enhance error messages

src/App.vue

@@ -328,16 +328,20 @@ export default class App extends Vue {
         );
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Got an error initializing notifications:", error);
+      if (window.location.host.startsWith("localhost")) {
-      this.$notify(
+        console.log("Ignoring this error getting VAPID for local development:", error);
-        {
+      } else {
-          group: "alert",
+        console.error("Got an error initializing notifications:", error);
-          type: "danger",
+        this.$notify(
-          title: "Error Setting Notifications",
+          {
-          text: "Got an error setting notifications.",
+            group: "alert",
-        },
+            type: "danger",
-        -1,
+            title: "Error Setting Notifications",
-      );
+            text: "Got an error setting notifications.",
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 

src/views/ContactsView.vue

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Server Error",
+            title: "Retrieval Error",
             text:
               "Got an error retrieving your " +
               (useRecipient ? "given" : "received") +
@@ -456,12 +456,13 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       this.givenToMeConfirmed = givenToMeConfirmed;
       this.givenToMeUnconfirmed = givenToMeUnconfirmed;
     } catch (error) {
+      console.log("Error loading gives", error);
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Server Error",
+          title: "Load Error",
-          text: error as string,
+          text: "Got an error loading your givcs.",
         },
         -1,
       );
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
             );
           }
         } catch (error) {
+          console.error("Error when registering:", error);
           let userMessage = "There was an error. See logs for more info.";
           const serverError = error as AxiosError;
           if (serverError) {
@@ -721,7 +723,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
             {
               group: "alert",
               type: "danger",
-              title: "Server Error",
+              title: "Registration Error",
               text: userMessage,
             },
             -1,
@@ -767,27 +769,28 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       } else {
         console.error(
           "Got some bad server response when setting visibility: ",
+          resp.status,
           resp,
         );
         const message =
-          resp.data.error?.message || "Bad server response of " + resp.status;
+          resp.data.error?.message || "Got some error setting visibility.";
         this.$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Server Error",
+            title: "Error Setting Visibility",
             text: message,
           },
           -1,
         );
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error("Got some server error when setting visibility:", err);
+      console.error("Got some error when setting visibility:", err);
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Server Error",
+          title: "Error Setting Visibility",
           text: "Check connectivity and try again.",
         },
         -1,
@@ -830,19 +833,19 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Server Error",
+            title: "Error Checking Visibility",
             text: message,
           },
           -1,
         );
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      console.log("Caught error from server request to check visibility:", err);
+      console.log("Caught error from request to check visibility:", err);
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Server Error",
+          title: "Error Checking Visibility",
           text: "Check connectivity and try again.",
         },
         -1,
@@ -1028,6 +1031,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           }
         }
       } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error in createAndSubmitGive: ", error);
         let userMessage = "There was an error. See logs for more info.";
         const serverError = error as AxiosError;
         if (serverError) {
@@ -1044,7 +1048,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Server Error",
+            title: "Error Sending Give",
             text: userMessage,
           },
           -1,