inrupt / inrupt/solid-client-notifications-js

Throw meaningful error on non-supported providers

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Description

Currently when 'trying' to get the notification gateway from a pod provider; it will extract the gateway
from .well-known/solid. Not supported providers will not have the notificationGateway option.
This causes a fetch on an undefined URL causing an non-descriptive error:
https://github.com/inrupt/solid-client-notifications-js/blob/4eda50a44e489062621ceb586685a4fbbfce1fc7/src/notification.ts#L166

Would it be an option to throw a more meaningful error before the above line that identifies the provider as unsupported?

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Start by reading src/notification.ts at the linked location around line 166, where the notification gateway is fetched after provider discovery. Confirm how a missing notificationGateway is handled, then verify that unsupported providers produce a descriptive error instead of attempting a fetch with an undefined URL.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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