profile handles errors with watchlist

Author: Kerushani

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Flicks 
 
-A movie reflection and review app where users can explore a daily film pick and share their thoughts. Watch more. Share your take.
+A movie reflection and review app where users can explore a daily film pick and share their thoughts.
 
 **Live Demo**: [https://reviews-app123.vercel.app/register](https://reviews-app123.vercel.app/register)
 
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ A movie reflection and review app where users can explore a daily film pick and
 - **Django** + **Django REST Framework**
 - **PostgreSQL**
 
+Note: The backend is hosted on Render’s free tier, which may result in a short delay (a few seconds) when registering a new user due to cold starts after periods of inactivity. I've included a demo video in case the website encounters issues handling requests.

backend/api/serializers.py

@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ class WatchlistItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = WatchlistItem
         fields = ['id', 'imdb_id', 'title', 'year', 'poster', 'added_at', 'watched', 'rating', 'notes', 'imdb_rating']
-        read_only_fields = ['added_at']
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'added_at']
+        extra_kwargs = {
+            'imdb_rating': {'required': False},
+            'notes': {'required': False},
+            'rating': {'required': False},
+            'watched': {'required': False}
+        }

backend/api/views.py

@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ def get(self, request):
                     status=status.HTTP_200_OK
                 )
 
-            # Get detailed info for each movie including rating
+            # Get detailed info for first 10 movies
+            detailed_results = []
             if 'Search' in search_data:
-                detailed_results = []
                 for movie in search_data['Search'][:10]:  # Limit to first 10 results
+                    # Get additional movie details including rating
                     detail_response = requests.get(
                         'http://www.omdbapi.com/',
                         params={
@@ -112,12 +113,21 @@ def get(self, request):
                     )
                     if detail_response.status_code == 200:
                         detail_data = detail_response.json()
-                        movie['imdbRating'] = detail_data.get('imdbRating', 'N/A')
-                    detailed_results.append(movie)
+                        # Only include movies with posters and required fields
+                        if (detail_data.get('Poster', 'N/A') != 'N/A' and 
+                            detail_data.get('Title') and 
+                            detail_data.get('Year')):
+                            detailed_results.append({
+                                'imdbID': detail_data['imdbID'],
+                                'Title': detail_data['Title'],
+                                'Year': detail_data['Year'],
+                                'Poster': detail_data['Poster'],
+                                'imdbRating': detail_data.get('imdbRating', 'N/A')
+                            })
+                            if len(detailed_results) >= 10:  # Ensure we never exceed 10 results
+                                break
 
-                search_data['Search'] = detailed_results
-                
-            return Response(search_data)
+            return Response({'Search': detailed_results})
 
         except requests.Timeout:
             return Response(