script.js

var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
    });
};
var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
    var _ = { label: 0, sent: function() { if (t[0] & 1) throw t[1]; return t[1]; }, trys: [], ops: [] }, f, y, t, g = Object.create((typeof Iterator === "function" ? Iterator : Object).prototype);
    return g.next = verb(0), g["throw"] = verb(1), g["return"] = verb(2), typeof Symbol === "function" && (g[Symbol.iterator] = function() { return this; }), g;
    function verb(n) { return function (v) { return step([n, v]); }; }
    function step(op) {
        if (f) throw new TypeError("Generator is already executing.");
        while (g && (g = 0, op[0] && (_ = 0)), _) try {
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            if (y = 0, t) op = [op[0] & 2, t.value];
            switch (op[0]) {
                case 0: case 1: t = op; break;
                case 4: _.label++; return { value: op[1], done: false };
                case 5: _.label++; y = op[1]; op = [0]; continue;
                case 7: op = _.ops.pop(); _.trys.pop(); continue;
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                    if (!(t = _.trys, t = t.length > 0 && t[t.length - 1]) && (op[0] === 6 || op[0] === 2)) { _ = 0; continue; }
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        if (op[0] & 5) throw op[1]; return { value: op[0] ? op[1] : void 0, done: true };
    }
};
// target all necessary elements
var countryInput = document.getElementById('countryName');
// const submitButton = document.getElementById('submitButton') as HTMLButtonElement;
var searchResult = document.getElementById("searchResult");
var form = document.querySelector('form');
// API Endpoint URL
var API_URL = "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/";
// A Function to fetch country data
function fetchCountryData(countryName) {
    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
        var response, data, country, countryData, error_1;
        return __generator(this, function (_a) {
            switch (_a.label) {
                case 0:
                    _a.trys.push([0, 3, , 4]);
                    // the result container be loading while we fetch the country details
                    searchResult.innerHTML = "Loading..."; //i can make this fancy later lol
                    return [4 /*yield*/, fetch("".concat(API_URL).concat(countryName))];
                case 1:
                    response = _a.sent();
                    if (!response.ok) {
                        throw new Error("Country not found");
                    }
                    return [4 /*yield*/, response.json()];
                case 2:
                    data = _a.sent();
                    country = data[0];
                    countryData = "\n          <h3 class=\"text-xl font-semibold capitalize\">".concat(country.name.common, "</h3>\n          <img src=\"").concat(country.flags.svg, "\" alt=\"flag of ").concat(country.name.common, "\" class=\"w-[100px] h-[60px] rounded-md\" />\n          <p class=\"text-lg capitalize\"><span class=\"font-medium\">capital:</span> ").concat(country.capital, "</p>\n          <p class=\"text-lg capitalize\"><span class=\"font-medium\">population:</span> ").concat(country.population.toLocaleString(), "</p>\n        ");
                    searchResult.innerHTML = countryData;
                    return [3 /*break*/, 4];
                case 3:
                    error_1 = _a.sent();
                    searchResult.innerHTML = "<p style=\"color: red\">country not found</p>";
                    return [3 /*break*/, 4];
                case 4: return [2 /*return*/];
            }
        });
    });
}
form.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    var countryName = countryInput.value.trim();
    if (countryName === "") {
        searchResult.innerHTML = "country not found";
        return;
    }
    fetchCountryData(countryName);
});