config changes

main.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import socket, struct
 import requests
 from flask import Flask
-
+import time
 import consul
 
 from logging.config import dictConfig
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ dictConfig({
     }
 })
 
+def convert_seconds(seconds):
+    if seconds > 0:
+    # generated by ChatGPT
+        days = seconds // (24 * 60 * 60)
+        seconds = seconds % (24 * 60 * 60)
+        hours = seconds // (60 * 60)
+        seconds = seconds % (60 * 60)
+        minutes = seconds // 60
+        seconds = seconds % 60
+        return (f"{days} days {hours} hours {minutes} minutes {seconds} seconds")
+    else:
+        return "never"
 
 def get_ip():
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
@@ -63,9 +75,21 @@ else:
 
 BASE_CONSUL_URL = 'http://' +  CONSUL + ':8500'
 
-config = {'default':'config'}
+configuration = {
-prev_config = {'default':'config'}
+    'default': {
-changed = 0
+        'config' : {'default':'config'}
+        , 'time' : int(time.time()) 
+    }
+    , 'consul' :{
+        'config' : {}
+        , 'time': 0
+        , 'state': {
+            'status': ''
+            , 'time': 0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 SERVICE_ADDRESS = get_ip()
 
 PORT = 8080 
@@ -77,17 +101,17 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
-    global config
+    global configuration
-    global prev_config
+    message = f"Hello World, <br> I`m {HOSTNAME} from {SERVICE_ADDRESS} {PORT} {UUID} <br> my config: {configuration['default']['config']} |"
-    global changed
+    if configuration['consul']['config'] != configuration['default']['config']:
-    if changed == 1:
+        delta_time = convert_seconds(configuration['consul']['time']-configuration['default']['time'])
-        ad = f'<br>configuration changed. new configuration: {config} | prev config: {prev_config}'
+        message += f"<br>configuration changed {delta_time} ago. new configuration: {configuration['consul']['config']} | default config: {configuration['default']['config']}"
-        if config != {}:
-            prev_config = config
-        changed = 0
     else:
-        ad = f'configuration NOT changed: {config}'
+        message += f'configuration NOT changed'
-    return f"Hello World, <br> I`m {HOSTNAME} from {SERVICE_ADDRESS} {PORT} {UUID} <br> my config: {config} | {ad}"
+    message += '<br>'
+    message += f"Consul request state: {configuration['consul']['state']['status']} was {convert_seconds(int(time.time()) - configuration['consul']['state']['time'])} ago"
+    message += f'<br> <!-- {configuration} -->'
+    return message
 
 
 @app.route('/health')
@@ -95,16 +119,23 @@ def hello_world():
     data = {
         'status': 'healthy'
     }
-    global config
+    global configuration
-    global prev_config
-    global changed
     try:
         _, resp = c.kv.get('PythonApp/config', wait='2s')
-        resp_config = resp['Value']
+        configuration['consul'] = {
-        if resp_config != prev_config:
+            'config' : resp['Value']
-            changed = 1
+            , 'time': int(time.time())
-            config = resp_config
+            , 'state': {
+                'status': 'OK'
+                , 'time': int(time.time())
+            }
+        }
     except Exception as e:
+        configuration['consul']['state'] = {
+            'status': 'Failed to fetch'
+            , 'time': int(time.time())
+        }
+        
         # config = {}
         app.logger.debug(f'Get config from consul failed: {e}')
     return json.dumps(data)