new features and refactor

networkUtils.js

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+// networkUtils.js
+export function sendRequest(url, method = "GET", data = null) {
+    console.log("Sending request to:", url, "with method:", method);
+    const options = { method, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } };
+    if (data) {
+      options.body = JSON.stringify(data);
+    }
+    return fetch(url, options)
+      .then(response => {
+        console.log("Response status:", response.status);
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          return response.text().then(text => {
+            throw new Error(`HTTP error ${response.status}: ${text}`);
+          });
+        }
+        return response.json().catch(() => {
+          console.warn("Response is not JSON, returning as text");
+          return response.text();
+        });
+      });
+  }
+