Increase robustness

Author: eszmw

Diff for: Scripts/checkcurrentweather.py

@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ def get_weather(lat,lon,apikey,**kwargs):
     '''get current conditions in specified location, e.g., 
     lat = 42.2775 N, lon = 71.3468 W is Natick, MA, US
     get_current_weather('42.2775','-71.3468',key,units='metric')'''
-    
+
+    # Initialize json_data
+    json_data = {'Feedback': 'nothing'}
+
     # Set a default of imperial units
     info = {'units':'imperial'}     
     for key, value in kwargs.items():
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ def get_weather(lat,lon,apikey,**kwargs):
 def parse_current_json(json_data):
     '''parse and extract json data from the current weather data''' 
 
+    # Initialize weather_info
+    weather_info = {'Feedback': 'nothing'}
+    
     try:
         # select data of interest from dictionary
         weather_info = json_data['main']

Diff for: Scripts/checkweather.py

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ def get_weather(lat,lon,apikey,**kwargs):
     lat = 42.2775 N, lon = 71.3468 W is Natick, MA, US
     get_current_weather('42.2775','-71.3468',key,units='metric')'''
 
+    # Initialize json_data
+    json_data = {'Feedback': 'nothing'}
+
     # Set a default of imperial units
     info = {'units':'imperial'}     
     for key, value in kwargs.items():
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ def get_weather(lat,lon,apikey,**kwargs):
 
 def parse_current_json(json_data):
     '''parse and extract json data from the current weather data''' 
+    # Initialize weather_info
+    weather_info = {'Feedback': 'nothing'}
 
     try:
         # select data of interest from dictionary
@@ -73,6 +78,8 @@ def parse_forecast(json_data):
 
     import array
 
+    weather_info = {'Feedback': 'nothing'}
+
     try:
         timezone = json_data['timezone']
         data = json_data['hourly']

Diff for: SoftwareTests/SmokeTests.m

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ function SimpleSmokeTest(testCase,Filename)
             end
 
             % Log the opened figures to the test reports
+            try
             Figures = findall(groot,'Type','figure');
             Figures = flipud(Figures);
             if ~isempty(Figures)
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ function SimpleSmokeTest(testCase,Filename)
                     log(testCase,1,FigDiag);
                 end
             end
+            catch ME
+                disp("Failed to capture figures")
+            end
             close all
 
         end