From 152853164369fb308efc613e6f29c5ec16dfb91d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jarian Cottingham <jariancottingham@Jarians-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:59:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Further refine TVDB API show details implementation with
 better error handling

---
 main.js | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index c46cf0c..ca624e9 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-show-details', async (event, showId) => {
       throw new Error('Failed to authenticate with TVDB API: ' + loginError.message);
     }
     
-    // Make API request to get show extended details including seasons
-    // Using the correct endpoint structure from the API documentation
-    const response = await axios.get(`https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/series/${showId}`, {
+    // Make API request to get show details
+    // Let's try a different approach - first get the show by ID using the slug or direct ID approach
+    const response = await axios.get(`https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/series/${showId}?apikey=${apiKey}`, {
       headers: {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -260,6 +260,39 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-show-details', async (event, showId) => {
     console.error('Error status:', error.response?.status);
     console.error('Error data:', error.response?.data);
     
+    // Try a fallback approach - get the show using search by ID
+    try {
+      const searchResponse = await axios.get(`https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/search`, {
+        headers: {
+          'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Accept': 'application/json'
+        },
+        params: {
+          id: showId
+        }
+      });
+      
+      if (searchResponse.data && searchResponse.data.data && searchResponse.data.data.length > 0) {
+        const showData = searchResponse.data.data[0];
+        return { 
+          success: true, 
+          data: {
+            id: showData.id,
+            name: showData.name,
+            status: showData.status?.name,
+            firstAired: showData.firstAired,
+            overview: showData.overview,
+            image: showData.image,
+            slug: showData.slug,
+            seasons: [] // We'll need to fetch seasons separately if this approach works
+          }
+        };
+      }
+    } catch (fallbackError) {
+      console.error('Fallback approach also failed:', fallbackError.message);
+    }
+    
     return { success: false, error: 'Failed to fetch show details from TVDB API: ' + error.message };
   }
 });