├── tests
├── __init__.py
├── test_settings.py
└── tests.py
├── .coveragerc
├── vitals
├── __init__.py
├── apps.py
├── urls.py
├── views.py
├── conf.py
└── checks.py
├── MANIFEST.in
├── .travis.yml
├── runtests.py
├── setup.py
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
└── LICENSE
/tests/__init__.py:
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1 |
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/.coveragerc:
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1 | [run]
2 | source = vitals
3 |
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/vitals/__init__.py:
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1 | default_app_config = 'vitals.apps.VitalsConfig'
2 |
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/vitals/apps.py:
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1 | from django.apps import AppConfig
2 |
3 |
4 | class VitalsConfig(AppConfig):
5 | name = 'vitals'
6 |
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/MANIFEST.in:
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1 | include LICENSE
2 | include README.md
3 | recursive-include vitals/static *
4 | recursive-include vitals/templates *
5 |
6 |
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/vitals/urls.py:
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1 | from django.conf.urls import url
2 | from .views import VitalsJSONView
3 |
4 | urlpatterns = [
5 | url(r'^$', VitalsJSONView.as_view(), name='vitals'),
6 | ]
7 |
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/tests/test_settings.py:
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1 | DEBUG = True,
2 | SECRET_KEY = 'supersecret'
3 | DATABASES = {
4 | 'default': {
5 | 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
6 | 'NAME': 'test.sqlite3',
7 | },
8 | }
9 | INSTALLED_APPS = [
10 | 'vitals',
11 | ]
12 | ROOT_URLCONF = 'vitals.urls'
13 |
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/.travis.yml:
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1 | language: python
2 | python:
3 | - "3.4"
4 | - "3.5"
5 | - "3.6"
6 | env:
7 | - DJANGO_VERSION=">=1.8,<1.9"
8 | - DJANGO_VERSION=">=1.9,<1.10"
9 | - DJANGO_VERSION=">=1.10,<1.11"
10 | install:
11 | - pip install coverage coveralls
12 | - pip install Django$DJANGO_VERSION
13 | - pip install .
14 | script: coverage run runtests.py
15 | after_success: coveralls
16 |
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/runtests.py:
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1 | #!/usr/bin/env python
2 | import sys
3 | import os
4 | import django
5 | from django.conf import settings
6 | from django.test.utils import get_runner
7 |
8 | if __name__ == '__main__':
9 | os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'tests.test_settings'
10 | django.setup()
11 | TestRunner = get_runner(settings)
12 | test_runner = TestRunner(verbosity=2, interactive=False, keepdb=False)
13 | failures = test_runner.run_tests(['tests'])
14 | sys.exit(bool(failures))
15 |
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/vitals/views.py:
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1 | from django.views.generic import View
2 | from django.http import JsonResponse
3 |
4 | from .conf import conf
5 |
6 |
7 | def run_checks(checks_to_run=None):
8 | if not checks_to_run:
9 | checks_to_run = conf.enabled_checks
10 |
11 | failed = {}
12 | ok = []
13 |
14 | for c in checks_to_run:
15 | check = conf.enabled_checks[c]
16 | inst = check['class'](name=c, **check['args'])
17 | inst.run_check()
18 | if inst.errors:
19 | failed[inst.name] = inst.errors
20 | else:
21 | ok.append(inst.name)
22 |
23 | return {'ok': ok, 'failed': failed}
24 |
25 |
26 | class VitalsJSONView(View):
27 | def get(self, request):
28 | checks_to_run = request.GET.get('checks', '').split(',')
29 | checks_to_run = list(filter(len, checks_to_run)) # filter empty string
30 | results = run_checks(checks_to_run)
31 | if results['failed']:
32 | status = 500
33 | else:
34 | status = 200
35 |
36 | return JsonResponse(results, status=status)
37 |
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/setup.py:
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1 | import os
2 | from setuptools import find_packages, setup
3 |
4 | # allow setup.py to be run from any path
5 | os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
6 |
7 | setup(
8 | name='django-vitals',
9 | version='1.0.0',
10 | packages=find_packages(),
11 | include_package_data=True,
12 | license='GPLv3',
13 | description='A django app that provides health check endpoints for vital services.',
14 | url='https://github.com/LCOGT/django-vitals',
15 | author='Austin Riba',
16 | author_email='ariba@lcogt.net',
17 | classifiers=[
18 | 'Environment :: Web Environment',
19 | 'Framework :: Django',
20 | 'Intended Audience :: Developers',
21 | 'Programming Language :: Python',
22 | 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
23 | 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
24 | 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
25 | 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
26 | 'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
27 | ],
28 | install_requires=[
29 | 'requests',
30 | 'django',
31 | ]
32 | )
33 |
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/vitals/conf.py:
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1 | from django.conf import settings
2 | from importlib import import_module
3 |
4 |
5 | DEFAULT_CHECKS = [
6 | {
7 | 'NAME': 'DatabaseCheck',
8 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.DatabaseCheck'
9 | },
10 | {
11 | 'NAME': 'CacheCheck',
12 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.CacheCheck'
13 | },
14 | {
15 | 'NAME': 'StorageCheck',
16 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.StorageCheck'
17 | }
18 | ]
19 |
20 |
21 | def import_string(val):
22 | try:
23 | parts = val.split('.')
