Initial Release

frontend/src/lib/data.ts

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+import { Category } from "./types";
+
+export const fetchCategories = async () => {
+  const response = await fetch("api/categories");
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to fetch categories: ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+  const categories: Category[] = await response.json();
+  return categories;
+};