1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/alerts.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/alerts.js
index f37fdeeb6..50cd48a9e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/alerts.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/alerts.js
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+import { defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  unexpectedTitle: { id: 'alert.unexpected.title', defaultMessage: 'Oops!' },
+  unexpectedMessage: { id: 'alert.unexpected.message', defaultMessage: 'An unexpected error occurred.' },
+});
+
 export const ALERT_SHOW    = 'ALERT_SHOW';
 export const ALERT_DISMISS = 'ALERT_DISMISS';
 export const ALERT_CLEAR   = 'ALERT_CLEAR';
@@ -15,10 +22,28 @@ export function clearAlert() {
   };
 };
 
-export function showAlert(title, message) {
+export function showAlert(title = messages.unexpectedTitle, message = messages.unexpectedMessage) {
   return {
     type: ALERT_SHOW,
     title,
     message,
   };
 };
+
+export function showAlertForError(error) {
+  if (error.response) {
+    const { data, status, statusText } = error.response;
+
+    let message = statusText;
+    let title   = `${status}`;
+
+    if (data.error) {
+      message = data.error;
+    }
+
+    return showAlert(title, message);
+  } else {
+    console.error(error);
+    return showAlert();
+  }
+}