Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/COS301-SE-2022/MathU-Sim…

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server/services/tools.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from latex2sympy2 import latex2sympy
 from datetime import datetime
 
 #this function converts a json file to a txt file (replacing duplicate backslashes with single ones)
@@ -35,4 +36,14 @@ def get_date_time_type(dt: datetime):
         "timezone": ""
     }
     # print(payload)
-    return payload
+    return payload
+
+def detectCorruptLatex(latexIn):
+    try:
+        latex2sympy(latexIn)
+        #print("passed latex test! "+ latexIn)
+        return True
+    except:
+        print("corrupt latex detected:" + latexIn)
+        return False
+    return False