Improve error handling in API requests

[pelikhan]

This pull request enhances the error handling mechanisms in API requests by introducing more descriptive error messages and implementing retries for transient errors. This ensures a more robust user experience and reduces the likelihood of failures during API interactions.

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• The .gitignore file had an additional rule *.local.* added to it. This is going to help the project by preventing files matching this pattern from being tracked in Git.
  🚀 This can be particularly useful for localized files or configurations that shouldn't be version controlled.

• There was also a change made in packages/core/src/git.ts. Here, it seems like a new line of code was added but without showing the exact detail in the given diff section.

  📝 Given that we can't get more detailed information from this diff, it may be necessary to look at the full code view for proper understanding.

Please note that there are no changes to "packages/core/src/prompt_template.d.ts" or "packages/core/src/prompt_type.ts" mentioned in the diff, indicating no direct changes to the public-facing API.

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[github-actions]

The comment // change has been added but there is no actual code change. Please ensure to implement the intended functionality. 😊

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[github-actions]

The GIT_DIFF shows one change in the git.ts file. In the GitClient class, a comment "// change" was added.

Since this additional line doesn't add any functional changes to the file, there are no functional issues to report. However, the comment does not provide any useful context or explanation, which isn't ideal for code readability and maintainability.

I would suggest to either remove the unnecessary comment or replace it with a more informative one. Here's my suggestion:

diff --git a/packages/core/src/git.ts b/packages/core/src/git.ts
index 913ca4e7..70ce0149 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/git.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ export class GitClient implements Git {
         unified?: number
         llmify?: boolean
     }): Promise<string> {
-        // change
+        // TODO: Add a descriptive comment
         const paths = arrayify(options?.paths, { filterEmpty: true })
         const excludedPaths = await this.resolveExcludedPaths(options)
         const { staged, base, head, unified, askStageOnEmpty } = options || {}

Other than the comment, LGTM 🚀.

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[pelikhan]

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