From 6ac9ba27417d0fc1d9e429e612582d3b2a52fa4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: austinkelsay <austinkelsay@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 14:12:18 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] wrap response in polling call

---
 src/pages/api/lightning-address/lnd.js | 37 +++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/api/lightning-address/lnd.js b/src/pages/api/lightning-address/lnd.js
index aae76c8..912d0ae 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/lightning-address/lnd.js
+++ b/src/pages/api/lightning-address/lnd.js
@@ -78,22 +78,29 @@ export default async function handler(req, res) {
                 settled: false
             }, { ex: expiry || 86400 });
 
-            // Trigger the polling endpoint without waiting for it
-            fetch(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/invoices/short-poll`, {
-                headers: {
-                    'Authorization': PLEBDEVS_API_KEY
-                }
-            }).catch(error => {
+            // Trigger the polling endpoint
+            try {
+                await axios.get(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/invoices/short-poll`, {
+                    headers: {
+                        'Authorization': PLEBDEVS_API_KEY
+                    }
+                });
+                res.status(200).json({ 
+                    invoice, 
+                    payment_hash: paymentHashHex,
+                    verify_url: verifyUrl 
+                });
+                return;
+            } catch (error) {
                 console.error('Error triggering polling:', error);
-            });
-
-            // Return response immediately
-            res.status(200).json({ 
-                invoice, 
-                payment_hash: paymentHashHex,
-                verify_url: verifyUrl 
-            });
-            return;
+                // return the response anyway, long running polling will be handled by the cron job
+                res.status(200).json({ 
+                    invoice, 
+                    payment_hash: paymentHashHex,
+                    verify_url: verifyUrl 
+                });
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         // For non-zap requests, send response immediately