def ping_site(site):
"""
Utility function which, when passed a site object, sends
an HTTP GET request and logs the response
"""
try:
# first off make a request
response = fetch(url=site.url, allow_truncated=True)
# log everything to the debug log
logging.debug("Made request for %s and got %s" % (site.url, response.status_code))
# record the event
ping = Ping(
site = site,
code = response.status_code,
)
# then do special things based on the request response
if response.status_code == '404':
logging.error("Page not found at %s" % site.url)
ping.up = False
elif response.status_code == '500':
logging.error("Error on %s" % site.url)
ping.up = False
# save the event
ping.put()
except DownloadError, e:
# we also want to watch out for if the site doesn't
# respond at all
ping = Ping(
site = site,
code = 408, # 408 is request timeout
up = False,
)
ping.put()
logging.error("Error accessing %s: %s" % (site.url, e))
