exported getLocation function for reusability

src/api/posts.api.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import axios from "axios"
+import {locationUtils} from "../utils/location";
 
 const path = "https://api.jodel.anxietyprime.de/post";
 
@@ -10,20 +11,17 @@ export const postApi = {
         return (await axios.get(`${path}/${id}`)).data;
     },
     async createNewPost(title, content) {
-        if (navigator.geolocation) {
+        const location = locationUtils.getCurrentLocation();
-            navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(async function(position) {
+        if(location.lon && location.lat) {
-                const latitude = position.coords.latitude;
+            await axios.post(`${path}s`, {
-                const longitude = position.coords.longitude;
+                "authorID": 1,
-                await axios.post(`${path}s`, {
+                "title": title,
-                    "authorID": 1,
+                "content": content,
-                    "title": title,
+                "date": Date.now().toString(),
-                    "content": content,
+                "location": {
-                    "date": Date.now().toString(),
+                    "longitude": location.lon,
-                    "location": {
+                    "latitude": location.lat,
-                        "longitude": longitude,
+                },
-                        "latitude": latitude,
-                    },
-                });
             });
         } else {
             console.log("Geolocation is not supported by this browser. Could'nt post without valid location");

src/utils/location.js

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const locationUtils = {
+    getCurrentLocation: () => {
+        if (navigator.geolocation) {
+            navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(async function(position) {
+                const latitude = position.coords.latitude;
+                const longitude = position.coords.longitude;
+                return {lon: longitude, lat: latitude};
+            });
+        } else {
+            return {lon: null, lat: null};
+        }
+    }
+}