Merge pull request #1812 from influxdata/update/news_feed_errors-1628

Improve error message on JSON Feed GET fail

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### UI Improvements
 1. [#1796](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1796): Add spinner to indicate data is being written
 1. [#1800](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1800): Embiggen text area for line protocol manual entry in Data Explorer's Write Data overlay
+1. [#1812](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1812): Improve error message when request for Status Page News Feed fails
 
 ## v1.3.5.0 [2017-07-27]
 ### Bug Fixes

ui/src/status/actions/index.js

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import {errorThrown} from 'shared/actions/errors'
 
 import * as actionTypes from 'src/status/constants/actionTypes'
 
-import {HTTP_NOT_FOUND} from 'shared/constants'
-
 const fetchJSONFeedRequested = () => ({
   type: actionTypes.FETCH_JSON_FEED_REQUESTED,
 })
@@ -45,15 +43,11 @@ export const fetchJSONFeedAsync = url => async dispatch => {
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)
     dispatch(fetchJSONFeedFailed())
-    if (error.status === HTTP_NOT_FOUND) {
-      dispatch(
-        errorThrown(
-          error,
-          `Failed to fetch News Feed. JSON Feed at '${url}' returned 404 (Not Found)`
-        )
+    dispatch(
+      errorThrown(
+        error,
+        `Failed to fetch JSON Feed for News Feed from '${url}'`
       )
-    } else {
-      dispatch(errorThrown(error, 'Failed to fetch NewsFeed'))
-    }
+    )
   }
 }