Error handling for differences in API structures

phonlab-tcd · Dec 12, 2024 · fca1d86 · fca1d86
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diff --git a/api/src/endpoint/drStory/synthesiseAndStoreSent.ts b/api/src/endpoint/drStory/synthesiseAndStoreSent.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function synthesiseAndStoreSent (req:any) {
             });
 
             console.log(audioObj);
-            if (audioObj) {
+            if (audioObj && (audioObj.data.audioContent != "undefined")) {
 
               const storedSent = await DigitalReaderSentenceAudio.create({
                 drStoryId: req.body.drStoryId,
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ async function synthesiseAndStoreSent (req:any) {
               resolve('Response: ' + storedSent)
               return;
 
+            } else {
+              resolve('undefined response from synthesis API')
+              return;
             }
           }
           resolve('error storing the audio')

diff --git a/ngapp/src/app/dr-story-viewer/dr-story-builder/dr-story-builder.component.ts b/ngapp/src/app/dr-story-viewer/dr-story-builder/dr-story-builder.component.ts
@@ -916,6 +916,13 @@ export class DigitalReaderStoryBuilderComponent implements OnInit {
     }
     console.log(audioObj)
 
+    // in case there was a problem during the batch synthesis
+    if (audioObj) {
+      if (audioObj.audioUrl == "data:audio/mp3;base64,undefined") {
+        audioObj = null;
+      }
+    }
+
     // if the audio has not yet been created and, synthesise it and add it to the list.
     if (!audioObj) {
       audioObj = await this.synthRequest(this.currentSentence?.textContent, this.speaker);