Standardized Response Format and Serialization

[Mkalbani]

Location: Backend Core
Labels: backend, core, serialization
Estimated Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Medium

Description

Implement consistent response formatting with compression, pagination metadata, and error handling.

Tasks

• Design response structure
• Implement envelope pattern
• Add gzip compression
• Create JSON formatting
• Add pagination metadata
• Implement error responses
• Create custom serializers
• Add response caching headers
• Implement content negotiation
• Write comprehensive tests

Acceptance Criteria

• Responses consistent
• Compression works
• Metadata included
• Errors formatted
• Serialization correct
• Tests pass

[Osuolale1]

@Osuolale1 has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 7th wave.

I have backend API experience with serialization and response design. I’ll implement a standardized response format, pagination metadata, compression support, consistent error handling, and comprehensive tests.

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[darius-daniel]

@darius-daniel has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 7th wave.

I'd like to work on this issue.

I'll implement a standardized API response framework with a consistent response envelope, structured error responses, pagination metadata, custom serialization where needed, and support for content negotiation, compression, and appropriate caching headers. I'll ensure the format is applied consistently across the API, add comprehensive tests covering success and error responses, serialization, and pagination, and verify the changes integrate cleanly with the existing backend.

ℹ️ Repo Maintainers: To accept this application, review their application or assign @darius-daniel to this issue.

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Congratulations, @darius-daniel! 🎉 Your application was accepted by the repo's maintainers, and the issue is due on July 30, 2026.

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