cache error catching

app.py

@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ import os
 # Set the page layout
 st.set_page_config(layout="wide")
 
-
-# def connect_to_db():
-#     return psycopg2.connect(**st.secrets["postgres"])
-
-
 # Function to connect to the database
-@st.cache_resource
+# @st.cache_resource
 def connect_to_db():
     try:
         conn = psycopg2.connect(
@@ -34,7 +29,7 @@ def connect_to_db():
 
 # Perform query.
 # Uses st.cache_data to only rerun when the query changes or after 10 min.
-@st.cache_data(ttl=600)
+# @st.cache_data(ttl=600)
 # Function to fetch previously saved data points
 def fetch_saved_data():
     conn = connect_to_db()
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ def fetch_saved_data():
 # Perform query.
 # Uses st.cache_data to only rerun when the query changes or after 10 min.
 # Function to save data to the database
-@st.cache_data(ttl=600)
+# @st.cache_data(ttl=600)
 def save_data(lat, lon, description, rating):
     conn = connect_to_db()
     if conn:
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ def save_data(lat, lon, description, rating):
                        (lat, lon, lon, lat, description, rating))
         conn.commit()
         cursor.close()
-        # conn.close()
+        conn.close()
         st.sidebar.success("Data recorded successfully!")
     else:
         st.sidebar.error("Failed to save data.")
@@ -90,11 +85,11 @@ except:
     coords = [0,0]
 
 # Data Entry Form in the sidebar
-st.sidebar.write("Click on the map to select a location, then fill out the form.")
-description = st.sidebar.text_area("Description:")
-rating = st.sidebar.selectbox('Certainty (1-5)', ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5'])
+st.sidebar.write("Select a location on the map using the location button, then fill out the form.")
+description = st.sidebar.text_area("Please describe the location in a few words:")
+rating = st.sidebar.selectbox('Certainty (low(1)-High(5)', ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5'])
 
-# Placeholder for clicked coordinates (this is a simplification and might not capture all map clicks in Streamlit)
+# Clicked coordinates
 clicked_lat = coords[1]  # Default value, should ideally be updated on map click
 clicked_lon = coords[0]  # Default value, should ideally be updated on map click