attempt to better handle incorrect server output

related to SignalK/signalk-server-java#39
ph1l · Mar 20, 2017 · 58b1179 · 58b1179
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commit 58b1179
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/signalk_client/datum.py b/signalk_client/datum.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 """dealing with individual data"""
 
+import logging
 import math
 import re
 
@@ -88,8 +89,11 @@ def display_value(self, convert_units=None):
         if convert_units != None:
             for from_unit, to_unit in convert_units:
                 if units == from_unit:
-                    value = convert(value, from_unit, to_unit)
-                    units = to_unit
+                    try:
+                        value = convert(value, from_unit, to_unit)
+                        units = to_unit
+                    except TypeError:
+                        logging.warn("Conversion ({} to {}) for {} ({}) failed".format(from_unit, to_unit, self.path, self.value))
         out_string = ""
         if value == None:
             out_string += "--"