reformatted IP Ban page and shifted specific rendering to AmSendPageData

errors.go

@@ -57,20 +57,9 @@ func AmErrorHandler(err error, c echo.Context) {
 	if c.Response().Committed {
 		return
 	}
-
-	errCode := http.StatusInternalServerError
-	if he, ok := err.(*echo.HTTPError); ok {
-		errCode = he.Code
-	}
-
 	amctxt := ui.AmContextFromEchoContext(c)
-	amctxt.SetLeftMenu("top")
+	cerr := ui.AmSendPageData(c, amctxt, "error", err)
-	amctxt.SetRC(errCode)
-	amctxt.VarMap().Set("error", err.Error())
-	// TODO: come up with a way to shift templates and titles for different error codes
-	amctxt.VarMap().Set("amsterdam_pageTitle", "Amsterdam Internal Server Error")
-	cerr := ui.AmSendPageData(c, amctxt, "framed", "error.jet")
 	if cerr != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Error rendering error %d (%v): %v", errCode, err, cerr)
+		log.Errorf("Error rendering error (%v): %v", err, cerr)
 	}
 }

top.go

@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ func JumpToShortcut(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any) {
 	}
 	scope, target := link.Classify()
 	if scope != "global" {
-		ctxt.SetRC(http.StatusNotFound)
 		return "error", echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("not found: %s", ctxt.URLParam("postlink")))
 	}
 	if err = link.VerifyNames(ctxt.Ctx()); err != nil {

ui/middleware.go

@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ func IPBanTest(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			// but let the request pass anyway
 		} else if banmsg != "" {
 			amctxt := AmContextFromEchoContext(c)
-			amctxt.VarMap().Set("amsterdam_pageTitle", "IP Address Banned")
+			return AmSendPageData(c, amctxt, "ipban", banmsg)
-			amctxt.VarMap().Set("message", banmsg)
-			amctxt.SetRC(http.StatusForbidden)
-			return AmSendPageData(c, amctxt, "framed", "ipban.jet")
 		}
 		return next(c)
 	}

ui/render_wrap.go

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import (
  *     Standard Go error status.
  */
 func AmSendPageData(ctxt echo.Context, amctxt AmContext, command string, data any) error {
-	var err error
+	// Preprocess certain commands into different ones.
-
+	switch command {
-	if command == "error" {
+	case "error":
 		httprc := amctxt.RC()
 		message := ""
 		if data == nil {
@@ -73,8 +73,16 @@ func AmSendPageData(ctxt echo.Context, amctxt AmContext, command string, data an
 		amctxt.SetRC(httprc)
 		command = "framed"
 		data = "error.jet"
+	case "ipban":
+		amctxt.VarMap().Set("amsterdam_pageTitle", "IP Address Banned")
+		amctxt.VarMap().Set("message", data)
+		amctxt.SetRC(http.StatusForbidden)
+		command = "framed"
+		data = "ipban.jet"
 	}
 
+	// Process commands.
+	var err error
 	switch command {
 	case "bytes":
 		err = ctxt.Blob(amctxt.RC(), amctxt.OutputType(), data.([]byte))

ui/views/ipban.jet

@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 {*
  * Amsterdam Web Communities System
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
  * 
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  *}
-<div class="flex">
+<div class="p-4">
-    <div class="flex-1 p-4">
+    <!-- IP Ban Dialog -->
-        <div class="mb-8">
+    <div class="max-w-2xl w-full">
-            <h1 class="text-blue-800 text-4xl font-bold mb-2">This IP Address Has Been Banned</h1>
+        <div class="bg-white border-2 border-gray-600 rounded-lg shadow-2xl overflow-hidden">
-            <hr class="border-2 border-gray-400 w-4/5 mb-4">
+            <!-- Dialog Header -->
-            <p class="text-black text-sm mb-4"><strong>{{ message }}</strong></p>
+            <div class="bg-gray-600 px-6 py-4">
+                <h1 class="text-white text-2xl font-bold text-center flex items-center justify-center gap-3">
+                    <span class="text-3xl">⛔</span>This IP Address Has Been Banned<span class="text-3xl">⛔</span>
+                </h1>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Dialog Body -->
+            <div class="px-8 py-8">
+                <div class="text-center mb-8">
+                    <p class="text-black-800 text-lg leading-relaxed"><b>{{ message }}</b></p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>