From 4f385cffcdc3372366568c8e329ecc94a7dea4fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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 <130875305+TheCommsChannel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:15:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update config_init.py

Fix issue where server.py wouldn't run if the [sync] portion of the config.ini was commented out.
---
 config_init.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config_init.py b/config_init.py
index a5e2e8a..bf3ddd7 100644
--- a/config_init.py
+++ b/config_init.py
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import serial.tools.list_ports
 def initialize_config():
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
     config.read('config.ini')
+
     interface_type = config['interface']['type']
     hostname = config['interface'].get('hostname', None)
-    port = config['interface'].get('port', None)
-    bbs_nodes = config['sync']['bbs_nodes'].split(',')
+    port = config['interface'].get('port', None) 
+
+    bbs_nodes = config.get('sync', 'bbs_nodes', fallback='').split(',')
+    if bbs_nodes == ['']:
+        bbs_nodes = []
+
     return config, interface_type, hostname, port, bbs_nodes
 
 def get_interface(interface_type, hostname=None, port=None):