Added error-checking when accessing policy file to catch changes.

back/.env

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-EMAIL_HOST_USER=accountemail@yourmail.com
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=accountpasswordhere
-SUBMIT_REPORT_DESTINATION_EMAIL=to-address@yourmail.com
-SUBMIT_REPORT_FROM_EMAIL=from-address@yourmail.com

back/backend/views.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def get_sections(r_id):
         data.update(get_fields(i.id))
         # process rules from the policy file if the section is completed
         if i.completed:
+            try:
                 rules = pol.sections[index].rules
                 for rule in rules:
                     try:
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ def get_sections(r_id):
                             data['rule_violations'].append(info)
                     except Exception as e:
                         print('Rule "{}" encountered an error. {}'.format(rule['title'], e))
+            except Exception as e:
+                print('Error accessing policy section {}. Policy file may have changed.'.format(index))
         # append section to the array
         section_set["sections"].append(data.copy())
 
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ def section(request, report_pk, section_pk):
     data.update(get_fields(s.id))
     # process rules from the policy file if the section is completed
     if s.completed:
+        try:
             rules = pol.sections[s.number].rules
             for rule in rules:
                 try:
@@ -352,6 +356,8 @@ def section(request, report_pk, section_pk):
                         data['rule_violations'].append(info)
                 except Exception as e:
                     print('Rule "{}" encountered an error. {}'.format(rule['title'], e))
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('Error accessing policy section {}. Policy file may have been changed.'.format(s.number))
     return JsonResponse(data)
 
 def section_complete(section_pk):