# Quick Fix Summary - Blockchain Dashboard

## 🐛 The Problems

### 1. Console Error: `truncateHash: invalid hash parameter: undefined`
- **What**: Random hash fields showing as undefined
- **Why**: Genesis block and empty vote fields weren't validated
- **Fix**: Added null/undefined checks before truncating

### 2. POST Error: `{"detail":[{"type":"missing","loc":["query","election_id"]...`
- **What**: Verification button fails with "Field required"
- **Why**: Frontend sends `election_id` in body, backend expects it in query string
- **How it failed**:
  ```
  Frontend: POST /api/votes/verify-blockchain { body: {election_id: 1} }
  ↓
  NextJS Proxy: Ignored the body, forgot to add election_id to URL
  ↓
  Backend: POST /api/votes/verify-blockchain?  ← No election_id!
  ↓
  Error: "election_id is required"
  ```

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## ✅ What Was Fixed

### File 1: `/frontend/app/api/votes/verify-blockchain/route.ts`
```diff
+ const body = await request.json()
+ if (body.election_id) {
+   url.searchParams.append('election_id', body.election_id.toString())
+ }
```
**Result**: election_id now passed as query parameter to backend

### File 2: `/frontend/components/blockchain-viewer.tsx`
```diff
  const truncateHash = (hash: string, length: number = 16) => {
+   if (!hash || typeof hash !== "string") {
+     return "N/A"
+   }
    return hash.length > length ? `${hash.slice(0, length)}...` : hash
  }
```
**Result**: Graceful handling of undefined/empty hash values

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## 🧪 Test It

1. **Load dashboard**: http://localhost:3000/dashboard/blockchain
2. **Select an election** → should load without errors
3. **Click verify button** → should show verification result
4. **Check console** → should have no truncateHash errors

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## 🎯 Root Cause Analysis

| Issue | Root Cause | Solution |
|-------|-----------|----------|
| truncateHash errors | No type validation on hash parameter | Add null/undefined checks |
| Missing election_id | NextJS proxy didn't forward body to backend | Parse body and add to query params |
| Field required error | Backend expects query param, frontend sends body | Convert body param to query param in proxy |

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## 📚 Documentation
See `BLOCKCHAIN_DASHBOARD_FIX.md` for detailed analysis and testing procedures.