[WIP] Investigate potential improvements in code base

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Code Quality Improvements for simpleCloudDetect

Based on analysis of the codebase, I've identified the following improvements to implement:

Code Quality Issues

• Fix wildcard import in tests/test_alpaca.py (from alpaca.exceptions import *)
• Add type hints to function signatures where missing
• Improve error handling with specific exception types
• Add docstrings to functions missing documentation
• Consolidate duplicate logging configuration

Security & Best Practices

• Review and improve input validation
• Add rate limiting considerations to API endpoints
• Ensure secure default configurations
• Add security headers to HTTP responses

Code Organization

• Extract magic numbers to named constants
• Improve code modularity where applicable
• Add comprehensive inline comments for complex logic
• Ensure consistent code style across modules

Testing

• Expand test coverage for edge cases
• Add integration tests for critical paths
• Ensure all tests pass consistently

Documentation

• Update docstrings for clarity
• Add examples in complex functions
• Ensure README is accurate and complete

Original prompt

Take a look at this code base and see what can be improved

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