From b58f01cc2b5535ba0ad347d03ae4102e18f637f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ferenc=20S=C3=A1rai?= <sarai.ferenc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 14:02:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add error handling and ui notifications for download
 failures (#217)

* fix: add error handling and ui notifications for download failures
* fix: refactor error handling for download failures
---
 src/pages/files/Share.tsx | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/pages/files/Share.tsx b/src/pages/files/Share.tsx
index 09d878c..9d0f9a4 100644
--- a/src/pages/files/Share.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/files/Share.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ export function Share(): ReactElement {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [hash])
 
+  function downloadFailedWithError(err: unknown) {
+    const msg = <span>Error: {err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}</span>
+    enqueueSnackbar(msg, { variant: 'error' })
+    setDownloading(false)
+  }
+
   async function onDownload() {
     if (!beeApi || !hash) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ export function Share(): ReactElement {
       } catch (err) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.error('Failed to download file: ', err)
+        downloadFailedWithError(err)
 
         return
       }
@@ -184,6 +191,7 @@ export function Share(): ReactElement {
         } catch (err) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
           console.error('Failed to download files: ', err)
+          downloadFailedWithError(err)
 
           return
         }
@@ -195,6 +203,7 @@ export function Share(): ReactElement {
       } catch (err) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.error('Failed to compress file: ', err)
+        downloadFailedWithError(err)
 
         return
       }