Display a more detailed error msg when the metadata view fails

NCEAS · Sep 11, 2014 · a35ccd0 · a35ccd0
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diff --git a/metacatui/src/main/webapp/js/views/MetadataIndexView.js b/metacatui/src/main/webapp/js/views/MetadataIndexView.js
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ define(['jquery',
 			$.get(appModel.get('queryServiceUrl') + query, function(data, textStatus, xhr){ 
 
 				if(data.response.numFound == 0){
-					var msg = "<h4>That ID does not exist.</h4>";
+					var msg = "<h4>Nothing was found for one of the following reasons:</h4>" +
+							  "<ul class='indent'>" +
+								  "<li>The content was removed because it was invalid or inappropriate.</li>" +
+								  "<li>You do not have permission to view this content.</li>" +
+								  "<li>The ID '" + view.pid  + "' does not exist.</li>" +
+							  "</ul>";
 					view.$el.html(view.alertTemplate({msg: msg, classes: "alert-danger"}));
 				}
 				else{

diff --git a/metacatui/src/main/webapp/js/views/MetadataView.js b/metacatui/src/main/webapp/js/views/MetadataView.js
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ define(['jquery',
 			// get the pid to render
 			var pid = appModel.get('pid');
 
-			//URL encode the pid
+			// URL encode the pid
 			this.encodedPid = encodeURIComponent(pid);
 
-			//Check for a view service in this appModel
+			// Check for a view service in this appModel
 			if((appModel.get('viewServiceUrl') !== undefined) && (appModel.get('viewServiceUrl'))) var endpoint = appModel.get('viewServiceUrl') + pid + ' #Metadata';
 
 			if(endpoint && (endpoint !== undefined)){
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ define(['jquery',
 
 								viewRef.insertResourceMapContents(appModel.get('pid'));
 								if(gmaps) viewRef.insertSpatialCoverageMap();
-
-							}
-
+							}							
 						});
 			}
 			else this.renderMetadataFromIndex();