v2.1.8 Better exception handling in api()

Author: yracine

ecobee.devicetype.groovy

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *  My Ecobee Device
  *  Copyright 2014 Yves Racine
  *  linkedIn profile: ca.linkedin.com/pub/yves-racine-m-sc-a/0/406/4b/
- *  Version 2.1.7
+ *  Version 2.1.8
  *  Code: https://github.com/yracine/device-type.myecobee
  *  Refer to readme file for installation instructions.
  *
@@ -1134,12 +1134,12 @@ private void api(method, args, success = {}) {
 		}
 		if (!refresh_tokens()) {
 			login()
-			if (state.exceptionCount >= MAX_EXCEPTION_COUNT) {
-				log.error ("api>error: Unauthorized exception, not able to renew the refresh token, need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
-				sendEvent (name: "verboseTrace", 
-					value: "api>error: Unauthorized exception, not able to renew the refresh token, need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
-				return		
+			def exceptionCheck=device.currentValue("verboseTrace")
+			if (exceptionCheck.contains("exception")) {
+				log.error ("api>$exceptionCheck, not able to renew the refresh token, need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
+				sendEvent (name: "verboseTrace", value:"api>$exceptionCheck, not able to renew the refresh token, need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
 			}
+            
 		} else {
 
 			/* Reset Exceptions counter as the refresh_tokens() call has been successful */    
@@ -1148,9 +1148,9 @@ private void api(method, args, success = {}) {
 	}
 	if (state.exceptionCount >= MAX_EXCEPTION_COUNT) {
 
-		log.error ("api>error: found a high number of exceptions since last refresh_tokens() call, probably need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
+		log.error ("api>error: found a high number of exceptions (${state.exceptionCount}) since last refresh_tokens, probably need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
 		sendEvent (name: "verboseTrace", 
-			value: "api>error: found a high number of exceptions since last refresh_tokens() call, probably need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
+			value: "api>error: found a high number of exceptions (${state.exceptionCount}) since last refresh_tokens, probably need to re-authenticate with ecobee, run MyEcobeeInit....")         
 		state.exceptionCount=0
 	}    
 	def args_encoded = java.net.URLEncoder.encode(args.toString(), "UTF-8")
@@ -2996,10 +2996,8 @@ def getModelNumber() {
 	return ((data.thermostatList[0].identifier)? data.thermostatList[0].modelNumber: "")
 }
 
-private def refresh_tokens() 
-	throws javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException,groovyx.net.http.HttpResponseException,IOException,
-    	java.net.UnknownHostException,java.net.NoRouteToHostException {
-    
+private def refresh_tokens() {
+
 	if (!isTokenExpired()) {
 
 		if (settings.trace) {
@@ -3039,12 +3037,12 @@ private def refresh_tokens()
 		httpPostJson(method, successRefreshTokens)
 	} catch (java.net.UnknownHostException e) {
 		log.error "refresh_tokens> Unknown host - check the URL " + method.uri
-		sendEvent name: "verboseTrace", value: "refresh_tokens> Unknown host ${method.uri}"
+		sendEvent name: "verboseTrace", value: "refresh_tokens> exception $e, Unknown host ${method.uri}"
 		state.exceptionCount = state.exceptionCount +1     
 		return false
 	} catch (java.net.NoRouteToHostException e) {
 		log.error "refresh_tokens> No route to host - check the URL " + method.uri
-		sendEvent name: "verboseTrace", value: "refresh_tokens> No route to host ${method.uri}"
+		sendEvent name: "verboseTrace", value: "refresh_tokens> exception $e, no route to host ${method.uri}"
 		state.exceptionCount = state.exceptionCount +1     
 		return false
 	} catch (e) {