fixed the member creation functionality that was failing with validation errors. Here's what I accomplished

server/api/members/[id].put.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-iimport { updateMember, getMemberById, handleNocoDbError } from '~/server/utils/nocodb';
+import { updateMember, getMemberById, handleNocoDbError } from '~/server/utils/nocodb';
 import { createSessionManager } from '~/server/utils/session';
 import type { Member, MembershipStatus } from '~/utils/types';
 

server/api/members/index.post.ts

@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     // Get and validate request body
     const body = await readBody(event);
     console.log('[api/members.post] Request body fields:', Object.keys(body));
+    console.log('[api/members.post] Raw body data:', JSON.stringify(body, null, 2));
+
+    // Map display names to snake_case field names (fallback for client issues)
+    const normalizedBody = normalizeFieldNames(body);
+    console.log('[api/members.post] Normalized fields:', Object.keys(normalizedBody));
 
     // Validate required fields
-    const validationErrors = validateMemberData(body);
+    const validationErrors = validateMemberData(normalizedBody);
     if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
       console.error('[api/members.post] Validation errors:', validationErrors);
       throw createError({
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     }
 
     // Sanitize and prepare data
-    const memberData = sanitizeMemberData(body);
+    const memberData = sanitizeMemberData(normalizedBody);
     console.log('[api/members.post] Sanitized data fields:', Object.keys(memberData));
 
     // Create member in NocoDB
@@ -130,6 +135,39 @@ function sanitizeMemberData(data: any): Partial<Member> {
   return sanitized;
 }
 
+function normalizeFieldNames(data: any): any {
+  // Field mapping for display names to snake_case
+  const fieldMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    'First Name': 'first_name',
+    'Last Name': 'last_name',
+    'Email': 'email',
+    'Phone': 'phone',
+    'Date of Birth': 'date_of_birth',
+    'Nationality': 'nationality',
+    'Address': 'address',
+    'Membership Status': 'membership_status',
+    'Member Since': 'member_since',
+    'Current Year Dues Paid': 'current_year_dues_paid',
+    'Membership Date Paid': 'membership_date_paid',
+    'Payment Due Date': 'payment_due_date'
+  };
+
+  const normalized: any = {};
+  
+  // Map display names to snake_case
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
+    const normalizedKey = fieldMap[key] || key;
+    normalized[normalizedKey] = value;
+  }
+
+  console.log('[api/members.post] Field mapping applied:', {
+    original: Object.keys(data),
+    normalized: Object.keys(normalized)
+  });
+
+  return normalized;
+}
+
 function isValidEmail(email: string): boolean {
   const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
   return emailRegex.test(email);