From 0f4035b6615ffa923b60fa7462833c38338c156b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Calum Muir <calumamuir@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:54:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve contact form error reporting

---
 client/src/pages/Contact.tsx | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/pages/Contact.tsx b/client/src/pages/Contact.tsx
index bfdedc1..0314e19 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Contact.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Contact.tsx
@@ -64,8 +64,16 @@ export const Contact = (): JSX.Element => {
             if (!response.ok) {
                 const errorData = (await response.json().catch(() => null)) as {
                     error?: string;
+                    details?: string;
                 } | null;
-                throw new Error(errorData?.error ?? "Request failed");
+                if (errorData?.error) {
+                    throw new Error(errorData.error);
+                }
+                const errorText = await response.text().catch(() => "");
+                const message = errorText.trim()
+                    ? `${response.status} ${response.statusText}: ${errorText}`
+                    : `${response.status} ${response.statusText}`;
+                throw new Error(message || "Request failed");
             }
             setFormStatus("success");
             setFormMessage("Thanks! Your message has been sent.");