Detect when GitLab is down

[jayvdb]

https://status.gitlab.com/ & https://api.status.io/1.0/status/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7

The program should detect when GitLab systems are not operating well , and report that as a simple status. Use the JSON API endpoint mentioned above to get a machine readable version of GitLab status.

NOTE FOR GCI STUDENTS

You'll also have to solve #24 in which you need to add CLI interface to existing modes.

[arihantbansal]

Would a stand alone Python program suffice? I've already written one. Just asking if I can submit it.

[ksdme]

No, I don't think a stand-alone program would work in this context. You should be detecting when the service is down in a status provider class and report the issue. You can always re-use parts of your script to perform the actual detection.

[arihantbansal]

Okay.

[ksdme]

I did some research on how Gitlab's status page at https://status.gitlab.com works, turns out they use status.io. So, here we have the JSON API endpoint to get Gitlab's Status https://api.status.io/1.0/status/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7

[ksdme]

You'll also have to solve #24 in which you need to add CLI interface to existing modes.

[jayvdb]

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