more error checking

backend/src/main.py

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def get_landmark(landmark_uuid: str) -> Landmark:
     """
     try:
         landmark = cache_client.get(f"landmark_{landmark_uuid}")
+        if not isinstance(landmark, Landmark) :
+            raise ValueError(f"Object {landmark} is not of type Landmark")
         return landmark
     except KeyError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Landmark not found") from exc

backend/src/structs/landmark.py

@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ class Landmark(BaseModel) :
         t_to_next_str = f", time_to_next={self.time_to_reach_next}" if self.time_to_reach_next else ""
         is_secondary_str = ", secondary" if self.is_secondary else ""
         type_str = '(' + self.type + ')'
-        if self.type in ["start", "finish", "nature", "shopping"] :
-            type_str += '\t '
 
         return (f'Landmark{type_str}: [{self.name} @{self.location}, '
                 f'score={self.attractiveness}{t_to_next_str}{is_secondary_str}]')

backend/src/tests/test_utils.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Helper methods for testing."""
+import logging
 from typing import List
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
@@ -31,17 +32,23 @@ def fetch_landmark(client, landmark_uuid: str):
     Returns:
         dict: Landmark data fetched from the API.
     """
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     response = client.get(f"/landmark/{landmark_uuid}")
 
     if response.status_code != 200:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=999,
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500,
                             detail=f"Failed to fetch landmark with UUID {landmark_uuid}: {response.status_code}")
 
+    try:
         json_data = response.json()
+        logger.info(f"API Response: {json_data}")
+        print(f"API Response of type {type(json_data)} in json format: {json_data}")
+    except ValueError as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to parse response as JSON: {response.text}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Invalid response format from API")
 
     if "detail" in json_data:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=999, detail=json_data["detail"])
-
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=json_data["detail"])
 
     return json_data