tweak notifications on errors and other responses

project.task.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ tasks:
 - 40 notifications :
   - push, where we trigger a ServiceWorker(?) in the app to reach out and check for new data assignee:matthew
 
-- 01 bug - we get a 404 when reloading the page anyplace except "/", and it's hard to get back
 - .1 test - make sure that a registration failure (including network failure) doesn't give a success message (which may have happened during board meeting)
 
 - .1 don't allow to even see the claim actions if they're not registered

src/views/AccountViewView.vue

@@ -729,8 +729,13 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   private handleRateLimitsError(error: unknown) {
     if (error instanceof AxiosError) {
       const data = error.response?.data as ErrorResponse;
-      this.limitsMessage = data?.error?.message || "Bad server response.";
-      console.error("Bad response retrieving limits:", error);
+      this.limitsMessage =
+        (data?.error?.message as string) || "Bad server response.";
+      console.log(
+        "Got bad response retrieving limits, which usually means user isn't registered. Server says:",
+        this.limitsMessage,
+        //error,
+      );
     } else if (
       error instanceof Error &&
       error.message ===

src/views/ContactsView.vue

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Error With Server",
+            title: "Server Error",
             text:
               "Got an error retrieving your " +
               (useRecipient ? "given" : "received") +
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Error With Server",
+          title: "Server Error",
           text: error as string,
         },
         -1,
@@ -589,6 +589,16 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           "?",
       )
     ) {
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "toast",
+          text: "",
+          title: "Registration submitted...",
+        },
+        1000,
+      );
+
       const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
 
       const vcClaim: RegisterVerifiableCredential = {
@@ -671,7 +681,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
             {
               group: "alert",
               type: "danger",
-              title: "Error With Server",
+              title: "Server Error",
               text: userMessage,
             },
             -1,
@@ -696,36 +706,30 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         contact.seesMe = visibility;
         db.contacts.update(contact.did, { seesMe: visibility });
       } else {
-        console.error("Bad response setting visibility: ", resp.data);
-        if (resp.data.error?.message) {
-          this.$notify(
-            {
-              group: "alert",
-              type: "danger",
-              title: "Error With Server",
-              text: resp.data.error?.message,
-            },
-            -1,
-          );
-        } else {
-          this.$notify(
-            {
-              group: "alert",
-              type: "danger",
-              title: "Error With Server",
-              text: "Bad server response of " + resp.status,
-            },
-            -1,
-          );
-        }
+        console.error(
+          "Got some bad server response when setting visibility: ",
+          resp,
+        );
+        const message =
+          resp.data.error?.message || "Bad server response of " + resp.status;
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "danger",
+            title: "Server Error",
+            text: message,
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
       }
     } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Got some server error when setting visibility:", err);
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Error With Server",
-          text: err as string,
+          title: "Server Error",
+          text: "Check connectivity and try again.",
         },
         -1,
       );
@@ -750,7 +754,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         this.$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
-            type: "toast",
+            type: "info",
             title: "Refreshed",
             text:
               this.nameForContact(contact, true) +
@@ -758,38 +762,29 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
               (visibility ? "" : "not ") +
               "see your activity.",
           },
-          5000,
+          -1,
         );
       } else {
-        if (resp.data.error?.message) {
-          this.$notify(
-            {
-              group: "alert",
-              type: "danger",
-              title: "Error With Server",
-              text: resp.data.error?.message,
-            },
-            -1,
-          );
-        } else {
-          this.$notify(
-            {
-              group: "alert",
-              type: "danger",
-              title: "Error With Server",
-              text: "Bad server response of " + resp.status,
-            },
-            -1,
-          );
-        }
+        const message =
+          resp.data.error?.message || "Bad server response of " + resp.status;
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "danger",
+            title: "Server Error",
+            text: resp.data.error?.message,
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
       }
     } catch (err) {
+      console.log("Caught error from server request to check visibility:", err);
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "alert",
           type: "danger",
-          title: "Error With Server",
-          text: err as string,
+          title: "Server Error",
+          text: "Check connectivity and try again.",
         },
         -1,
       );
@@ -989,7 +984,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           {
             group: "alert",
             type: "danger",
-            title: "Error With Server",
+            title: "Server Error",
             text: userMessage,
           },
           -1,