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+!outcomeutil.js
diff --git a/src/backend/src/util/outcomeutil.js b/src/backend/src/util/outcomeutil.js
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-export class OutcomeObject {
-    userMessage = null;
-    userMessageKey = null;
-    userMessageFields = {};
-    failed = false;
-    messages = [];
-    fields = {};
-    ended = false;
-    infoObject;
-    get succeeded () {
-        return this.ended && !this.failed;
-    }
-    constructor (infoObject) {
-        this.failed = true;
-        this.userMessageFields = {};
-        this.infoObject = infoObject;
-    }
-    log (text, fields) {
-        this.messages.push({ text, fields });
-    }
-    fail (message, i18nKey, fields = {}) {
-        this.userMessage = message;
-        this.userMessageKey = i18nKey;
-        this.userMessageFields = fields;
-        this.ended = true;
-        this.failed = true;
-        return this;
-    }
-    success () {
-        this.ended = true;
-        this.failed = false;
-        return this;
-    }
-}
-//# sourceMappingURL=outcomeutil.js.map
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