From 1fa956926318b083d66d933c1b71e76f90a091e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Rosenberg <jrosenberg@tacc.utexas.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:42:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] prevent 500 error on publications if datacite JSON can't be
 generated

---
 designsafe/apps/data/views/base.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/designsafe/apps/data/views/base.py b/designsafe/apps/data/views/base.py
index 69c66e5cf9..e55406bfb0 100644
--- a/designsafe/apps/data/views/base.py
+++ b/designsafe/apps/data/views/base.py
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context['hybrid_simulations'] = getattr(pub, 'hybrid_simulations',[])
 
         proj = ProjectsManager(service_account()).get_project_by_id(pub.projectId)
-        context['dc_json'] = json.dumps(proj.to_dataset_json())
+        try:
+            context['dc_json'] = json.dumps(proj.to_dataset_json())
+        except Exception:
+            # If we can't generate DataCite JSON, render the page without meta tags.
+            pass
 
         if self.request.user.is_authenticated:
             context['angular_init'] = json.dumps({