From 329ee7afa5b9930937b23a5955f8255171eafb94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ChrQR <christian@rannes.com>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 01:02:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added error handling to getlocation function

---
 app/actions.ts | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/actions.ts b/app/actions.ts
index 211561c..3ec9904 100644
--- a/app/actions.ts
+++ b/app/actions.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
 "use server";
+
 import { Forecast, LocationType, coordType } from "@/types/types";
 
-//takes address and returns coords in obj as {lat: number, lng: number}
 export async function getLocation(searchLocation: string): Promise<coordType> {
-  const url = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=${searchLocation}&key=${process.env.PLACES_API}`;
-  const res = await fetch(url);
-  if (!res.ok) {
-    throw new Error(`There was an error fetching the data`);
+  const placesKey = process.env.PLACES_API;
+  if (!placesKey) {
+    console.error("PLACES_API environment variable is not set");
+    throw new Error("PLACES_API environment variable is not set");
   }
-  const data: LocationType = await res.json();
-  if (!data.results[0].formatted_address) {
-    throw new Error(`Unable to find the address`);
+
+  const url = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=${searchLocation}&key=${placesKey}`;
+  console.log(`Fetching URL: ${url}`);
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url);
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      console.error(`Fetch error: ${res.statusText}`);
+      throw new Error(`There was an error fetching the data`);
+    }
+
+    const data: LocationType = await res.json();
+    if (!data.results[0]?.formatted_address) {
+      console.error("Unable to find the address in the response");
+      throw new Error(`Unable to find the address`);
+    }
+
+    return {
+      name: data.results[0].formatted_address,
+      geo: data.results[0].geometry.location,
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching location:", error);
+    throw new Error("Error fetching location");
   }
-  return {
-    name: data.results[0].formatted_address,
-    geo: data.results[0].geometry.location,
-  };
 }
 
 export async function getHourlyForecast(