"Theme returned an error"

[JaredCubilla]

Hey, I just developed a theme. It looks great on the theme registry and locally, but when I try it on the sample Thomas Davis resume, all that is on the page is "Theme returned an error".

Is it that my theme is outdated? Or perhaps, it simply takes time?

[thomasdavis]

Hey @JaredCubilla

Looks good! -> http://themes.jsonresume.org/theme/classy

I imagine, something is different about my resume.json that your theme is having trouble with.

[thomasdavis]

It's working for other people -> http://registry.jsonresume.org/rolandsharp?theme=classy

[erming]

I just added better error reporting:
http://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis?theme=classy

[JaredCubilla]

Awesome, thank you. It seems as if I need to update my index.js for null fields.

[erming]

@JaredCubilla

Here's a good way to solve these issues:

w.startDateYear = (w.startDate || "").substr(0,4);

It's using the || operator.
If the left value is undefined or false the right value will be used instead.

[JaredCubilla]

Thank you @erming. I'll be replacing all instances of that error with now.