Throw exception on permissions error for list channel endpoint

pyqvrpro/client.py

@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ def get_snapshot(self, camera_guid):
     def get_channel_list(self):
         """Get a list of available channels."""
 
-        return self._get('/qvrpro/qshare/StreamingOutput/channels')
+        resp = self._get('/qvrpro/qshare/StreamingOutput/channels')
+
+        if "message" in resp.keys():
+            if resp["message"] == "Insufficient permission.":
+                raise InsufficientPermissionsError(
+                    "User must have Surveillance Management permission")
 
     def get_channel_streams(self, guid):
         """Get streams for a specific channel."""
@@ -169,3 +174,8 @@ def _base_url(self):
 class AuthenticationError(ConnectionError):
     def __init__(self, msg):
         super(AuthenticationError, self).__init__({msg: msg})
+
+
+class InsufficientPermissionsError(AuthenticationError):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        super(AuthenticationError, self).__init__({msg: msg})

setup.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 EMAIL = '[email protected]'
 AUTHOR = 'Matt Snyder'
 REQUIRES_PYTHON = '>=3.5.0'
-VERSION = 0.44
+VERSION = 0.45
 
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?
 REQUIRED = [