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From: willkhinz <hinzwill52@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:09:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: resolve [bug] [alpha] no warning when exposing api key
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Signed-off-by: willkhinz <hinzwilliam52@gmail.com>
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+**Solution: Implement Warning and Auto-Hide Timeout for API Key Visibility**
+
+To address the issue, we will introduce a warning message and an optional auto-hide timeout when the API key is toggled to be visible.
+
+### Code Fix
+
+We will modify the `ApiKeyComponent` to include a warning message and an auto-hide timeout. We will use JavaScript and React for this implementation.
+
+```javascript
+// ApiKeyComponent.js
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+
+const ApiKeyComponent = () => {
+  const [apiKey, setApiKey] = useState('');
+  const [isApiKeyVisible, setIsApiKeyVisible] = useState(false);
+  const [warningMessage, setWarningMessage] = useState('');
+  const [autoHideTimeout, setAutoHideTimeout] = useState(null);
+
+  const handleApiKeyToggle = () => {
+    if (!isApiKeyVisible) {
+      setWarningMessage('API key will be visible for 5 seconds. Please be cautious.');
+      setIsApiKeyVisible(true);
+      setAutoHideTimeout(setTimeout(() => {
+        setIsApiKeyVisible(false);
+        setWarningMessage('');
+      }, 5000));
+    } else {
+      setIsApiKeyVisible(false);
+      setWarningMessage('');
+      clearTimeout(autoHideTimeout);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <input type="password" value={apiKey} onChange={(e) => setApiKey(e.target.value)} />
+      <button onClick={handleApiKeyToggle}>
+        {isApiKeyVisible ? 'Hide' : 'Show'}
+      </button>
+      {isApiKeyVisible && (
+        <div>
+          <p style={{ color: 'red' }}>{warningMessage}</p>
+          <p>{apiKey}</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ApiKeyComponent;
+```
+
+### Explanation
+
+1. We added a `warningMessage` state to store the warning message.
+2. We added an `autoHideTimeout` state to store the timeout ID.
+3. We modified the `handleApiKeyToggle` function to display the warning message and set the auto-hide timeout when the API key is toggled to be visible.
+4. We added a `clearTimeout` call to clear the auto-hide timeout when the API key is toggled to be hidden.
+5. We displayed the warning message and the API key when it is visible.
+
+### Example Use Case
+
+1. Save or enter an API key.
+2. Click the eye toggle button to show the API key.
+3. A warning message will be displayed, and the API key will be visible for 5 seconds.
+4. After 5 seconds, the API key will be hidden automatically.
+
+**Commit Message:** `Fix: Add warning and auto-hide timeout for API key visibility`
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