Add error handling to version check

framework/python/src/api/api.py

@@ -247,32 +247,38 @@ async def get_version(self, response: Response):
     json_response["installed_version"] = "v" + current_version
 
     # Check latest version number from GitHub API
-    version_check = requests.get(LATEST_RELEASE_CHECK, timeout=5)
+    try:
+      version_check = requests.get(LATEST_RELEASE_CHECK, timeout=5)
+
+      # Check OK response was received
+      if version_check.status_code != 200:
+        response.status_code = 500
+        LOGGER.error(version_check.content)
+        return self._generate_msg(False, "Failed to fetch latest version")
+
+      # Extract version number from response, removing the leading 'v'
+      latest_version_no = version_check.json()["name"].strip("v")
+      LOGGER.debug(f"Latest version available is {latest_version_no}")
+
+      # Craft JSON response
+      json_response["latest_version"] = "v" + latest_version_no
+      json_response["latest_version_url"] = version_check.json()["html_url"]
+
+      # String comparison between current and latest version
+      if latest_version_no > current_version:
+        json_response["update_available"] = True
+        LOGGER.debug("An update is available")
+      else:
+        json_response["update_available"] = False
+        LOGGER.debug("The latest version is installed")
 
-    # Check OK response was received
-    if version_check.status_code != 200:
+      return json_response
+    except Exception as e:
       response.status_code = 500
-      LOGGER.error(version_check.content)
+      LOGGER.error("Failed to fetch latest version")
+      LOGGER.debug(e)
       return self._generate_msg(False, "Failed to fetch latest version")
 
-    # Extract version number from response, removing the leading 'v'
-    latest_version_no = version_check.json()["name"].strip("v")
-    LOGGER.debug(f"Latest version available is {latest_version_no}")
-
-    # Craft JSON response
-    json_response["latest_version"] = "v" + latest_version_no
-    json_response["latest_version_url"] = version_check.json()["html_url"]
-
-    # String comparison between current and latest version
-    if latest_version_no > current_version:
-      json_response["update_available"] = True
-      LOGGER.debug("An update is available")
-    else:
-      json_response["update_available"] = False
-      LOGGER.debug("The latest version is installed")
-
-    return json_response
-
   async def get_reports(self, request: Request):
     LOGGER.debug("Received reports list request")
     # Resolve the server IP from the request so we