From c3395c9c58289176d1ddb3352b728c49bfcdda56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oleg Silkin <o.silkin98@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:52:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Error toast for non-anonymous comment constraint

---
 src/redux/actions/comments.js | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/redux/actions/comments.js b/src/redux/actions/comments.js
index a150a88..22b38e4 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/comments.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/comments.js
@@ -50,10 +50,26 @@ export function doCommentCreate(
     dispatch({
       type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_CREATE_STARTED,
     });
+
     const myChannels = selectMyChannelClaims(state);
     const namedChannelClaim =
       myChannels && myChannels.find(myChannel => myChannel.name === channel);
-    const channel_id = namedChannelClaim ? namedChannelClaim.claim_id : null;
+    const channel_id = namedChannelClaim.claim_id;
+
+    if (channel_id == null) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_CREATE_FAILED,
+        data: {},
+      });
+      dispatch(
+        doToast({
+          message: 'Channel cannot be anonymous, please select a channel and try again.',
+          isError: true,
+        })
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     return Lbry.comment_create({
       comment: comment,
       claim_id: claim_id,