Handle transient local dev startup errors (fixes #155)

[diadal]

This pull request improves error handling and resilience during container startup and monitoring in the Container class. The main focus is on identifying and gracefully handling transient errors that can occur during local development, preventing unnecessary crashes and improving the developer experience. Several error constants and utility functions have been added, and logic throughout the class has been updated to account for these transient errors.

Error handling improvements:

• Added new error constants (MONITOR_FAILED_TO_FIND_CONTAINER_ERROR, CONTAINER_PORT_NOT_FOUND_ERROR, CONNECTION_REFUSED_ERROR) to identify transient container startup issues.
• Introduced the isTransientContainerStartupError function to detect these transient errors and updated error handling logic in fetch, handleError, and monitoring code to treat them as recoverable, avoiding crashes and improving resilience. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Code cleanup and refactoring:

• Changed variable declarations from let to const for retry counters in container instance and port polling logic, improving clarity and immutability. [1] [2]
• Minor refactor to use const instead of let in requestAndPortFromContainerFetchArgs handling.

Type and import adjustments:

• Updated imports and type ordering for improved clarity and consistency in src/lib/container.ts.

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Pull request overview

This pull request enhances error handling during container startup in local development environments by introducing three new transient error types and updating error handling logic throughout the Container class. The changes aim to make the system more resilient by preventing crashes from temporary errors that occur while the container monitor is discovering instances and exposed ports.

Changes:

• Added three new error constants (MONITOR_FAILED_TO_FIND_CONTAINER_ERROR, CONTAINER_PORT_NOT_FOUND_ERROR, CONNECTION_REFUSED_ERROR) and an isTransientContainerStartupError helper function to identify recoverable startup errors
• Updated error handling in containerFetch, handleError, and setupMonitorCallbacks to treat transient errors as non-fatal, returning early instead of crashing
• Improved code quality by changing variable declarations from let to const for immutable values and alphabetically sorting type imports

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