Refine admin panel workflows

frontend/src/stores/awards.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,20 @@ const emptyAdminSeasonDetail: AdminSeasonDetailResponse = {
   clipSubmissions: [],
 }
 
+/**
+ * Guarantee the array fields exist even if a (possibly older) backend omits them,
+ * so views can safely read `.length`/`.filter` without crashing the render.
+ */
+function normalizeSeasonDetail(detail: AdminSeasonDetailResponse): AdminSeasonDetailResponse {
+  return {
+    ...detail,
+    categories: detail.categories ?? [],
+    candidates: detail.candidates ?? [],
+    pendingNominations: detail.pendingNominations ?? [],
+    clipSubmissions: detail.clipSubmissions ?? [],
+  }
+}
+
 export const useAwardsStore = defineStore('awards', {
   state: () => ({
     overview: fallbackOverview as OverviewResponse,
@@ -259,7 +273,7 @@ export const useAwardsStore = defineStore('awards', {
         }
 
         if (this.adminSelectedSeasonId) {
-          this.adminSeasonDetail = await api.getAdminSeasonDetail(this.adminSelectedSeasonId)
+          this.adminSeasonDetail = normalizeSeasonDetail(await api.getAdminSeasonDetail(this.adminSelectedSeasonId))
         }
         this.apiMode = 'api'
       } catch {
@@ -272,7 +286,7 @@ export const useAwardsStore = defineStore('awards', {
     async loadAdminSeasonDetail(seasonId: number) {
       try {
         this.adminSelectedSeasonId = seasonId
-        this.adminSeasonDetail = await api.getAdminSeasonDetail(seasonId)
+        this.adminSeasonDetail = normalizeSeasonDetail(await api.getAdminSeasonDetail(seasonId))
         this.apiMode = 'api'
       } catch {
         this.adminSeasonDetail = emptyAdminSeasonDetail