why is this double encoded

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/app/client/socket/socket.task.js b/app/client/socket/socket.task.js
index 77f1310..1b33cd9 100644
--- a/app/client/socket/socket.task.js
+++ b/app/client/socket/socket.task.js
@@ -5,9 +5,23 @@ import { socket } from './socket.connection'
 
 let finishTimeout;
 
-socket.on('task_res', (data) => {
+socket.on('task_res', (raw_data) => {
   // does not like the nested task object for some reason..
-  data = JSON.parse(data)
+  console.log(typeof raw_data)
+  let data;
+  try {
+    if (typeof raw_data === 'string') {
+      data = JSON.parse(raw_data)
+      if (typeof data === 'string') {
+        data = JSON.parse(data)
+      }
+    } else {
+      data = raw_data
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('problem with json', e)
+    return
+  }
   if (data.task) {
     dispatch({ type: types.task.update, data: data.task })
   }