function requestJsonFromServer(route) {
    return fetch(route)
        .then(response => {
            if (!response.ok) {
                throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
            }
            return response.json(); // Assuming the server returns a JSON response
        })
        .then(jsonData => {
            //console.log('Received JSON data:', jsonData);
            return jsonData; // Return the JSON data
        })
        .catch(error => {
            console.error('There was a problem with the fetch operation:', error);
            return null; // Return null in case of an error
        });
}

/* Example usage
requestJsonFromServer('/get_data')
    .then(data => {
        if (data !== null) {
            console.log("Data received:", data);
            // You can process the data here as needed
        } else {
            console.log("Failed to retrieve data from the server.");
        }
    });
*/