How do you build a dashboard with filters and pagination backed by the API?
Model answer
Keep filters and page in the URL (useSearchParams), send them as query params, build the Mongoose query from validated values, return items plus total count, and show pagination controls in React. Debounce text search and put indexes on the filtered fields.
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