From 3558cb300d1f6e9fd1e832cedd6a1b268a585d7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vrthelen <vrt92429@uga.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:48:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] prior commit with strange error handling

---
 src/pages/Register/index.tsx | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/Register/index.tsx b/src/pages/Register/index.tsx
index d5f3785..66212dc 100644
--- a/src/pages/Register/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Register/index.tsx
@@ -107,16 +107,24 @@ const RegistrationForm = () => {
         navigate('/register/confirm')
       },
       onError: err => {
-        // TODO: if status is 409, tell user that email/username is already registered
-        // FIX: error.message does not work?
-        setError(err.message || 'Registration failed. Please try again.')
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+        console.log(err)
+        if (err.status === 409) {
+          setError(
+            'This email or username is already registered. Please try again.'
+          )
+        } else if (err.status === 400) {
+          setError('Invalid input. Please try again.')
+        } else {
+          setError('Registration failed. Please try again.')
+        }
       }
     }
   )
 
   const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
-    registerUser()
     e.preventDefault()
+    registerUser()
   }
 
   return (