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client/src/utils/api.js

@@ -25,13 +25,18 @@ const normalize = (data) => {
 
 const handleResponse = async (r, label) => {
   if (!r.ok) {
-    if (r.status === 401 || r.status === 403) {
-      // Unauthorized - redirect to login if not already there
+    if (r.status === 401) {
+      // Unauthorized (not logged in) - redirect to login if not already there
       if (!window.location.pathname.includes('/login')) {
         window.location.href = '/login';
       }
     }
-    throw new Error(`${label} failed: ${r.status}`);
+    let serverMsg = '';
+    try {
+      const body = await r.json();
+      serverMsg = body.error || '';
+    } catch {}
+    throw new Error(serverMsg || `${label} failed: ${r.status}`);
   }
   const json = await r.json();
   return normalize(json);
@@ -123,3 +128,9 @@ export const PRIORITY_CONFIG = {
   high: { label: 'High', color: 'bg-orange-500' },
   urgent: { label: 'Urgent', color: 'bg-red-500' },
 };
+
+// Shared helper: extract initials from a name string
+export function getInitials(name) {
+  if (!name) return '?';
+  return name.split(' ').map(w => w[0]).join('').slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+}