Add empty complaints.json for development use

Author: Sooraj-krishna

src/app/api/complaints/route.ts

@@ -1,57 +1,65 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-  import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
-  import path from 'path';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 
-  const complaintsFile = path.join(process.cwd(), 'complaints.json');
+const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+const complaintsFile = isDev ? path.join(process.cwd(), 'complaints.json') : null;
 
-  async function initializeComplaintsFile() {
-    try {
-      await fs.access(complaintsFile);
-    } catch {
-      await fs.writeFile(complaintsFile, JSON.stringify([]));
-    }
+async function initializeComplaintsFile() {
+  if (!isDev) return;
+  try {
+    await fs.access(complaintsFile!);
+  } catch {
+    await fs.writeFile(complaintsFile!, JSON.stringify([]));
   }
+}
 
-  export async function GET() {
-    try {
-      await initializeComplaintsFile();
-      const data = await fs.readFile(complaintsFile, 'utf8');
-      const complaints = JSON.parse(data);
-      return NextResponse.json(complaints);
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Error reading complaints:', err);
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to load complaints' }, { status: 500 });
-    }
+export async function GET() {
+  if (!isDev) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Complaints API is not available in production.' }, { status: 501 });
   }
+  try {
+    await initializeComplaintsFile();
+    const data = await fs.readFile(complaintsFile!, 'utf8');
+    const complaints = JSON.parse(data);
+    return NextResponse.json(complaints);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error reading complaints:', err);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to load complaints' }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}
 
-  export async function POST(req: Request) {
-    try {
-      const { title, description, place, imageUrl } = await req.json();
-      if (!title || !description || !place) {
-        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Title, description, and place are required' }, { status: 400 });
-      }
-
-      await initializeComplaintsFile();
-      const data = await fs.readFile(complaintsFile, 'utf8');
-      const complaints = JSON.parse(data);
-      const newId = complaints.length ? complaints[complaints.length - 1].id + 1 : 1;
-      const complaint = {
-        id: newId,
-        title,
-        description,
-        place,
-        date: new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-GB').split('/').reverse().join('-'),
-        solved: false,
-        imageUrl: imageUrl || null,
-        comments: []
-      };
-      complaints.push(complaint);
-      await fs.writeFile(complaintsFile, JSON.stringify(complaints, null, 2));
-      return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Complaint added successfully', complaint });
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Error saving complaint:', err);
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to save complaint' }, { status: 500 });
+export async function POST(req: Request) {
+  if (!isDev) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Complaints API is not available in production.' }, { status: 501 });
+  }
+  try {
+    const { title, description, place, imageUrl } = await req.json();
+    if (!title || !description || !place) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Title, description, and place are required' }, { status: 400 });
     }
+
+    await initializeComplaintsFile();
+    const data = await fs.readFile(complaintsFile!, 'utf8');
+    const complaints = JSON.parse(data);
+    const newId = complaints.length ? complaints[complaints.length - 1].id + 1 : 1;
+    const complaint = {
+      id: newId,
+      title,
+      description,
+      place,
+      date: new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-GB').split('/').reverse().join('-'),
+      solved: false,
+      imageUrl: imageUrl || null,
+      comments: []
+    };
+    complaints.push(complaint);
+    await fs.writeFile(complaintsFile!, JSON.stringify(complaints, null, 2));
+    return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Complaint added successfully', complaint });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Error saving complaint:', err);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to save complaint' }, { status: 500 });
   }
+}