24 | module_path, class_name = '.'.join(parts[:-1]), parts[-1]
25 | module = import_module(module_path)
26 | return getattr(module, class_name)
27 | except (ImportError, AttributeError) as e:
28 | msg = 'Could not import "{}"'.format(val)
29 | raise ImportError(msg)
30 |
31 |
32 | class Settings(object):
33 | @property
34 | def enabled_checks(self):
35 | imports = getattr(settings, 'VITALS_ENABLED_CHECKS', DEFAULT_CHECKS)
36 | checks = {}
37 | for i in imports:
38 | checks[i['NAME']] = {
39 | 'class': import_string(i['CLASS']),
40 | 'args': i.get('OPTIONS', {})
41 | }
42 | return checks
43 |
44 |
45 | conf = Settings()
46 |
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/.gitignore:
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1 | # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
2 | __pycache__/
3 | *.py[cod]
4 | *$py.class
5 |
6 | # C extensions
7 | *.so
8 |
9 | # Distribution / packaging
10 | .Python
11 | env/
12 | build/
13 | develop-eggs/
14 | dist/
15 | downloads/
16 | eggs/
17 | .eggs/
18 | lib/
19 | lib64/
20 | parts/
21 | sdist/
22 | var/
23 | wheels/
24 | *.egg-info/
25 | .installed.cfg
26 | *.egg
27 |
28 | # PyInstaller
29 | # Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
30 | # before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
31 | *.manifest
32 | *.spec
33 |
34 | # Installer logs
35 | pip-log.txt
36 | pip-delete-this-directory.txt
37 |
38 | # Unit test / coverage reports
39 | htmlcov/
40 | .tox/
41 | .coverage
42 | .coverage.*
43 | .cache
44 | nosetests.xml
45 | coverage.xml
46 | *,cover
47 | .hypothesis/
48 |
49 | # Translations
50 | *.mo
51 | *.pot
52 |
53 | # Django stuff:
54 | *.log
55 | local_settings.py
56 |
57 | # Flask stuff:
58 | instance/
59 | .webassets-cache
60 |
61 | # Scrapy stuff:
62 | .scrapy
63 |
64 | # Sphinx documentation
65 | docs/_build/
66 |
67 | # PyBuilder
68 | target/
69 |
70 | # Jupyter Notebook
71 | .ipynb_checkpoints
72 |
73 | # pyenv
74 | .python-version
75 |
76 | # celery beat schedule file
77 | celerybeat-schedule
78 |
79 | # SageMath parsed files
80 | *.sage.py
81 |
82 | # dotenv
83 | .env
84 |
85 | # virtualenv
86 | .venv
87 | venv/
88 | ENV/
89 |
90 | # Spyder project settings
91 | .spyderproject
92 |
93 | # Rope project settings
94 | .ropeproject
95 |
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/vitals/checks.py:
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1 | from django.db import connections
2 | from django.conf import settings
3 | from django.core.cache import caches
4 | from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
5 | from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
6 | import requests
7 |
8 |
9 | class BaseHealthCheck(object):
10 | def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
11 | self.name = kwargs['name']
12 | self.errors = []
13 |
14 | def check(self):
15 | raise NotImplementedError('Must implement check() method')
16 |
17 | def add_error(self, message):
18 | self.errors.append(message)
19 |
20 | def run_check(self):
21 | try:
22 | self.check()
23 | except Exception as exc:
24 | self.add_error('Unexpected exception: {}'.format(exc))
25 |
26 |
27 | class DatabaseCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
28 | def check(self):
29 | for db in settings.DATABASES:
30 | try:
31 | connections[db].introspection.table_names()
32 | except Exception as exc:
33 | self.add_error('Could not connect to {}: {}'.format(db, exc))
34 |
35 |
36 | class CacheCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
37 | def check(self):
38 | for cache in settings.CACHES:
39 | try:
40 | inst = caches[cache]
41 | inst.set('vitals_health_check', 1)
42 | assert inst.get('vitals_health_check') == 1, 'Data mismatch'
43 | inst.delete('vitals_health_check')
44 | except Exception as exc:
45 | self.add_error('Cache set failed on {}: {}'.format(cache, exc))
46 |
47 |
48 | class StorageCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
49 | def check(self):
50 | try:
51 | path = default_storage.save('vitals_test', ContentFile(b'.'))
