Live and Historical Data
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Handle Loading and Fallbacks
Handle Loading and Fallbacks
Track whether the live request has succeeded and store the last update time.
Show a demo/loading state until the request succeeds rather than claiming that fallback values are live.
Test it
Throttle or disable the network in development and confirm the interface stays usable instead of crashing.
Checkpoint
Users can distinguish live data from fallback data.