From 0161c22401812d712ecfbae725b06022c54e2057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anthony <e69975@bswhealth.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:05:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] clear prior message; msg tweak for empty field

---
 core/fse.js                  | 1 +
 core/system_view_validate.js | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/fse.js b/core/fse.js
index e6e7a9d18..b956f9646 100644
--- a/core/fse.js
+++ b/core/fse.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule =
                     var newFocusViewId;
                     if (errMsgView) {
                         if (err) {
+                            errMsgView.clearText();
                             errMsgView.setText(err.message);
 
                             if (MciViewIds.header.subject === err.view.getId()) {
diff --git a/core/system_view_validate.js b/core/system_view_validate.js
index 4c5521d18..8b4115afe 100644
--- a/core/system_view_validate.js
+++ b/core/system_view_validate.js
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ exports.validateEmailAvail = validateEmailAvail;
 exports.validateBirthdate = validateBirthdate;
 exports.validatePasswordSpec = validatePasswordSpec;
 
+const emptyFieldError = () => new Error('Field cannot be empty');
+
 function validateNonEmpty(data, cb) {
-    return cb(data && data.length > 0 ? null : new Error('Field cannot be empty'));
+    return cb(data && data.length > 0 ? null : emptyFieldError);
 }
 
 function validateMessageSubject(data, cb) {
@@ -91,6 +93,10 @@ function validateGeneralMailAddressedTo(data, cb) {
     //  :TODO: remove hard-coded FTN check here. We need a decent way to register global supported flavors with modules.
     const addressedToInfo = getAddressedToInfo(data);
 
+    if (addressedToInfo.name.length === 0) {
+        return cb(emptyFieldError());
+    }
+
     if (Message.AddressFlavor.Local !== addressedToInfo.flavor) {
         return cb(null);
     }