From b8eb285abf18dd3909754e508c3ed953874ef60f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: julia-weppler-1 <156942916+julia-weppler-1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:00:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Suggest error handling for user account deletion

Added a comment recommending error handling for DELETE request.
---
 frontend/src/pages/ProfilePage.jsx | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProfilePage.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/ProfilePage.jsx
index de51df5..44b299d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ProfilePage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ProfilePage.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function ProfilePage({ currentUser, onUserChange }) {
     await fetch(`/api/users/${currentUser._id}`, { method: "DELETE" });
     // clear the app-wide user, then back to the homepage — the account is gone,
     // so a login form is the one page they can't use
+    // I would recommend error handling here so if the DELETE fails, the user isn't logged out and is instead shown a message.
     onUserChange(null);
     navigate("/");
   }