updated the channel creation route with GA event

controllers/publishController.js

@@ -106,21 +106,24 @@ module.exports = {
           return name;
         };
         return name;
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        throw error;
       });
   },
   checkChannelAvailability (name) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      // find any records where the name is used
-      db.Channel.findAll({ where: { channelName: name } })
+    return db.Channel
+      .findAll({
+        where: { channelName: name },
+      })
       .then(result => {
         if (result.length >= 1) {
-            return resolve(false);
+          throw new Error('That channel has already been claimed');
         }
-          resolve(true);
+        return name;
       })
       .catch(error => {
-          reject(error);
-        });
+        throw error;
       });
   },
 };

react/containers/ChannelCreateForm/view.jsx

@@ -38,32 +38,13 @@ class ChannelCreateForm extends React.Component {
   updateIsChannelAvailable (channel) {
     const channelWithAtSymbol = `@${channel}`;
     request(`/api/channel/availability/${channelWithAtSymbol}`)
-      .then(isAvailable => {
-        if (isAvailable) {
+      .then(() => {
         this.setState({'error': null});
-        } else {
-          this.setState({'error': 'That channel has already been claimed'});
-        }
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         this.setState({'error': error.message});
       });
   }
-  checkIsChannelAvailable (channel) {
-    const channelWithAtSymbol = `@${channel}`;
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      request(`/api/channel/availability/${channelWithAtSymbol}`)
-        .then(isAvailable => {
-          if (!isAvailable) {
-            return reject(new Error('That channel has already been claimed'));
-          }
-          resolve();
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-          reject(error);
-        });
-    });
-  }
   checkIsPasswordProvided () {
     const password = this.state.password;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -96,7 +77,9 @@ class ChannelCreateForm extends React.Component {
     event.preventDefault();
     this.checkIsPasswordProvided()
       .then(() => {
-        return this.checkIsChannelAvailable(this.state.channel, this.state.password);
+        if (this.state.error) {
+          throw new Error();
+        }
       })
       .then(() => {
         this.setState({status: 'We are publishing your new channel.  Sit tight...'});
@@ -107,7 +90,7 @@ class ChannelCreateForm extends React.Component {
         this.props.onChannelLogin(result.channelName, result.shortChannelId, result.channelClaimId);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
-        this.setState({'error': error.message, status: null});
+        if (error.message) this.setState({'error': error.message, status: null});
       });
   }
   render () {

routes/api-routes.js

@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ const NO_CLAIM = 'NO_CLAIM';
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
   // route to check whether site has published to a channel
-  app.get('/api/channel/availability/:name', ({ ip, originalUrl, params }, res) => {
-    checkChannelAvailability(params.name)
-      .then(result => {
-        if (result === true) {
-          res.status(200).json(true);
-        } else {
-          res.status(200).json(false);
-        }
+  app.get('/api/channel/availability/:name', ({ ip, originalUrl, params: { name } }, res) => {
+    const gaStartTime = Date.now();
+    checkChannelAvailability(name)
+      .then(availableName => {
+        res.status(200).json(availableName);
+        sendGATimingEvent('end-to-end', 'claim name availability', name, gaStartTime, Date.now());
       })
       .catch(error => {
         errorHandlers.handleErrorResponse(originalUrl, ip, error, res);