Over the last period I’ve been working on Luminara, a full-featured HTTP client built directly on top of native fetch. 
The idea wasn’t to create “yet another wrapper,” but to build a complete request lifecycle around fetch — something that’s usually spread across multiple small libraries.

The project is open-source here: 
👉 <a href="https://github.com/miller-28/luminara" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/miller-28/luminara</a>

Live sandbox and documentation: 
👉 <a href="https://luminara.website" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://luminara.website</a>

🟣 npm 
<a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/luminara" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/luminara</a>

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 Why I built it
</h2>

In most real-world applications, a simple fetch() isn’t enough. 
You eventually need:

<ul>
<li>Retries</li>
<li>Backoff strategies</li>
<li>Timeout control</li>
<li>Request cancellation</li>
<li>Deduplication</li>
<li>Debouncing</li>
<li>Rate limiting</li>
<li>Interceptors</li>
<li>Logging</li>
<li>Metrics / stats</li>
<li>Error classification</li>
<li>Consistent behavior in browser + Node</li>
</ul>

Developers usually assemble this from several packages, custom utilities, or ad-hoc logic scattered across codebases.

Luminara tries to bring the entire lifecycle into one place — without adding dependencies, and without hiding fetch.

🙌 Looking for Feedback

I’d love to hear from other developers who have built or maintained HTTP layers:

Is the API intuitive?

Any design mistakes or surprising decisions?

Features you’d expect but don’t see?

Anything you'd simplify or reorganize?

Open to critique — architectural, naming, ergonomics, anything.

Luminara هو عميل HTTP شامل تم تطويره على أساس native fetch، بهدف تبسيط دورة حياة الطلبات التي غالبًا ما تتوزع عبر مكتبات متعددة. المشروع مفتوح المصدر ومتوفر على GitHub، مع وجود صندوق رمل مباشر ووثائق مقدمة على موقعه الإلكتروني. تلبي Luminara الاحتياجات الشائعة في التطبيقات الواقعية، مثل إعادة المحاولة، واستراتيجيات التراجع، والتحكم في المهلة، مما يعزز من وظائف واجهة برمجة التطبيقات الأصلية fetch.

Luminara es un cliente HTTP completo desarrollado sobre la base de native fetch, con el objetivo de simplificar el ciclo de vida de las solicitudes que a menudo se fragmenta en varias bibliotecas. El proyecto es de código abierto y está disponible en GitHub, con un sandbox en vivo y documentación proporcionada en su sitio web. Luminara aborda necesidades comunes en aplicaciones del mundo real, como reintentos, estrategias de retroceso y control de tiempo de espera, mejorando así la funcionalidad de la API nativa fetch.

Luminara est un client HTTP complet développé sur la base de native fetch, visant à rationaliser le cycle de vie des requêtes souvent fragmenté à travers diverses bibliothèques. Le projet est open-source et disponible sur GitHub, avec un bac à sable en direct et une documentation fournie sur son site web. Luminara répond à des besoins courants dans les applications réelles, tels que les tentatives, les stratégies de retour en arrière et le contrôle des délais, améliorant ainsi la fonctionnalité de l'API native fetch.

Luminara is a comprehensive HTTP client developed on top of native fetch, aiming to streamline the request lifecycle that is often fragmented across various libraries. The project is open-source and available on GitHub, with a live sandbox and documentation provided on its website. Luminara addresses common needs in real-world applications, such as retries, backoff strategies, and timeout control, thereby enhancing the functionality of the native fetch API.

Luminara — A Full Request-Lifecycle HTTP Client Built on Native Fetch

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