Clock Angle Calculator

Function Name: findClockAngle

Description

Write a function named `findClockAngle` that calculates the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands on a traditional 12-hour analogue clock. The function should take two integer parameters, representing the hour and the minute, and return the smaller angle in degrees as an integer. If there are two possible angles (which could happen at times like 6:00), the function should return the smaller of the two. The function must handle cases where the hour is greater than 12 or less than 1, or where the minutes are greater than 59 or less than 0 by adjusting them to the correct values that would appear on a clock.

Requirements

• The `findClockAngle` function must take two integer parameters: hour and minute.
• The function should calculate the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands.
• Angles should be rounded to the nearest integer.
• The function should return an integer corresponding to the angle in degrees.
• Input hours outside the range [1, 12] should be normalized (e.g., `findClockAngle(14, 30)` should be interpreted as `findClockAngle(2, 30)`).
• Input minutes outside the range [0, 59] should be normalized.
• Unexpected data types or values should be handled gracefully.

Examples

Example 1: `findClockAngle(3, 00)` returns `90`.Example 2: `findClockAngle(6, 00)` returns `180`. Since both 0 and 180 degrees are possible, the function should return the smaller angle, which is `0`.Example 3: `findClockAngle(13, 15)` should be processed as `findClockAngle(1, 15)` and hence return `52`.

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