fix

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/first-mile/first-mile.service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable, Logger, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, ConflictException, Injectable, Logger, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { FindOptionsWhere } from 'typeorm';
 
 import { BookingsRepository } from '../bookings/bookings.repository';
@@ -44,30 +44,19 @@ export class FirstMileService {
    * paid before any first-mile work proceeds. Throws if the reference is
    * unknown or the booking has not reached PAID status.
    */
-  async acceptBooking(bookingId: string): Promise<FirstMile | null> {
+  async acceptBooking(bookingId: string): Promise<FirstMile> {
     const booking = await this.bookingsRepository.findById(bookingId, {
       relations: { serviceType: true },
     });
 
     if (!booking) {
-      return null;
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Booking ${bookingId} not found`);
     }
 
-    if (booking.paymentStatus !== 'PAID') {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    if (!this.bookingRequestsFirstMile(booking)) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    return this.create({
-      bookingId: booking.id,
-      advancedPayment: 0,
-    });
+    return this.acceptEligibleBooking(booking);
   }
 
-  async acceptBookingByReference(bookingReference: string): Promise<FirstMile | null> {
+  async acceptBookingByReference(bookingReference: string): Promise<FirstMile> {
     const [booking] = await this.bookingsRepository.findAll({
       where: { reference: bookingReference },
       relations: { serviceType: true },
@@ -75,15 +64,39 @@ export class FirstMileService {
     });
 
     if (!booking) {
-      return null;
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Booking ${bookingReference} not found`);
     }
 
+    return this.acceptEligibleBooking(booking);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Shared accept path: validates payment + first-mile eligibility, rejects an
+   * already-assigned booking, then creates the first-mile record. Throws a
+   * meaningful HTTP error instead of returning null so the client can surface
+   * why an accept was refused.
+   */
+  private async acceptEligibleBooking(booking: {
+    id: string;
+    reference?: string;
+    paymentStatus?: string | null;
+    tradeDirection?: string | null;
+    firstMilePickupAddress?: string | null;
+    serviceType?: { includesFirstMile?: boolean | null } | null;
+  }): Promise<FirstMile> {
+    const label = booking.reference ?? booking.id;
+
     if (booking.paymentStatus !== 'PAID') {
-      return null;
+      throw new BadRequestException(`Booking ${label} is not paid`);
     }
 
     if (!this.bookingRequestsFirstMile(booking)) {
-      return null;
+      throw new BadRequestException(`Booking ${label} does not require a first mile`);
+    }
+
+    const existing = await this.findByBookingId(booking.id);
+    if (existing) {
+      throw new ConflictException(`Booking ${label} already has a first-mile assignment`);
     }
 
     return this.create({
@@ -174,10 +187,17 @@ export class FirstMileService {
   }
 
   private bookingRequestsFirstMile(booking: {
+    tradeDirection?: string | null;
     firstMilePickupAddress?: string | null;
     serviceType?: { includesFirstMile?: boolean | null } | null;
   }): boolean {
-    return Boolean(booking.firstMilePickupAddress?.trim() || booking.serviceType?.includesFirstMile);
+    // Export bookings always need a first mile (pickup → origin yard); the
+    // pickup address is captured at assignment time, not required upfront.
+    return Boolean(
+      booking.tradeDirection === 'EXPORT' ||
+        booking.firstMilePickupAddress?.trim() ||
+        booking.serviceType?.includesFirstMile,
+    );
   }
 
   async update(id: string, dto: UpdateFirstMileDto): Promise<FirstMile> {

apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/operations/FirstMilePage.tsx

@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ const FirstMilePage = () => {
     mutationFn: async ({ reference, vehicleId }: { reference: string; vehicleId: string | null }) => {
       const res = await firstMileService.accept(reference);
       const created = res.data;
+      if (!created?.id) {
+        throw new Error("First-mile leg was not created for this booking.");
+      }
       if (vehicleId) await firstMileService.update(created.id, { vehicleId });
       return created;
     },
@@ -387,8 +390,11 @@ const FirstMilePage = () => {
       toast({ title: "Booking accepted", description: "First-mile leg created successfully." });
       closeAccept();
     },
-    onError: () => {
-      toast({ title: "Accept failed", variant: "destructive" });
+    onError: (err: unknown) => {
+      const description =
+        (err as { response?: { data?: { message?: string } } })?.response?.data?.message ??
+        (err instanceof Error ? err.message : undefined);
+      toast({ title: "Accept failed", description, variant: "destructive" });
     },
   });