Fetch with JS

webui/index.html

@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
     <script src="index.js"></script>
     <h1>Video Downloader</h1>
     <center>
-        <form id="DownloadForm">
-            <input type="text" name="url" id="url" placeholder="Enter your url here">
-            <button type="submit" id="downloadbutton" onclick="ytdl()">Download</button>
-        </form>
+        <input type="text" name="url" id="url" placeholder="Enter your url here">
+        <button type="submit" id="downloadbutton" onclick="ytdl()">Download</button>
     </center>
 </body>
 </html>

webui/index.js

@@ -23,16 +23,29 @@ function ytdl() {
     else {
         alert("URL is not compliant with this website - I am kinda sorry(Just kidding)");
     }
-    console.log(ytid);
     add_db(ytid);
     return;
 }
 
 function add_db(ytid) {
-    const base_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/get/";
+    var base_url = "http://localhost:8000/api/get/";
     var url = base_url.concat(ytid);
     console.log(url);
-    fetch(url).then(res => res.json()).then(data => console.log(data));
+    send_get(url);
+        //fetch(url).then(res => res.json()).then(data => console.log(data));
         //.catch(res => console.log("Failed: " + res))
-    return;
+    //return;
+}
+function send_get(url){
+    fetch(url)
+        .then(response =>  {   // indicates whether the response is successful (status code 200-299) or not
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw new Error(`Request failed with status ${reponse.status}`)
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log(response.body)
+            }
+        return response.json()
+        })
+
 }