52 | assert default_storage.open(path).read() == b'.', 'Data mismatch'
53 | default_storage.delete(path)
54 | assert not default_storage.exists(path), 'Data still exists'
55 | except Exception as exc:
56 | self.add_error('Could not write test file: {}'.format(exc))
57 |
58 |
59 | class HTTPCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
60 | def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
61 | self.url = kwargs.pop('url')
62 | super(HTTPCheck, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
63 |
64 | def check(self):
65 | try:
66 | requests.get(self.url).raise_for_status()
67 | except Exception as exc:
68 | self.add_error('Endpoint {} unreachable: {}'.format(self.url, exc))
69 |
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/README.md:
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1 | # django-vitals
2 | A django app that provides health check endpoints for vital services.
3 |
4 | [](https://travis-ci.org/LCOGT/django-vitals)
5 | [](https://coveralls.io/github/LCOGT/django-vitals?branch=master)
6 |
7 | It is often useful to get the status of services from the perspective of the application that needs them.
8 | django-vitals provides a simple mechanism for writing a running health checks. These checks can then be exposed
9 | via an endpoint:
10 |
11 | ```json
12 |
13 | {
14 | "ok": [
15 | "DatabaseCheck",
16 | "CacheCheck",
17 | "StorageCheck"
18 | ],
19 | "failed": {}
20 | }
21 | ```
22 | Which in the above case, would return a status code of `200`
23 |
24 | If something is down:
25 |
26 | ```json
27 | {
28 | "ok": [
29 | "DatabaseCheck",
30 | "CacheCheck",
31 | "StorageCheck"
32 | ],
33 | "failed": {
34 | "OtherMicroServiceEndpointCheck": [
35 | "Endpoint http://suchabadsite11112222.com unreachable: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno -2] Name or service not known"
36 | ]
37 | }
38 | }
39 | ```
40 |
41 | a http code `500` is returned instead.
42 |
43 | Subsets of checks can be run by passing the `check` parameter to the endpoint: `?checks=DatabaseCheck,CacheCheck`
44 |
45 | This can be particularity useful when used along with load balancers, container orchestration and other
46 | infrastructure tools that can take automatic actions when problems arise.
47 |
48 | ## Requirements
49 | Tested with all combinations of:
50 |
51 | * Python 3.4+
52 | * Django 1.8+
53 |
54 | Python 2.7 probably works, but I have no interest in testing it. Support will be on a best effort basis.
55 |
56 | ## Installation
57 |
58 | Install the package from pypi:
59 |
60 | pip install django-vitals
61 |
62 | Add `vitals` to `INSTALLED_APPS`:
63 |
64 | ```python
65 | INSTALLED_APPS = (
66 | ...
67 | 'vitals'
68 | ...
69 | )
70 | ```
71 |
72 | Add `vitals.urls` to your urlconf:
73 |
74 | ```python
75 | urlpatterns = [
76 | ...
77 | url(r'^healthz/', include('vitals.urls', namespace='vitals')),
78 | ...
79 | ]
80 | ```
81 | Visit the url in your browser.
82 |
83 | That's it if all you want is the default checks (`DatabaseCheck`, `CacheCheck`, `StorageCheck`)
84 | `HTTPCheck` is included but not enabled by default.
85 |
86 |
87 | ## Configuration
88 |
89 | By default 3 health checks are run: `DatabaseCheck`, `CacheCheck` and `StorageCheck`.
