2 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/backend.ts b/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/backend.ts
index 4b60d1b6c..c05ab33e9 100644
--- a/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/backend.ts
+++ b/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/backend.ts
@@ -85,18 +85,26 @@ export function getInitialBackendBaseURL(): string {
     typeof localStorage !== "undefined"
       ? localStorage.getItem("bank-base-url")
       : undefined;
+  let result: string;
   if (!overrideUrl) {
     //normal path
     if (!bankUiSettings.backendBaseURL) {
       console.error(
         "ERROR: backendBaseURL was overridden by a setting file and missing. Setting value to 'window.origin'",
       );
-      return canonicalizeBaseUrl(window.origin);
+      result = window.origin
     }
-    return canonicalizeBaseUrl(bankUiSettings.backendBaseURL);
+    result = bankUiSettings.backendBaseURL;
+  } else {
+    // testing/development path
+    result = overrideUrl
+  }
+  try {
+    return canonicalizeBaseUrl(result)
+  } catch (e) {
+    //fall back
+    return canonicalizeBaseUrl(window.origin)
   }
-  // testing/development path
-  return canonicalizeBaseUrl(overrideUrl);
 }
 
 export const defaultState: BackendState = {
diff --git a/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/settings.ts b/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/settings.ts
index 46b31bf2a..43e803726 100644
--- a/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/demobank-ui/src/hooks/settings.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  AmountString,
   Codec,
   buildCodecForObject,
+  codecForAmountString,
+  codecForBoolean,
+  codecForNumber,
   codecForString,
   codecOptional,
 } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
@@ -24,15 +28,21 @@ import { buildStorageKey, useLocalStorage } from "@gnu-taler/web-util/browser";
 
 interface Settings {
   currentWithdrawalOperationId: string | undefined;
+  showWithdrawalSuccess: boolean;
+  maxWithdrawalAmount: number;
 }
 
 export const codecForSettings = (): Codec<Settings> =>
   buildCodecForObject<Settings>()
     .property("currentWithdrawalOperationId", codecOptional(codecForString()))
+    .property("showWithdrawalSuccess", (codecForBoolean()))
+    .property("maxWithdrawalAmount", codecForNumber())
     .build("Settings");
 
 const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   currentWithdrawalOperationId: undefined,
+  showWithdrawalSuccess: true,
+  maxWithdrawalAmount: 25
 };
 
 const DEMOBANK_SETTINGS_KEY = buildStorageKey(