controllers/publishController.js

@@ -19,15 +19,53 @@ function upsert (Model, values, condition) {
     });
 }
 
+function checkNameAvailability (name) {
+  const deferred = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    // find any records where the name is used
+    db.File
+      .findAll({ where: { name } })
+      .then(result => {
+        if (result.length >= 1) {
+          // filter out any results that were not published from a spee.ch wallet address
+          lbryApi
+            .getWalletList()
+            .then((walletList) => {
+              const filteredResult = result.filter((claim) => {
+                return walletList.includes(claim.address);
+              });
+              if (filteredResult.length >= 1) {
+                resolve(false);
+              } else {
+                resolve(true);
+              }
+            })
+            .catch((error) => {
+              reject(error);
+            });
+        } else {
+          resolve(true);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        reject(error);
+      });
+  });
+  return deferred;
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   publish (publishParams, fileName, fileType) {
     const deferred = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      // 1. publish the file
+      // 1. make sure the name is available
+      checkNameAvailability(publishParams.name)
+      .then(result => {
+        if (result === true) {
+          // 2. publish the file
           lbryApi
             .publishClaim(publishParams)
             .then(result => {
               logger.info(`Successfully published ${fileName}`, result);
-          // 2. update old record or create new one (update is in case the claim has been published before by this daemon)
+              // 3. update old record or create new one (update is in case the claim has been published before by this daemon)
               upsert(
                 db.File,
                 {
@@ -61,34 +99,9 @@ module.exports = {
               // reject the promise
               reject(error);
             });
-    });
-    return deferred;
-  },
-  checkNameAvailability (name) {
-    const deferred = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      // find any records where the name is used
-      db.File
-        .findAll({ where: { name } })
-        .then(result => {
-          if (result.length >= 1) {
-            // filter out any results that were not published from a spee.ch wallet address
-            lbryApi
-              .getWalletList()
-              .then((walletList) => {
-                const filteredResult = result.filter((claim) => {
-                  return walletList.includes(claim.address);
-                });
-                if (filteredResult.length >= 1) {
-                  resolve(false);
         } else {
-                  resolve(true);
+          const err = new Error('That name has already been claimed by spee.ch.  Please choose a new claim name.');
-                }
+          reject(err);
-              })
-              .catch((error) => {
-                reject(error);
-              });
-          } else {
-            resolve(true);
         }
       })
       .catch(error => {
@@ -97,4 +110,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
     return deferred;
   },
+  checkNameAvailability (name) {
+    return checkNameAvailability(name);
+  },
 };

helpers/libraries/errorHandlers.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const { postToStats } = require('../../controllers/statsController.js');
 
 module.exports = {
   handleRequestError (action, originalUrl, ip, error, res) {
-    logger.error('Request Error >>', error);
+    logger.error('Request Error >>', error.message);
     if (error.response) {
       postToStats(action, originalUrl, ip, error.response.data.error.messsage);
       res.status(error.response.status).send(error.response.data.error.message);
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
       res.status(503).send('Connection refused.  The daemon may not be running.');
     } else {
       postToStats(action, originalUrl, ip, error);
-      res.status(400).send(JSON.stringify(error));
+      res.status(400).send(error.message);
     }
   },
   handlePublishError (error) {

public/assets/js/claimPublish.js

@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ document.getElementById('publish-submit').addEventListener('click', function(eve
 				} else {
 					alert("That name has already been claimed by spee.ch.  Please choose a different name.");
 				}
-				
 			} else {
 				console.log("request to check claim name failed with status:", this.status);
 			};