Preventing an exception from wiping the qa_notes.html file

services/workflow/workflow/server.py

@@ -231,6 +231,15 @@ class WorkflowWorkingDirRestService:
                 },
             )
 
+        # If an exception is thrown with the qa_notes file open, its contents will be wiped
+        if "edits" not in self.request.json_body:
+            return Response(
+                status_int=http.HTTPStatus.OK,
+                json_body={
+                    "resp": f"No edits were made to QA notes file in workflow {self.request.matchdict['request_id']}."
+                },
+            )
+
         with open(qa_notes_path, "w") as qa_notes:
             # sanitize input before writing/persisting
             # \\u0000 is an invalid character that is incompatible with postgres json columns