WIP fix: concurrency issues with async requests

client/src/services/apiService.ts

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+// a service layer for api requests that enables reusability of abort controllers
+class ApiService {
+  private controllers: Map<string, AbortController>;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.controllers = new Map();
+  }
+
+  public async makeRequest<T>(
+    key: string,
+    url: string,
+    options?: RequestInit
+  ): Promise<T> {
+    if (this.controllers.has(key)) {
+      this.controllers.get(key)?.abort();
+    }
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    this.controllers.set(key, controller);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(url, {
+        ...options,
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      });
+
+      const data: T = await response.json();
+      return data;
+    } finally {
+      this.controllers.delete(key);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public cancelRequest(key: string) {
+    if (this.controllers.has(key)) {
+      this.controllers.get(key)?.abort();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const apiService = new ApiService();