ensure error message shows, and unset register flag if there's an API error

project.task.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ tasks:
 - add button to front page to prompt for ideas for gratitude
   - show previous on "Your" screen
   - checkboxes: randomize vs show in order, show non-person-oriented messages, show only contacts, show only projects
-  - remove the "backward" button when in the middle of the contact-browsing part (since they can't go back or forward)
 - bug - on fulfilling an offer, it shows "Someone not in Contacts" and not "you" for your own delivery
 - allow user to add a time when they want their daily notification
 - prompt for the name directly when they visit the QR scan page

src/views/AccountViewView.vue

@@ -1016,6 +1016,17 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       this.handleRateLimitsError(error);
+
+      try {
+        await db.open();
+        db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
+          isRegistered: false,
+        });
+        this.isRegistered = false;
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Got an error marking user not registered:", err);
+        // already set an error notification for the user
+      }
     }
 
     this.loadingLimits = false;
@@ -1044,17 +1055,12 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       this.limitsMessage =
         (data?.error?.message as string) || "Bad server response.";
       console.error(
-        "Got bad response retrieving limits, which usually means user isn't registered. Server says:",
+        "Got bad response retrieving limits, which usually means user isn't registered:",
-        this.limitsMessage,
+        error,
       );
-    } else if (
-      error instanceof Error &&
-      error.message ===
-        "Attempted to load Give records with no identifier available."
-    ) {
-      this.limitsMessage = "You have no identifier.";
     } else {
-      // Handle other unknown errors
+      this.limitsMessage = "Got an error retrieving limits.";
+      console.error("Got some error retrieving limits:", error);
     }
   }
 

src/views/HomeView.vue

@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@
         giving.
         <router-link
           :to="{ name: 'contact-qr' }"
-          class="block text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-blue-500 text-white mt-2 mb-4 px-2 py-3 rounded-md"
+          class="block text-center text-md font-bold uppercase bg-blue-500 text-white mt-2 px-2 py-3 rounded-md"
         >
           Show Them Your Identifier Info</router-link
         >
+        <br />
         To double-check that you're registered,
         <br />
         <router-link :to="{ name: 'account' }" class="text-blue-500">

src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
           if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(serverError, "message")) {
             userMessage =
               (serverError.response?.data?.error?.message as string) ||
-              userMessage; // This is info for the user.
+              userMessage;
             this.$notify(
               {
                 group: "alert",