Surface the backend's actual error message instead of a generic fallback

The API already returns specific, honest messages (e.g. 'this course isn't open for signups yet' for an inactive course) — the frontend was discarding them and always showing a generic 'something went wrong'.
2026-07-08 18:18:16 -04:00
parent cf87ca5658
commit 857d863c6f
2 changed files with 18 additions and 7 deletions
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@
        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
        body: JSON.stringify(payload)
      }).then(function (res) {
-        if (!res.ok) throw new Error("request failed");
-        form.reset();
        submitBtn.disabled = false;
-        status.textContent = "Thanks — I'll get back to you soon.";
+        if (res.ok) {
+          form.reset();
+          status.textContent = "Thanks — I'll get back to you soon.";
+          return;
+        }
+        return res.text().then(function (msg) {
+          status.textContent = msg || "Something went wrong sending that. Try again, or email hello@reground.org directly.";
+        });
      }).catch(function () {
        submitBtn.disabled = false;
        status.textContent = "Something went wrong sending that. Try again, or email hello@reground.org directly.";