crates/web/src/app/subscribe_form/component.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::handlers::{normalize_feed_url, subscribed_message};
+use super::handlers::{normalize_feed_url, resolve_submit_outcome, SubmitOutcome};
 use crate::api;
 use crate::components::button::{Button, ButtonVariant};
 use crate::components::input::Input;
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ pub fn SubscribeForm(on_subscribed: EventHandler<()>) -> Element {
         spawn(async move {
             submitting.set(true);
             status.set(None);
-            match api::feeds::subscribe_feed(feed_url).await {
-                Ok(count) => {
-                    status.set(Some(Ok(subscribed_message(count))));
+            let result = api::feeds::subscribe_feed(feed_url).await;
+            match resolve_submit_outcome(result.map_err(|err| err.to_string())) {
+                SubmitOutcome::Success { message } => {
+                    status.set(Some(Ok(message)));
                     url.set(String::new());
                     on_subscribed.call(());
                 }
-                Err(err) => status.set(Some(Err(err.to_string()))),
+                SubmitOutcome::Failure { message } => status.set(Some(Err(message))),
             }
             submitting.set(false);
         });

crates/web/src/app/subscribe_form/handlers.rs

@@ -10,10 +10,31 @@ pub fn normalize_feed_url(input: &str) -> Option<String> {
 }
 
 /// Success message shown after a feed subscription pulls in new articles.
-pub fn subscribed_message(article_count: usize) -> String {
+fn subscribed_message(article_count: usize) -> String {
     format!("Subscribed — pulled in {article_count} article(s).")
 }
 
+/// What the form should show, and whether the URL input should be cleared,
+/// after a subscription attempt resolves.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SubmitOutcome {
+    /// The subscription succeeded: show `message` and clear the input.
+    Success { message: String },
+    /// The subscription failed: show `message` and leave the input as-is,
+    /// so the reader can fix it up and retry.
+    Failure { message: String },
+}
+
+/// Maps a `subscribe_feed` result to what the form should do next.
+pub fn resolve_submit_outcome(result: Result<usize, String>) -> SubmitOutcome {
+    match result {
+        Ok(count) => SubmitOutcome::Success {
+            message: subscribed_message(count),
+        },
+        Err(message) => SubmitOutcome::Failure { message },
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -33,14 +54,24 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn message_reports_the_article_count() {
+    fn success_reports_the_article_count_and_clears_the_input() {
         assert_eq!(
-            subscribed_message(0),
-            "Subscribed — pulled in 0 article(s)."
+            resolve_submit_outcome(Ok(3)),
+            SubmitOutcome::Success {
+                message: "Subscribed — pulled in 3 article(s).".to_string()
+            }
         );
+    }
+
+    /// A failed attempt should surface the error but leave the input alone
+    /// so the reader doesn't have to retype the URL to fix it.
+    #[test]
+    fn failure_surfaces_the_error_message() {
         assert_eq!(
-            subscribed_message(3),
-            "Subscribed — pulled in 3 article(s)."
+            resolve_submit_outcome(Err("feed unreachable".to_string())),
+            SubmitOutcome::Failure {
+                message: "feed unreachable".to_string()
+            }
         );
     }
 }