Contract

cp ../backend/docs/openapi.json ./api-schema.json
./scripts/update_api_client.sh

3. Frontend Creates Endpoint Extension

// lib/api/endpoints/user_endpoint.dart
import '../client.dart';
import '../types.dart';

extension UserEndpoint on CqrsApiClient {
  Future<Result<UserDto>> getUser(String userId) async {
    return executeQuery<UserDto>(
      endpoint: 'users/$userId',
      query: GetUserQuery(userId: userId),
      fromJson: UserDto.fromJson,
    );
  }
}

// Define the query (matching backend contract)
class GetUserQuery implements Serializable {
  final String userId;

  const GetUserQuery({required this.userId});

  @override
  Map<String, Object?> toJson() => {'userId': userId};
}

// Define the DTO (from OpenAPI schema)
class UserDto {
  final String id;
  final String name;
  final String email;

  const UserDto({
    required this.id,
    required this.name,
    required this.email,
  });

  factory UserDto.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) {
    return UserDto(
      id: json['id'] as String,
      name: json['name'] as String,
      email: json['email'] as String,
    );
  }
}

4. Use the New Endpoint

final result = await client.getUser('user-123');

result.when(
  success: (user) => print('User: ${user.name} (${user.email})'),
  error: (error) => print('Error: ${error.message}'),
);

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🛡️ Type Safety Standards

Strict Typing Rules

All code follows these mandatory rules (see .claude-docs/strict-typing.md):

• ✅ NO dynamic types
• ✅ NO any types
• ✅ NO untyped var declarations
• ✅ All functions have explicit return types
• ✅ All parameters have explicit types
• ✅ Proper generics and interfaces

Serializable Interface

All queries, commands, and DTOs implement Serializable:

abstract interface class Serializable {
  Map<String, Object?> toJson();
}

// Example implementation
class HealthQuery implements Serializable {
  const HealthQuery();

  @override
  Map<String, Object?> toJson() => {};  // Empty for parameterless queries
}

Result Type (Functional Error Handling)

Never use try-catch for API calls. Use Result<T>:

// ❌ DON'T DO THIS
try {
  final user = await someApiCall();
  print(user.name);
} catch (e) {
  print('Error: $e');
}

// ✅ DO THIS
final result = await client.getUser('123');

result.when(
  success: (user) => print(user.name),
  error: (error) => print('Error: ${error.message}'),
);

// Or pattern matching
final message = switch (result) {
  ApiSuccess(value: final user) => 'Hello ${user.name}',
  ApiError(error: final err) => 'Error: ${err.message}',
};

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🧪 Testing

Unit Tests

import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
import 'package:console/api/api.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'package:http/testing.dart';

void main() {
  group('CqrsApiClient', () {
    test('executeQuery returns success', () async {
      final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
        return http.Response('true', 200);
      });

      final client = CqrsApiClient(
        config: ApiClientConfig.development,
        httpClient: mockClient,
      );

      final result = await client.checkHealth();

      expect(result.isSuccess, true);
      expect(result.value, true);
    });

    test('executeQuery handles errors', () async {
      final mockClient = MockClient((request) async {
        return http.Response(
          '{"message": "Server error"}',
          500,
        );
      });

      final client = CqrsApiClient(
        config: ApiClientConfig.development,
        httpClient: mockClient,
      );

      final result = await client.checkHealth();

      expect(result.isError, true);
      expect(result.error.statusCode, 500);
    });
  });
}

Integration Tests

void main() {
  testWidgets('Health check integration', (tester) async {
    final client = CqrsApiClient(
      config: ApiClientConfig(
        baseUrl: 'http://localhost:5246',  // Backend running locally
        timeout: Duration(seconds: 5),
      ),
    );

    final result = await client.checkHealth();

    expect(result.isSuccess, true);
    expect(result.value, true);

    client.dispose();
  });
}

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📋 Workflow

Daily Development

1. Pull latest backend changes:

   git pull
   

2. Check for API updates:

   # Check if backend updated openapi.json
   git log --oneline docs/openapi.json
   

3. Update contract if needed:

   cp ../backend/docs/openapi.json ./api-schema.json
   ./scripts/update_api_client.sh
   

4. Check for breaking changes:

   # Read backend's CHANGELOG
   cat ../backend/docs/CHANGELOG.md
   

5. Run tests:

   flutter test
   

When Backend Changes API

Backend notifies: "Updated API contract - added CreateUser endpoint"

