Final for report section2

app.py

@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ def process_video_in_background(video_data: bytes, video_guid: str, filename: st
 async def root():
     return {"message": "API is running"}
 
+def safe_date_converter(date_string):
+    """Safely converts an ISO date string to a datetime object, handling errors."""
+    if not date_string:
+        return datetime.min # Return a very old date for sorting if date is None or empty
+    try:
+        return datetime.fromisoformat(date_string)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return datetime.min # Return a very old date if the format is invalid
+
 @app.get("/latest_reports")
 async def get_latest_reports():
     try:
@@ -111,15 +120,13 @@ async def get_latest_reports():
         all_reports = videos + images
         
         # --- FIX ---
-        # Filter out reports that do not have a valid 'created_at' field before sorting
-        valid_reports = [report for report in all_reports if report.get('created_at')]
-        
-        # Sort the valid reports
-        combined_reports = sorted(valid_reports, key=lambda x: datetime.fromisoformat(x['created_at']), reverse=True)
+        # Safely sort the reports using the new helper function to prevent crashes
+        combined_reports = sorted(all_reports, key=lambda x: safe_date_converter(x.get('created_at')), reverse=True)
         
         return combined_reports[:30]
     except Exception as e:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Database Error: {str(e)}")
+        # This will now only catch truly unexpected errors, not bad dates
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"A severe database error occurred: {str(e)}")
 
 @app.patch("/report/{guid}/status")
 async def update_report_status(guid: str, payload: dict = Body(...)):