From 90444b8a17201ff6bad7d29ed3248b7a640aa1cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: samau3 <samau415@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 23:15:21 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent form data loss from refetching and add guard
 statement for physician

---
 client/src/pages/patients/PatientRegistration.jsx | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/pages/patients/PatientRegistration.jsx b/client/src/pages/patients/PatientRegistration.jsx
index ace29721..18268835 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/patients/PatientRegistration.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/patients/PatientRegistration.jsx
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export default function PatientRegistration() {
         throw new Error('Failed to fetch patient.');
       }
     },
+    // disable retry and refetch on window focus to prevent data loss 
+    // from triggering form.initialize()
+    retry: false,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false
   });
 
   const form = useForm({
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ export default function PatientRegistration() {
 
       setInitialPhysicianData({
         id: physician ? physician.id : '',
-        name: `${physician.firstName} ${physician.lastName}`,
+        name: physician ? `${physician.firstName} ${physician.lastName}`: '',
       });
 
       const patientData = {