From 535650092e63022f29fce6690c8d4b5d1f2ab95d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:14:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] show translated errors for motion search limits

---
 web/public/locales/en/views/motionSearch.json |  3 +++
 .../views/motion-search/MotionSearchView.tsx  | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/motionSearch.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/motionSearch.json
index 8358bfb75d..7243a89a60 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/motionSearch.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/motionSearch.json
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
     "noROI": "Please draw a region of interest",
     "noTimeRange": "Please select a time range",
     "invalidTimeRange": "End time must be after start time",
+    "timeRangeTooLong": "Time range must be {{hours}} hours or less",
+    "alreadyRunning": "You already have a motion search running. Wait for it to finish or cancel it.",
+    "tooManySearches": "Too many motion searches are running. Try again when one finishes.",
     "searchFailed": "Search failed: {{message}}",
     "polygonTooSmall": "Polygon must have at least 3 points",
     "unknown": "Unknown error"
diff --git a/web/src/views/motion-search/MotionSearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/motion-search/MotionSearchView.tsx
index 01c3632444..8f1751018c 100644
--- a/web/src/views/motion-search/MotionSearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/motion-search/MotionSearchView.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type MotionSearchViewProps = {
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_EXPORT_WINDOW_SECONDS = 60;
+const MAX_SEARCH_RANGE_HOURS = 48;
 const NO_REVIEW_EVENTS: ReviewSegment[] = [];
 
 export default function MotionSearchView({
@@ -860,6 +861,16 @@ export default function MotionSearchView({
       return;
     }
 
+    if (
+      searchRange.before - searchRange.after >
+      MAX_SEARCH_RANGE_HOURS * 3600
+    ) {
+      toast.error(
+        t("errors.timeRangeTooLong", { hours: MAX_SEARCH_RANGE_HOURS }),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     setIsSearching(true);
     setSearchResults([]);
     setHasSearched(true);
@@ -892,6 +903,20 @@ export default function MotionSearchView({
         setIsSearching(false);
       }
     } catch (error) {
+      const status = axios.isAxiosError(error)
+        ? error.response?.status
+        : undefined;
+
+      if (status === 409 || status === 429) {
+        toast.error(
+          t(
+            status === 409 ? "errors.alreadyRunning" : "errors.tooManySearches",
+          ),
+        );
+        setIsSearching(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
       let errorMessage = t("errors.unknown");
 
       if (axios.isAxiosError<{ message?: string; detail?: string }>(error)) {