Wrapped HTTP requests loop in a try-except block to prevent it from breaking in case of temporary failures

platypush/backend/http/request/__init__.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class HttpRequest(object):
             is_first_call = self.last_request_timestamp == 0
             self.last_request_timestamp = time.time()
 
+            try:
                 method = getattr(requests, self.args.method.lower())
                 response = method(self.args.url, *self.args.args, **self.args.kwargs)
                 new_items = self.get_new_items(response)
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ class HttpRequest(object):
                         self.bus.post(event)
 
                 response.raise_for_status()
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.warning('Encountered an error while retrieving {}: {}'.
+                                    format(self.args.url, str(e)))
 
         Thread(target=_thread_func).start()