Try/except, allows for defaults without secrets file

Author: ksiegall

XRPLib/webserver.py

@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ def start_network(self, ssid:str=None, robot_id:int= None, password:str=None):
         :type password: str, optional
         """
         if ssid is None:
-            with open("../../secrets.json") as secrets_file:
-                secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
-                ssid = secrets["ap_ssid"]
-                password = secrets["ap_password"]
-                if robot_id is None:
-                    robot_id = secrets["robot_id"]
+            try:
+                with open("../../secrets.json") as secrets_file:
+                    secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
+                    ssid = secrets["ap_ssid"]
+                    password = secrets["ap_password"]
+                    if robot_id is None:
+                        robot_id = secrets["robot_id"]
                 ssid = ssid.replace("{robot_id}", str(robot_id))
+            except OSError:
+                if robot_id is None:
+                    robot_id = 1
+                ssid = f"XRP_{robot_id}"
+                password = "remote.xrp"
         self.access_point = access_point(ssid, password)
         self.ip = network.WLAN(network.AP_IF).ifconfig()[0]
 
@@ -70,10 +76,14 @@ def connect_to_network(self, ssid:str=None, password:str=None, timeout = 10):
         self.wlan = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
         self.wlan.active(True) # configure board to connect to wifi
         if ssid is None:
-            with open("../../secrets.json") as secrets_file:
-                secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
-                ssid = secrets["wifi_ssid"]
-                password = secrets["wifi_password"]
+            try:
+                with open("../../secrets.json") as secrets_file:
+                    secrets = json.load(secrets_file)
+                    ssid = secrets["wifi_ssid"]
+                    password = secrets["wifi_password"]
+            except OSError:
+                print("secrets.json not found or improperly formatted")
+                return False
         self.wlan.connect(ssid,password)
         start_time = time.time()
         while not self.wlan.isconnected():