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feat: Add Error Boundary and Recovery UI#9

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feat/error-boundary-recovery
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feat: Add Error Boundary and Recovery UI#9
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feat/error-boundary-recovery

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Summary

This PR adds a React Error Boundary component that gracefully catches runtime errors and provides users with a recovery UI instead of a blank screen. Improves user experience during unexpected failures with retry and reload options.

Changes

  • Created ErrorBoundary component:
    • Catches React component errors
    • Displays friendly error message
    • Provides "Try Again" and "Reload Page" buttons
    • Shows error details for debugging
    • Component stack trace in development mode
  • Integrated into application:
    • Wrapped App component in main.tsx
    • Protects entire application tree
  • Professional error UI:
    • Animated error icon
    • Clean, modern design
    • Mobile responsive
    • Developer-friendly stack traces

Type of Change

  • New feature
  • Bug fix
  • Breaking change
  • Documentation update
  • Reliability improvement

Features

Error Display

  • ✅ Friendly user-facing message
  • ✅ Error details (error message)
  • ✅ Component stack trace (dev mode only)
  • ✅ Professional UI design

Recovery Options

  • Try Again: Resets error state, re-renders component
  • Reload Page: Full page refresh
  • ✅ Automatic error logging to console

User Experience

  • ✅ No blank screen crashes
  • ✅ Clear actionable options
  • ✅ Professional appearance
  • ✅ Mobile responsive design

Before vs After

Before

  • Runtime error → Blank white screen
  • No recovery options
  • No error information
  • Poor user experience

After

  • Runtime error → Friendly error page
  • Retry and reload buttons
  • Error details visible
  • Graceful degradation

Testing

  • ✅ No linting errors
  • ✅ ErrorBoundary wraps entire app
  • ✅ Catches component errors
  • ✅ Retry button resets state
  • ✅ Reload button refreshes page
  • ✅ Stack traces in development only

Checklist

  • Code follows project style guidelines
  • Self-review completed
  • Professional UI design
  • No new warnings introduced
  • Mobile responsive
  • Development mode debugging supported

Related Issues

Addresses Feature #10 from FEATURE_OPPORTUNITIES.md - Priority Score: 2.0

Notes

  • Error boundary only catches errors in child components
  • Does not catch errors in event handlers (use try/catch)
  • Does not catch errors in async code
  • Future: Integrate with error tracking service (Sentry, Rollbar)

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@nik-kale nik-kale merged commit 460fd41 into main Dec 26, 2025
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