Handle connection error fetching gitlab user

Handle more gracefully connection issues while looking up for a user on GitLab. Previously only a traceback was generated, now an application error is printed on the screen. Observed during https://gitlab.gnome.org/ outage Signed-off-by: Sandro Bonazzola <[email protected]>
psss · Sep 20, 2023 · ca88b71 · ca88b71
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diff --git a/did/plugins/gitlab.py b/did/plugins/gitlab.py
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ def _get_gitlab_api_list(
 
     def get_user(self, username):
         query = 'users?username={0}'.format(username)
-        result = self._get_gitlab_api_json(query)
+        try:
+            result = self._get_gitlab_api_json(query)
+        except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError as jde:
+            raise ReportError(
+                f"Unable to query user '{username}' on {self.url}."
+                ) from jde
         try:
             return result[0]
         except IndexError: