From 2eea341578bd9f04db76f5fde483617b01f37d1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chrisk325 <singaracemas@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 18:23:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix for keys

---
 src/services/tmdbService.ts | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/services/tmdbService.ts b/src/services/tmdbService.ts
index 36cb53f7..3abcc660 100644
--- a/src/services/tmdbService.ts
+++ b/src/services/tmdbService.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ export class TMDBService {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the resolved TMDB API key (custom user key if set, otherwise default).
+   * Always awaits key loading so callers get the correct value.
+   */
+  async getApiKey(): Promise<string> {
+    if (!this.apiKeyLoaded) {
+      await this.loadApiKey();
+    }
+    return this.apiKey;
+  }
+
   private async getHeaders() {
     // Ensure API key is loaded before returning headers
     if (!this.apiKeyLoaded) {
@@ -1658,4 +1669,4 @@ export class TMDBService {
 }
 
 export const tmdbService = TMDBService.getInstance();
-export default tmdbService; 
\ No newline at end of file
+export default tmdbService;