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+export type Result<T, E = { code: string; message: string; statusCode?: number }> =
+  | { success: true; data: T }
+  | { success: false; error: E };
+
+export type ApiError = {
+  code: string;
+  message: string;
+  statusCode?: number;
+};
+
+export function extractApiError(err: unknown): ApiError {
+  if (err && typeof err === "object") {
+    const obj = err as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const response = obj.response as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    if (response) {
+      const statusCode = response.status as number | undefined;
+      const data = response.data as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+      return {
+        code: (data?.error as string) || (data?.message as string) || "api_error",
+        message: (data?.message as string) || (data?.error as string) || "An unexpected error occurred",
+        statusCode,
+      };
+    }
+    if (obj.message && typeof obj.message === "string") {
+      return { code: "client_error", message: obj.message };
+    }
+  }
+  return { code: "unknown_error", message: "An unexpected error occurred" };
+}