90 | Add `VITALS_ENABLED_CHECKS` to your `settings.py` to customize:
91 |
92 | ```python
93 | VITALS_ENABLED_CHECKS = [
94 | {
95 | 'NAME': 'DatabaseCheck',
96 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.DatabaseCheck'
97 | },
98 | {
99 | 'NAME': 'CacheCheck',
100 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.CacheCheck'
101 | },
102 | {
103 | 'NAME': 'StorageCheck',
104 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.StorageCheck'
105 | },
106 | {
107 | 'NAME': 'HTTPCheck',
108 | 'CLASS': 'vitals.checks.HTTPCheck',
109 | 'OPTIONS': {
110 | 'url': 'https://google.com'
111 | }
112 | }
113 | ]
114 | ```
115 |
116 | ## Included Checks
117 |
118 | ### DatabaseCheck
119 | Options: None
120 |
121 | Iterates over every database in `settings.DATABASES` and attempts to access the list of tables for each.
122 |
123 | ### CacheCheck
124 | Options: None
125 |
126 | Iterates over every cache in `settings.CACHES` and attempts to set a value, get it and remove it.
127 |
128 | ### StorageCheck
129 | Options: None
130 |
131 | Using the default storage backend, attempts to write a small file and delete it.
132 |
133 | ### HTTPCheck
134 | Options: `url`
135 |
136 | Attempts to GET the url provided by the `url` option. Will fail if the GET results in anything other than a `200` response code.
137 |
138 | ## Writing Custom Checks
139 |
140 | You are not limited to the included health checks. To write a custom check, simply subclass `BaseHealthCheck`
141 | and implement the `check()` method:
142 |
143 | ```python
144 | from vitals.checks import BaseHealthCheck
145 |
146 | class MyHealthCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
147 | def check(self):
148 | assert 2 == 2
149 | ```
150 |
151 | Any exceptions thrown by your check will be added as errors. You can also manually add errors using `self.add_error(error)`:
152 |
153 | ```python
154 | from vitals.checks import BaseHealthCheck
155 |
156 | class MyHealthCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
157 | def check(self):
158 | try:
159 | assert 1 == 2
160 | except AssertionError as exc:
161 | self.add_error('Strange error! {}'.format(exc))
162 | ```
163 |
164 | Arguments can be passed to health checks by setting the `OPTIONS` key in settings:
165 |
166 | ```python
167 | VITALS_ENABLED_CHECKS = [
168 | {
169 | 'NAME': 'MyFailingHealthCheck',
170 | 'CLASS': 'foo.MyHealthCheck',
171 | 'OPTIONS': {
172 | 'number': 3
173 | }
174 | }
175 | ]
176 | ```
177 |
178 | They will be passed a kwargs to your class constructor:
179 |
180 | ```python
181 | from vitals.checks import BaseHealthCheck
182 |
183 | class MyHealthCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
184 | def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
185 | self.number = kwargs.pop('number')
186 | super(MyHealthCheck, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
187 |
188 | def check(self):
189 | assert self.number == 2
190 | ```
191 |
192 | Add your custom checks to `VITALS_ENABLED_CHECKS` in `settings.py` providing the path to them in the `CLASS` key.
193 |
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/tests/tests.py:
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1 | from django.test import TestCase, modify_settings, override_settings
2 | from django.core.files.storage import Storage
3 | from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
4 | from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
5 | import json
6 |
7 | from vitals.conf import import_string, conf, DEFAULT_CHECKS
8 | from vitals.checks import DatabaseCheck, CacheCheck, StorageCheck, HTTPCheck
9 | from vitals.checks import BaseHealthCheck
10 | from vitals.views import run_checks
11 |
12 |
13 | class TestConf(TestCase):
14 | def test_import_string(self):
15 | module = import_string('numbers.Number')
16 | self.assertTrue(isinstance(1, module))
17 |
18 | def test_bad_import(self):
19 | with self.assertRaises(ImportError):
20 | import_string('not.really.a.module')
21 |
22 | def test_settings_object(self):
23 | for check in DEFAULT_CHECKS:
24 | self.assertIn(check['NAME'], conf.enabled_checks.keys())
25 |
26 |
27 | class TestChecks(TestCase):
28 | @modify_settings(DATABASES={'append': {'nonsense': {'ENGINE': 'nonsene'}}})
29 | def test_database_check(self):
30 | check = DatabaseCheck(name='TestCheck')
31 | check.run_check()
32 | self.assertIn('Could not connect', check.errors[0])
33 | self.assertEqual(len(check.errors), 1)
34 |
35 | def test_database_check_passes(self):
36 | check = DatabaseCheck(name='TestCheck')
37 | check.run_check()
38 | self.assertFalse(check.errors)
39 |
40 | @override_settings(CACHES={
