#2345: remove try catch + todo - figure out why db connection cannot be made

src/primaite/simulator/system/services/web_server/web_server.py

@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ class WebServer(Service):
         :type: payload: HttpRequestPacket
         """
         response = HttpResponsePacket(status_code=HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND, payload=payload)
-        try:
+
         parsed_url = urlparse(payload.request_url)
-            path = parsed_url.path.strip("/")
+        path = parsed_url.path.strip("/") if parsed_url and parsed_url.path else ""
 
         if len(path) < 1:
             # query succeeded
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ class WebServer(Service):
         if path.startswith("users"):
             # get data from DatabaseServer
             # get all users
-                if not self.db_connection:
+            if self._establish_db_connection():
-                    self._establish_db_connection()
+                # unable to create a db connection
+                response.status_code = HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
 
             if self.db_connection.query("SELECT"):
                 # query succeeded
@@ -128,17 +129,22 @@ class WebServer(Service):
                 response.status_code = HttpStatusCode.OK
             else:
                 self.set_health_state(SoftwareHealthState.COMPROMISED)
-
-            return response
-        except Exception:  # TODO: refactor this. Likely to cause silent bugs. (ADO ticket #2345 )
-            # something went wrong on the server
-            response.status_code = HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
         return response
 
-    def _establish_db_connection(self) -> None:
+    def _establish_db_connection(self) -> bool:
         """Establish a connection to db."""
+        # if active db connection, return true
+        if self.db_connection:
+            return True
+
+        # otherwise, try to create db connection
         db_client = self.software_manager.software.get("DatabaseClient")
+
+        if db_client is None:
+            return False  # database client not installed
+
         self.db_connection: DatabaseClientConnection = db_client.get_new_connection()
+        return self.db_connection is not None
 
     def send(
         self,