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+'use client'
+
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+export interface MedusaProductCategory {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  handle: string
+}
+
+export interface MedusaProduct {
+  id: string
+  title: string
+  description?: string
+  thumbnail?: string
+  // variants is optional — Medusa API may omit it when fields param is not set
+  variants?: Array<{ id: string; prices: Array<{ amount: number; currency_code: string }> }>
+  images?: Array<{ url: string }>
+  tags?: Array<{ value: string }>
+  created_at?: string
+  categories?: MedusaProductCategory[]
+}
+
+interface UseMedusaProductsResult {
+  products: MedusaProduct[]
+  loading: boolean
+  isLoading: boolean  // alias for loading — both work
+  error: string | null
+}
+
+type UseMedusaProductsOptions = number | { limit?: number; categoryId?: string }
+
+// Accepts either a plain number or an options object — both call signatures are valid:
+//   useMedusaProducts(4)
+//   useMedusaProducts({ limit: 4, categoryId: 'cat_123' })
+export function useMedusaProducts(options: UseMedusaProductsOptions = 12): UseMedusaProductsResult {
+  // Extract scalars so useEffect deps are stable primitives, not object references.
+  const limit = typeof options === 'number' ? options : (options.limit ?? 12)
+  const categoryId = typeof options === 'number' ? undefined : options.categoryId
+
+  const [products, setProducts] = useState<MedusaProduct[]>([])
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let controller = new AbortController()
+    const fetchProducts = () => {
+      controller = new AbortController()
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({ limit: String(limit) })
+      if (categoryId) params.set('categoryId', categoryId)
+      fetch(`/api/medusa/products?${params}`, { signal: controller.signal })
+        .then(res => res.ok ? res.json() : Promise.reject(res.status))
+        .then(data => { setProducts(data.products ?? []); setLoading(false) })
+        .catch(err => { if (err?.name !== 'AbortError') { setError(String(err)); setLoading(false) } })
+    }
+    fetchProducts()
+    const interval = setInterval(fetchProducts, 30000)
+    return () => { clearInterval(interval); controller.abort() }
+  }, [limit, categoryId])
+
+  return { products, loading, isLoading: loading, error }
+}