import { redirect } from "next/navigation";

/**
 * Redirects to a specified path with an encoded message as a query parameter.
 * @param {('error' | 'success')} type - The type of message, either 'error' or 'success'.
 * @param {string} path - The path to redirect to.
 * @param {string} message - The message to be encoded and added as a query parameter.
 * @returns {never} This function doesn't return as it triggers a redirect.
 */
export function encodedRedirect(
  type: "error" | "success",
  path: string,
  message: string,
) {
  return redirect(`${path}?${type}=${encodeURIComponent(message)}`);
}

/**
 * Formats a URL by removing any trailing slashes.
 * @param {string} url - The URL to format.
 * @returns {string} The formatted URL.
 */
// Helper function to ensure URLs are properly formatted
export function formatUrl(url: string): string {
  // If URL starts with a slash, it's already absolute
  if (url.startsWith("/")) {
    return url;
  }

  // Otherwise, ensure it's properly formatted relative to root
  // Remove any potential duplicated '/dashboard' prefixes
  if (url.startsWith("dashboard/")) {
    return "/" + url;
  }

  return "/" + url;
}

/**
 * Creates a FormData object from the FormData object.
 * @returns {FormData} The FormData object.
 */
export function createFormData(): FormData {
  const data = new FormData();
  Object.entries(FormData).forEach(([key, value]) => {
    if (value) {
      data.append(key, value);
    }
  });
  return data;
};


/**
 * Generates a unique username based on the provided email address.
 *
 * The username is created by combining the local part of the email (before the '@' symbol)
 * with a randomly generated alphanumeric suffix.
 *
 * @param email - The email address to generate the username from.
 * @returns A string representing the generated username.
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * const username = generateUsername("example@gmail.com");
 * console.log(username); // Output: "example.abc123" (random suffix will vary)
 * ```
 */
export function generateUsername(email: string): string {
  const [localPart] = email.split("@");
  const randomSuffix = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 8); // Generate a random alphanumeric string
  return `${localPart}.${randomSuffix}`;
}