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export const writeToRestrictedData = functions.https.onRequest(async (request, response) => {
  try {

    console.log("body:", request.body);

    // const other  = '{"message":"hi"}';  //parsing this would work!

    const requestData = JSON.parse(request.body); //this is where the error occurs
        
    const message = requestData.message;


    if (typeof message !== "string" || message.trim() === "") {
      response.status(400).json({error: "Invalid message format"});
      return;
    }

    const data = {
      message: message,
      // timestamp: db.FieldValue.serverTimestamp(), // Add a timestamp
    };


    await db.collection("restrictedData").add(data);

    response.json({message: "Document written successfully"});
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error:", error);
    response.status(500).json({error: "Internal server error"});
  }
});