41 | 'default': {'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache'}
42 | })
43 | def test_cache_check(self):
44 | check = CacheCheck(name='TestCacheCheck')
45 | check.run_check()
46 | self.assertIn('Data mismatch', check.errors[0])
47 | self.assertEqual(len(check.errors), 1)
48 |
49 | def test_cache_check_passes(self):
50 | check = CacheCheck(name='TestCacheCheck')
51 | check.run_check()
52 | self.assertFalse(check.errors)
53 |
54 | def test_storage_check(self):
55 | sm = MagicMock(spec=Storage, name='StorageMock')
56 | with patch('django.core.files.storage.default_storage._wrapped', sm):
57 | check = StorageCheck(name='TestStorageCheck')
58 | check.run_check()
59 | self.assertIn('Data mismatch', check.errors[0])
60 | self.assertEqual(len(check.errors), 1)
61 |
62 | def test_stoage_check_passes(self):
63 | check = StorageCheck(name='TestStorageCheck')
64 | check.run_check()
65 | self.assertFalse(check.errors)
66 |
67 | @patch('requests.get', side_effect=HTTPError)
68 | def test_http_check(self, get_mock):
69 | check = HTTPCheck(name='TestHTTPCheck', url='groogle.nom')
70 | check.run_check()
71 | self.assertIn('groogle.nom unreachable', check.errors[0])
72 | self.assertEqual(len(check.errors), 1)
73 |
74 | @patch('requests.get')
75 | def test_http_check_passes(self, get_mock):
76 | check = HTTPCheck(name='TestHTTPCheck', url='groogle.nom')
77 | check.run_check()
78 | self.assertFalse(check.errors)
79 |
80 | @patch('vitals.checks.CacheCheck.check', side_effect=Exception)
81 | def test_check_unexecpted_exception(self, mock_check):
82 | check = CacheCheck(name='TestCacheCheck')
83 | check.run_check()
84 | self.assertEqual(len(check.errors), 1)
85 |
86 |
87 | class TestViews(TestCase):
88 | def test_run_checks(self):
89 | result = run_checks()
90 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), len(DEFAULT_CHECKS))
91 |
92 | def test_run_single_check(self):
93 | result = run_checks(['DatabaseCheck'])
94 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), 1)
95 |
96 | def test_run_multiple_checks(self):
97 | result = run_checks(['DatabaseCheck', 'CacheCheck'])
98 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), 2)
99 |
100 | def test_run_checks_bad_check(self):
101 | with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
102 | run_checks(['notacheck'])
103 |
104 | def test_jsonview(self):
105 | result = json.loads(str(self.client.get('/').content, encoding='utf8'))
106 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), len(DEFAULT_CHECKS))
107 |
108 | def test_jsonview_check_param(self):
109 | response = self.client.get('/?checks=DatabaseCheck')
110 | result = json.loads(str(response.content, encoding='utf8'))
111 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), 1)
112 | self.assertEqual(result['ok'][0], 'DatabaseCheck')
113 |
114 | def test_jsonview_check_param_multiple(self):
115 | response = self.client.get('/?checks=DatabaseCheck,CacheCheck')
116 | result = json.loads(str(response.content, encoding='utf8'))
117 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), 2)
118 | self.assertEqual(result['ok'], ['DatabaseCheck', 'CacheCheck'])
119 | self.assertNotIn('StorageCheck', result['ok'])
120 | self.assertNotIn('StorageCheck', result['failed'])
121 |
122 | @patch('vitals.checks.CacheCheck.check', side_effect=Exception)
123 | def test_jsonview_check_fails(self, check_mock):
124 | response = self.client.get('/')
125 | result = json.loads(str(response.content, encoding='utf8'))
126 | self.assertEqual(len(result['failed']), 1)
127 | self.assertEqual(len(result['ok']), 2)
128 | self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 500)
129 |
130 |
131 | class BadCheck(BaseHealthCheck):
132 | pass
133 |
134 |
135 | class TestBadCheckImpl(TestCase):
136 | def test_check_has_no_check(self):
137 | bc = BadCheck(name='notgonnawork')
138 | bc.run_check()
139 | self.assertEqual(len(bc.errors), 1)
140 | self.assertIn('Must implement', bc.errors[0])
141 |
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571 | ### 15. Disclaimer of Warranty.
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580 |
581 |
582 | ### 16. Limitation of Liability.
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593 | ### 17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.
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600 |
601 | END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
602 |
603 |
604 | How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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606 |
607 | If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use
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