From b198120ef8d9979e1acb4debf4aa31d1114dedfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rachid Mrad <rachid.mrad@ecstech.com>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 14:19:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] handle case where state is empty

---
 src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py | 122 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py b/src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py
index af2c15db2..169064cb8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py
+++ b/src/registrar/templatetags/custom_filters.py
@@ -71,62 +71,66 @@ def has_permission(user, permission):
 
 @register.filter
 def get_region(state):
-    regions = {
-        "CT": 1,
-        "ME": 1,
-        "MA": 1,
-        "NH": 1,
-        "RI": 1,
-        "VT": 1,
-        "NJ": 2,
-        "NY": 2,
-        "PR": 2,
-        "VI": 2,
-        "DE": 3,
-        "DC": 3,
-        "MD": 3,
-        "PA": 3,
-        "VA": 3,
-        "WV": 3,
-        "AL": 4,
-        "FL": 4,
-        "GA": 4,
-        "KY": 4,
-        "MS": 4,
-        "NC": 4,
-        "SC": 4,
-        "TN": 4,
-        "IL": 5,
-        "IN": 5,
-        "MI": 5,
-        "MN": 5,
-        "OH": 5,
-        "WI": 5,
-        "AR": 6,
-        "LA": 6,
-        "NM": 6,
-        "OK": 6,
-        "TX": 6,
-        "IA": 7,
-        "KS": 7,
-        "MO": 7,
-        "NE": 7,
-        "CO": 8,
-        "MT": 8,
-        "ND": 8,
-        "SD": 8,
-        "UT": 8,
-        "WY": 8,
-        "AZ": 9,
-        "CA": 9,
-        "HI": 9,
-        "NV": 9,
-        "GU": 9,
-        "AS": 9,
-        "MP": 9,
-        "AK": 10,
-        "ID": 10,
-        "OR": 10,
-        "WA": 10,
-    }
-    return regions.get(state.upper(), None)
+    if state and isinstance(state, str):
+        regions = {
+            "CT": 1,
+            "ME": 1,
+            "MA": 1,
+            "NH": 1,
+            "RI": 1,
+            "VT": 1,
+            "NJ": 2,
+            "NY": 2,
+            "PR": 2,
+            "VI": 2,
+            "DE": 3,
+            "DC": 3,
+            "MD": 3,
+            "PA": 3,
+            "VA": 3,
+            "WV": 3,
+            "AL": 4,
+            "FL": 4,
+            "GA": 4,
+            "KY": 4,
+            "MS": 4,
+            "NC": 4,
+            "SC": 4,
+            "TN": 4,
+            "IL": 5,
+            "IN": 5,
+            "MI": 5,
+            "MN": 5,
+            "OH": 5,
+            "WI": 5,
+            "AR": 6,
+            "LA": 6,
+            "NM": 6,
+            "OK": 6,
+            "TX": 6,
+            "IA": 7,
+            "KS": 7,
+            "MO": 7,
+            "NE": 7,
+            "CO": 8,
+            "MT": 8,
+            "ND": 8,
+            "SD": 8,
+            "UT": 8,
+            "WY": 8,
+            "AZ": 9,
+            "CA": 9,
+            "HI": 9,
+            "NV": 9,
+            "GU": 9,
+            "AS": 9,
+            "MP": 9,
+            "AK": 10,
+            "ID": 10,
+            "OR": 10,
+            "WA": 10,
+        }
+        return regions.get(state.upper(), None)
+    else:
+        return None
+