export async function productForm(payload = {}) {
    try {
        const token = localStorage.getItem('localtoken');
        const response = await fetch('/customerportal/public/api/saveproduct', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                        'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
                        'Accept': 'application/json'
                    },
            body: JSON.stringify(payload)
        });

        if (!response.ok) {
            // handle 404 or other errors
            if (response.status === 404) {
                return { error: 'not_found' };
            }
            throw new Error('API call failed: ' + response.status);
        }

        return await response.json();
    } catch (err) {
        console.error('API Error:', err);
        return null;
    }
}