Better API communication

public/js/request.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default async function request(link, method = "POST", body={}) {
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(link, {
+            method,
+            body: JSON.stringify(body),
+            headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/json"
+            }
+        }).then(res => res.json())
+
+        if (res.result.error) return alert(res.result.error);
+
+        return res;
+
+    } catch (err) {
+        alert(err);
+    }
+
+}

public/js/send.js

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
+import request from "./request.js";
+
 document.getElementById("send").addEventListener("submit", async e => {
 
     e.preventDefault();
     const form = e.target;
     const data = new FormData(form);
-    fetch("/api/messages", {
-        method: 'POST',
-        body: JSON.stringify({ threadID: data.get("threadID"), content: data.get("content") }),
-        headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json"
-        }
-    }).then(res => res.json())
+    request("/api/messages", "POST", { threadID: data.get("threadID"), content: data.get("content") })
         .then(res => {
-            if (res.result.error) return alert(res.result.error);
-
+            if (!res) return;
             form.reset();
             const message = res.result;
             document.getElementById("messages").innerHTML += `<br>
@@ -37,8 +32,5 @@ document.getElementById("send").addEventListener("submit", async e => {
 </div>
 
 </div>`;
-
-        }).catch(err => {
-            alert(err);
         });
 });

views/thread.ejs

@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@
 
       <% }); %>
 
-      <script>
+      <script type="module">
  
+        import request from "../js/request.js";
         
         document.addEventListener("click", async e=>{
           if (!e.target.id.includes("like"))return;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
 
         </form>
         <% if (user){ %>
-        <script src="/js/send.js"></script>
+        <script type="module" src="/js/send.js"></script>
         <% }%>
 
         <%- include("extra/footer") %>