hoetmaaiers
I define a show.ex liveview route where I fetch a comic. This comic might be deleted a few seconds ago. Using the browser back navigation brings me with a few clicks to a Ecto.NoResultsError.
Currently I handle this in this manner, but somehow it feels not like the best approach.
Would a different approach be better / cleaner?
I am thinking of letting the NoResultsError bubble up to a Supervisor which knows of the routing hierarchy and redirects to /comics based on where the error was thrown. I am new to Elixir on this level so unsure if the Supervisor idea makes any sense.
Trying to learn best practices though…
def mount(%{"id" => id}, _session, socket) do
try do
comic = Catalog.get_comic!(id)
socket = assign(socket, :comic, comic)
{:ok, socket}
rescue
Ecto.NoResultsError ->
dbg("Comic not found")
{:ok,
socket
|> put_flash(:error, "Comic not found.")
|> redirect(to: ~p"/comics")}
end
end
The bang operation is autogenerated by Phoenix generators, which is why I don’t question that approach ATM.
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LostKobrakai
That error page is active only in development though. If you disable it (default for prod) you’ll be served the 404 page of
MyAppWeb.ErrorView/MyAppWeb.ErrorHTML. Serving 404s is imo the appropriate response for that case.A redirect can be done as well, but I wouldn’t go that route unless there’s a good reason for it over a 404 page.
hoetmaaiers
Allright, showing the 404 page is indeed perfect in this situation. Thanks for clearing that out!
Is my idea of a Supervisor catching the error somehow valid?
LostKobrakai
I wouldn’t say it’s invalid, but I’d say it’s not needed. Phoenix includes all the necessary tools to handle that case without you needing additional processes or supervisors and such.