From ab5023f418daf7f338428f123520ff2a5a9e344b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyle Sunderland <sunderlandkyl@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:33:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] BUG: Fix error reading invalid collection name

Previously when an empty/invalid collection is selected it would cause an error when trying to load the selection.
Fixed by checking that selectedCollection is valid before attempting to load it.
---
 IDCBrowser/IDCBrowser.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/IDCBrowser/IDCBrowser.py b/IDCBrowser/IDCBrowser.py
index 52287e1..039c584 100644
--- a/IDCBrowser/IDCBrowser.py
+++ b/IDCBrowser/IDCBrowser.py
@@ -846,6 +846,11 @@ def collectionSelected(self, item):
     self.clearStudiesTableWidget()
     self.clearSeriesTableWidget()
     self.selectedCollection = item
+
+    # Check if a valid collection is selected
+    if not self.selectedCollection:
+      return
+
     cacheFile = self.cachePath + self.selectedCollection + '.json'
     self.progressMessage = "Getting available patients for collection: " + self.selectedCollection