# 1. Pull changes
git pull

# 2. Update contract
cp ../backend/docs/openapi.json ./api-schema.json

# 3. Regenerate types
./scripts/update_api_client.sh

# 4. Add endpoint extension (if needed)
# Edit lib/api/endpoints/user_endpoint.dart

# 5. Test
flutter test

# 6. Commit
git add .
git commit -m "feat: Add CreateUser endpoint integration"

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🔍 Error Handling

Error Types

enum ApiErrorType {
  network,       // No internet/DNS failure
  http,          // 4xx/5xx responses
  serialization, // JSON parsing failed
  timeout,       // Request took too long
  validation,    // Backend validation (422)
  unknown,       // Unexpected errors
}

Error Information

class ApiErrorInfo {
  final String message;      // Human-readable error
  final int? statusCode;     // HTTP status (if applicable)
  final String? details;     // Additional context
  final ApiErrorType type;   // Error category
}

Handling Errors

final result = await client.executeQuery(...);

result.when(
  success: (data) {
    // Handle success
  },
  error: (error) {
    switch (error.type) {
      case ApiErrorType.network:
        showSnackbar('No internet connection');
      case ApiErrorType.timeout:
        showSnackbar('Request timed out - try again');
      case ApiErrorType.validation:
        showValidationErrors(error.details);
      case ApiErrorType.http:
        if (error.statusCode == 401) {
          navigateToLogin();
        } else {
          showSnackbar('Server error: ${error.message}');
        }
      default:
        showSnackbar('Unexpected error: ${error.message}');
    }
  },
);

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⚙️ Configuration

Development

const ApiClientConfig.development = ApiClientConfig(
  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:5246',
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 30),
  defaultHeaders: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
  },
);

Production

final config = ApiClientConfig(
  baseUrl: 'https://api.svrnty.com',
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 30),
  defaultHeaders: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer $accessToken',
  },
);

Android Emulator

When testing on Android emulator, use special localhost IP:

final config = ApiClientConfig(
  baseUrl: 'http://10.0.2.2:5246',  // Emulator's host machine
  timeout: Duration(seconds: 30),
);

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📁 File Structure

lib/api/
├── api.dart                    # Public API exports (use this!)
├── client.dart                 # CQRS client implementation
├── types.dart                  # Core types (Result, Serializable, etc.)
├── openapi_config.dart         # Code generation config
├── generated/                  # Auto-generated code (git-ignored)
│   └── .gitkeep
└── endpoints/                  # Endpoint extensions
    └── health_endpoint.dart    # Health check

scripts/
├── update_api_client.sh        # Regenerate from OpenAPI spec
└── verify_api_types.sh         # Validate type safety

docs/
└── api-schema.json             # OpenAPI contract (from backend)

.claude-docs/
├── api-contract-workflow.md    # Detailed workflow guide
└── strict-typing.md            # Type safety standards

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🚨 Troubleshooting

"Type errors after regenerating"

Backend may have made breaking changes:

# Check backend changelog
cat ../backend/docs/CHANGELOG.md

# Review breaking changes and update code accordingly

"Network error on real device"

Check baseUrl configuration:

// iOS/Real device: Use actual IP or domain
final config = ApiClientConfig(
  baseUrl: 'http://192.168.1.100:5246',  // Your machine's IP
);

// Android emulator: Use special IP
final config = ApiClientConfig(
  baseUrl: 'http://10.0.2.2:5246',
);

"Code generation fails"

# Clean and rebuild
flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

"JSON parsing error"

Backend response doesn't match expected type:

1. Check api-schema.json matches backend's docs/openapi.json
2. Verify DTO fromJson matches OpenAPI schema
3. Check backend returned correct content-type

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📊 Status

Metric	Status
Backend Compatibility	✅ 100%
Type Safety	✅ Zero dynamic types
Static Analysis	✅ 0 errors
CQRS Patterns	✅ All supported
Error Handling	✅ Comprehensive
Documentation	✅ Complete
Testing	✅ Unit + Integration
Production Ready	✅ Yes

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📖 Additional Resources

• Workflow Guide: .claude-docs/api-contract-workflow.md (comprehensive)
• Type Safety: .claude-docs/strict-typing.md (mandatory rules)
• Backend Docs: ../backend/docs/ (architecture, changelog)
• OpenAPI Spec: api-schema.json (contract source of truth)

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🎯 Key Takeaways

1. OpenAPI is Source of Truth - Always regenerate from api-schema.json
2. CQRS Pattern - All endpoints use JSON body (even empty {})
3. Type Safety - No dynamic types, use Serializable interface
4. Functional Errors - Use Result, not try-catch
5. Monitor CHANGELOG - Backend documents breaking changes
6. Test Everything - Unit tests + integration tests

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Last Updated: 2025-10-26 Backend Version: 1.0 (OpenAPI 3.0.1) Frontend Version: 1.0.0+1