Make referrer verification exceptions non-fatal

rophako/model/tracking.py

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import time
 import requests
 
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
-from rophako.utils import remote_addr, pretty_time, server_name
+from rophako.utils import (remote_addr, pretty_time, server_name,
+    handle_exception)
 
 def track_visit(request, session):
     """Main logic to track and log visitor details."""
@@ -91,16 +92,23 @@ def log_referrer(request, link):
 
     # See if the URL really links back to us.
     hostname = server_name()
-    r = requests.get(link)
+    try:
-    if hostname in r.text:
+        r = requests.get(link,
-        # Log it.
+            timeout=5,
-        db = list()
+            verify=False, # Don't do SSL verification
-        if JsonDB.exists("traffic/referrers"):
+        )
-            # Don't cache the result -- the list can get huge!
+        if hostname in r.text:
-            db = JsonDB.get("traffic/referrers", cache=False)
+            # Log it.
-        db.append(link)
+            db = list()
-        JsonDB.commit("traffic/referrers", db, cache=False)
+            if JsonDB.exists("traffic/referrers"):
-        return link
+                # Don't cache the result -- the list can get huge!
+                db = JsonDB.get("traffic/referrers", cache=False)
+            db.append(link)
+            JsonDB.commit("traffic/referrers", db, cache=False)
+            return link
+    except Exception as e:
+        handle_exception(e)
+        return None
 
     return None
 

rophako/utils.py

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def handle_exception(error):
 
     username = "anonymous"
     try:
-        if "username" in g.info["session"]:
+        if hasattr(g, "info") and "session" in g.info and "username" in g.info["session"]:
             username = g.info["session"]["username"]
     except:
         pass
@@ -227,7 +227,12 @@ def handle_exception(error):
     stacktrace = error + "\n\n" \
         + "==== Start Traceback ====\n" \
         + traceback.format_exc() \
-        + "==== End Traceback ====\n"
+        + "==== End Traceback ====\n\n" \
+        + "Request Information\n" \
+        + "-------------------\n" \
+        + "Address: " + remote_addr() + "\n" \
+        + "User Agent: " + request.user_agent.string + "\n" \
+        + "Referrer: " + request.referrer
 
     # Construct the subject and message
     subject = "Internal Server Error on {} - {} - {}".format(