handle cases with no tweets found

backend_requests.py

@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
     # print(replies.text)
     
     try:
+        foundTweet = False
         ghostban = True
         ghostTweetId = None
         ghostReplyId = None
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
                         if "in_reply_to_status_id_str" in tmp:
                             reply = tmp
                             tweetId = reply["in_reply_to_status_id_str"]
+                            foundTweet = True
                             if ghostTweetId is None:
                                 ghostTweetId = tweetId
                                 ghostReplyId = reply["id_str"]
@@ -328,34 +330,40 @@ def searchban(screen_name):
                                                                     print("{} is reply deboosted because of {} => {}.".format(screen_name, tweetId, replyId))
                                                                     showmore = True
                                                                     break
-        if ghostban:
-            print("{} is ghost banned.".format(screen_name))
-            returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {
-                "ban": True,
-                "tweet": ghostTweetId,
-                "in_reply_to": ghostReplyId
-            }
-        if not showmore:
-            returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] = {
-                "ban": False,
-                "in_reply_to": showmoreReplyId,
-                "tweet": showmoreTweetId
-            }
-        # No search ban || more replies => No ghost ban
-        if returnjson["tests"]["search"] and returnjson["tests"]["search"] != "_error" and "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] and returnjson["tests"]["ghost"]["ban"] == True or "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] and returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"]["ban"] == True:
-            returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {
-                "ban": False,
-                "tweet": ghostTweetId,
-                "in_reply_to": ghostReplyId
-            }
-
-        # No ghost ban && unknown more replies => No more replies ban
-        if "ban" not in returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] and "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] and returnjson["tests"]["ghost"]["ban"] == False:
-            returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] = {
-                "ban": False,
-                "in_reply_to": showmoreReplyId,
-                "tweet": showmoreTweetId
-            }
+        if foundTweet:
+            if ghostban:
+                print("{} is ghost banned.".format(screen_name))
+                returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {
+                    "ban": True,
+                    "tweet": ghostTweetId,
+                    "in_reply_to": ghostReplyId
+                }
+            if not showmore:
+                print("{} is not reply deboosted.".format(screen_name))
+                returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] = {
+                    "ban": False,
+                    "in_reply_to": showmoreReplyId,
+                    "tweet": showmoreTweetId
+                }
+            # No search ban || more replies => No ghost ban
+            if returnjson["tests"]["search"] and returnjson["tests"]["search"] != "_error" and "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] and returnjson["tests"]["ghost"]["ban"] == True or "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] and returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"]["ban"] == True:
+                returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {
+                    "ban": False,
+                    "tweet": ghostTweetId,
+                    "in_reply_to": ghostReplyId
+                }
+
+            # No ghost ban && unknown more replies => No more replies ban
+            if "ban" not in returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] and "ban" in returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] and returnjson["tests"]["ghost"]["ban"] == False:
+                returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] = {
+                    "ban": False,
+                    "in_reply_to": showmoreReplyId,
+                    "tweet": showmoreTweetId
+                }
+        else:
+            print("No replies found for {}.".format(screen_name))
+            returnjson["tests"]["ghost"] = {}
+            returnjson["tests"]["more_replies"] = {}
     except KeyError as e:
         print("Errored testing {}".format(screen_name))
         print(e)