Now doing request async so no more slow loading on user startup

app.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import json
 import requests
 import csv
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler # To schedule the check
+import datetime
+import logging
 
 # My modules
 import jsonUtility
@@ -18,26 +21,40 @@ def urlOfService(services, service):
         return services[service]["url"]
     return "NaN"
 
-def statusService(services, service):
+def updateStatusService(services, service):
     url = urlOfService(services, service)
     if url == "NaN":
         print("[LOG]: You passed a service that is not tracked")
         return False
 
-    needToCheck = jsonUtility.deltaTimeService(services, service)
+    print(f"[LOG]: HTTP request for {services[service]["url"]}")
+    response = requests.get(url).status_code < 400 # Starting 400 codes are error for HTTP GET
 
-    if needToCheck:
-        print(f"[LOG]: HTTP request for {services[service]["url"]}")
-        response = requests.get(url).status_code < 400 # Starting 400 codes are error for HTTP GET
-
-        jsonUtility.updateStatus(services, service, response)
-
-        return response
-    else:
-        return services[service]["Last status"]
+    jsonUtility.updateStatus(services, service, response)
+
+    return response
+
+def statusService(services, service):
+    url = urlOfService(services, service)
+    if url == "NaN":
+        print("[LOG]: You passed a service that is not tracked")
+        return False
+
+    return services[service]["Last status"]
+
+def refreshServices(services):
+    print("[LOG]: Refreshing the services")
+    for service in services.keys():
+        updateStatusService(services, service)
+
+# Setup Scheduler to periodically check the status of the website
+scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+scheduler.add_job(refreshServices, "interval" ,args=[services], minutes=jsonUtility.timeCheck, next_run_time=datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=1))
 
+# Start the scheduler
+scheduler.start()
 
-# Start the Flask app
+# ------------------ Start the Flask app ------------------
 app = Flask("UCLouvainDown")
 
 @app.route("/")
@@ -135,7 +152,7 @@ def extractLog():
 @app.route('/robots.txt')
 @app.route('/sitemap.xml')
 def static_from_root():
-    return send_from_directory(app.static_folder, request.path[1:])
+    return send_from_directory(app.static_folder, request.path[1:])   
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", debug=True)

requirements.txt

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ pytz>=2023.3.post1
 Flask>=3.0.0
 requests>=2.31.0
 gunicorn>=21.2.0
-matplotlib>=3.8.2
+matplotlib>=3.8.2
+APScheduler>=3.10.4

services.json

@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 {
     "404-Test": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:05",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:44",
         "Last status": false,
         "url": "https://www.google.com/404"
     },
     "ADE": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:05",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:44",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://horaire.uclouvain.be/direct/"
     },
     "ADE-Scheduler": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:05",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:45",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://ade-scheduler.info.ucl.ac.be/calendar/"
     },
     "Comproved": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:05",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:46",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://app.comproved.com/universite-de-louvain"
     },
     "Gradescope": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:06",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:48",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://www.gradescope.com/"
     },
     "Intranet": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:06",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:49",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://intranet.uclouvain.be"
     },
     "LEPL1104": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:06",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:49",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://perso.uclouvain.be/vincent.legat/zouLab/epl1104.php"
     },
     "LEPL1201": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:06",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:50",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://perso.uclouvain.be/vincent.legat/zouLab/epl1201.php"
     },
     "Moodle": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:06",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:51",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://moodle.uclouvain.be/"
     },
     "UCLouvain": {
-        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T17:42:07",
+        "Last access time": "2024-01-23T19:48:53",
         "Last status": true,
         "url": "https://www.uclouvain.be/"
     }