feat: better error handling on project app

src/aind_qc_portal/qc_project_app.py

@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ def update_header(project_name):
 def update_project_view(project_name):
     """Helper to update project view and return the new panel object
     """
-    project_view.update(project_name)
-
-    return project_view.panel()
+    try:
+        project_view.update(project_name)
+        return project_view.panel()
+    except Exception as e:
+        return pn.pane.Alert(f"Error loading project data: {e}.\n\nThis error likely indicates your metadata is invalid, the QC portal *requires* valid metadata in every data asset to function. Please reach out to Scientific Computing for help repairing your assets, you can use the metadata portal at metadata-portal.allenneuraldynamics.org to help find errors in your metadata.", alert_type="danger")
 
 
 # Add the header project dropdown list

src/aind_qc_portal/utils.py

@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ def range_unit_format(time_range):
         unit = "year"
         format = "%Y"
     else:
-        raise ValueError(f"Time range: {time_range} is too large")
+        # Default to five years
+        unit = "year"
+        format = "%Y"
 
     return unit, format
 
@@ -216,7 +218,9 @@ def timestamp_range(min_date, max_date):
         min_range = min_date - (TEN_YEARS - time_range) / 2
         max_range = max_date + (TEN_YEARS - time_range) / 2
     else:
-        raise ValueError(f"Time range: {time_range} is too large")
+        # Default to five years
+        min_range = min_date - (FIVE_YEARS - time_range) / 2
+        max_range = max_date + (FIVE_YEARS - time_range) / 2
 
     unit, format = range_unit_format(time_range)