more fixes

networkUtils.js

@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 // networkUtils.js
 export function sendRequest(url, method = "GET", data = null) {
-    console.log("Sending request to:", url, "with method:", method);
-    const options = { method, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } };
-    if (data) {
-      options.body = JSON.stringify(data);
-    }
-    return fetch(url, options)
-      .then(response => {
-        console.log("Response status:", response.status);
-        if (!response.ok) {
-          return response.text().then(text => {
-            throw new Error(`HTTP error ${response.status}: ${text}`);
-          });
-        }
-        return response.json().catch(() => {
-          console.warn("Response is not JSON, returning as text");
-          return response.text();
-        });
-      });
+  console.log("Sending request to:", url, "with method:", method);
+  const options = {
+    method,
+    credentials: 'include', // include cookies in requests
+    headers: {}
+  };
+
+  // If data is provided and is not FormData, assume JSON.
+  if (data && !(data instanceof FormData)) {
+    options.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json";
+    options.body = JSON.stringify(data);
+  } else if (data instanceof FormData) {
+    // For FormData, don't set the Content-Type header; the browser will handle it.
+    options.body = data;
   }
-  
+
+  return fetch(url, options)
+    .then(response => {
+      console.log("Response status:", response.status);
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        return response.text().then(text => {
+          throw new Error(`HTTP error ${response.status}: ${text}`);
+        });
+      }
+      return response.json().catch(() => {
+        console.warn("Response is not JSON, returning as text");
+        return response.text();
+      });
+    });
+}