<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
    API Configuration File

    Purpose:
    This XML file serves as a foundational template for configuring API settings within the application. While no specific API routes or credentials are currently defined, this template provides a structured format for future expansion and customization.

    Key Sections:
    - <api>: General configuration for API settings.
    - <endpoints>: Placeholder for API endpoint definitions.
    - <authentication>: Placeholder for API authentication settings.
    - <rate-limits>: Placeholder for rate limiting settings.
    - <error-handling>: Placeholder for error handling configurations.
    - <logging>: Placeholder for logging settings related to API interactions.
    - <documentation>: Placeholder for API documentation links.
-->

<api-config>
    <!-- General API Configuration -->
    <api>
        <base-url>https://api.example.com</base-url>
        <version>v1</version>
        <timeout>30</timeout> <!-- Timeout in seconds -->
        <retries>3</retries> <!-- Number of retry attempts -->
    </api>

    <!-- Endpoint Definitions -->
    <endpoints>
        <!-- Add your API endpoints here -->
    </endpoints>

    <!-- Authentication Configuration -->
    <authentication>
        <!-- Specify your authentication method and credentials here -->
        <type>[redacted]</type>
        <token-url>[redacted]</token-url>
        <client-id>[redacted]</client-id>
        <client-secret>[redacted]</client-secret>
        <scope>[redacted]</scope>
    </authentication>

    <!-- Rate Limiting Configuration -->
    <rate-limits>
        <!-- Define your rate limits here -->
        <requests-per-minute>[redacted]</requests-per-minute>
        <requests-per-hour>[redacted]</requests-per-hour>
        <requests-per-day>[redacted]</requests-per-day>
    </rate-limits>

    <!-- Error Handling Configuration -->
    <error-handling>
        <!-- Define error messages and codes here -->
        <default-error-message>[redacted]</default-error-message>
        <error-codes>
            <!-- Example error codes -->
            <code>
                <status>400</status>
                <message>[redacted]</message>
            </code>
            <code>
                <status>401</status>
                <message>[redacted]</message>
            </code>
            <code>
                <status>404</status>
                <message>[redacted]</message>
            </code>
            <code>
                <status>500</status>
                <message>[redacted]</message>
            </code>
        </error-codes>
    </error-handling>

    <!-- Logging Configuration -->
    <logging>
        <!-- Define logging settings here -->
        <enabled>false</enabled>
        <log-file-path>[redacted]</log-file-path>
        <log-level>[redacted]</log-level>
        <log-format>[redacted]</log-format>
    </logging>

    <!-- API Documentation -->
    <documentation>
        <!-- Link to your API documentation -->
        <url>[redacted]</url>
        <description>[redacted]</description>
    </documentation>
</api-config>
