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;
}