From 4f729713009ff499bf2a077df5d915485807c9b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pari7maheshwari <parimaheshwari777@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 02:54:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: standardize error handling in follow route

---
 apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts | 16 ++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts b/apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts
index 5d2da03..57cb67d 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/routes/follow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance, FastifyRequest, FastifyReply } from 'fastify';
 import { decrypt } from '../utils/encryption.js';
+import { getErrorMessage } from '../utils/error.util.js';
 
 export async function followRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
   app.addHook('preHandler', app.authenticate);
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export async function followRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     // Decrypt the stored token
     const accessToken = decrypt(oauthToken.accessToken);
 
-try {
+    try {
       let result;
       let succeeded = false;
 
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@ try {
             status: 'success',
             layer: 'api',
           },
-        }).catch(err => app.log.error('Failed to log follow:', err));
+        }).catch((err: unknown) => app.log.error(`Failed to log follow: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`));
       }
 
       return result.response;
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      app.log.error(`Follow error for ${platform}:`, err);
+    } catch (err: unknown) { 
+      app.log.error(`Follow error for ${platform}: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`);
       
       app.prisma.followLog.create({
         data: {
@@ -71,9 +72,12 @@ try {
           status: 'error',
           layer: 'api',
         },
-      }).catch(e => app.log.error('Failed to log follow error:', e));
+      }).catch((e: unknown) => app.log.error(`Failed to log follow error: ${getErrorMessage(e)}`));
 
-      return reply.status(500).send({ error: 'Follow action failed', message: err.message });
+      return reply.status(500).send({
+        error: 'Follow action failed',
+        message: getErrorMessage(err),
+      });
     }
   });
 }