setup for api posting to db

src/api/errors.rs

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+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ApiErrorType {
+    DbError,
+    NotFoundError,
+}
+
+impl Default for ApiErrorType {
+    fn default() -> ApiErrorType {
+        ApiErrorType::NotFoundError
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct ApiError {
+    pub message: Option<String>,
+    pub cause: Option<String>,
+    pub error_type: ApiErrorType,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct ApiErrorResponse {
+    pub error: String,
+}