src/external/musicbrainz/api/mod.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 pub mod client;
 
+use std::fmt;
+
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize};
 use url::form_urlencoded;
 
@@ -42,6 +44,15 @@ impl From<ClientError> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for ClientError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ClientError::Client(s) => write!(f, "the API client failed: {s}"),
+            ClientError::Status(u) => write!(f, "the API client failed with status: {u}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct MusicBrainzApi<Mbc> {
     client: Mbc,
 }

src/tui/app/machine/browse.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ use musichoard::{
 };
 
 use crate::tui::{
-        app::{
-            machine::{matches::AppMatchInfo, App, AppInner, AppMachine},
-            selection::{Delta, ListSelection},
-            AppPublic, AppState, IAppInteractBrowse,
-        },
-        lib::IMusicHoard, MUSICHOARD_TUI_HTTP_USER_AGENT,
-    };
+    app::{
+        machine::{matches::AppMatchInfo, App, AppInner, AppMachine},
+        selection::{Delta, ListSelection},
+        AppPublic, AppState, IAppInteractBrowse,
+    },
+    lib::IMusicHoard,
+    MUSICHOARD_TUI_HTTP_USER_AGENT,
+};
 
 pub struct AppBrowse;
 
@@ -90,8 +91,13 @@ impl<MH: IMusicHoard> IAppInteractBrowse for AppMachine<MH, AppBrowse> {
     }
 
     fn fetch_musicbrainz(self) -> Self::APP {
-        let client = MusicBrainzApiClient::new(MUSICHOARD_TUI_HTTP_USER_AGENT)
-            .expect("failed to create API client");
+        let client = match MusicBrainzApiClient::new(MUSICHOARD_TUI_HTTP_USER_AGENT) {
+            Ok(client) => client,
+            Err(err) => {
+                return AppMachine::error(self.inner, format!("cannot fetch: {}", err.to_string()))
+                    .into()
+            }
+        };
         let mut api = MusicBrainzApi::new(client);
 
         let coll = self.inner.music_hoard.get_collection();