feat: [#508] Health Check API but no checks yet

New Health CHeck API, but it is not checking anything yet.

You can call it at:

http://localhost:1313/health_check

Containerfile

@@ -101,18 +101,21 @@ ARG USER_ID=1000
 ARG UDP_PORT=6969
 ARG HTTP_PORT=7070
 ARG API_PORT=1212
+ARG HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT=1313
 
 ENV TORRUST_TRACKER_PATH_CONFIG=${TORRUST_TRACKER_PATH_CONFIG}
 ENV TORRUST_TRACKER_DATABASE_DRIVER=${TORRUST_TRACKER_DATABASE_DRIVER}
 ENV USER_ID=${USER_ID}
 ENV UDP_PORT=${UDP_PORT}
 ENV HTTP_PORT=${HTTP_PORT}
 ENV API_PORT=${API_PORT}
+ENV HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT=${HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT}
 ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 
 EXPOSE ${UDP_PORT}/udp
 EXPOSE ${HTTP_PORT}/tcp
 EXPOSE ${API_PORT}/tcp
+EXPOSE ${HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT}/tcp
 
 RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/torrust/tracker /var/log/torrust/tracker /etc/torrust/tracker
 
@@ -137,6 +140,6 @@ FROM runtime as release
 ENV RUNTIME="release"
 COPY --from=test /app/ /usr/
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=5s --start-period=3s --retries=3 \  
-  CMD /usr/bin/http_health_check http://localhost:${API_PORT}/health_check \
+  CMD /usr/bin/http_health_check http://localhost:${HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT}/health_check \
     || exit 1
 CMD ["/usr/bin/torrust-tracker"]

docs/containers.md

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ The following environmental variables can be set:
 - `UDP_PORT` - The port for the UDP tracker. This should match the port used in the configuration, (default `6969`).
 - `HTTP_PORT` - The port for the HTTP tracker. This should match the port used in the configuration, (default `7070`).
 - `API_PORT` - The port for the tracker API. This should match the port used in the configuration, (default `1212`).
+- `HEALTH_CHECK_API_PORT` - The port for the Health Check API. This should match the port used in the configuration, (default `1313`).
 
 
 ### Sockets

packages/configuration/src/lib.rs

@@ -191,40 +191,43 @@
 //! The default configuration is:
 //!
 //! ```toml
-//! log_level = "info"
-//! mode = "public"
+//! announce_interval = 120
 //! db_driver = "Sqlite3"
 //! db_path = "./storage/tracker/lib/database/sqlite3.db"
-//! announce_interval = 120
-//! min_announce_interval = 120
+//! external_ip = "0.0.0.0"
+//! inactive_peer_cleanup_interval = 600
+//! log_level = "info"
 //! max_peer_timeout = 900
+//! min_announce_interval = 120
+//! mode = "public"
 //! on_reverse_proxy = false
-//! external_ip = "0.0.0.0"
-//! tracker_usage_statistics = true
 //! persistent_torrent_completed_stat = false
-//! inactive_peer_cleanup_interval = 600
 //! remove_peerless_torrents = true
+//! tracker_usage_statistics = true
 //!
 //! [[udp_trackers]]
-//! enabled = false
 //! bind_address = "0.0.0.0:6969"
+//! enabled = false
 //!
 //! [[http_trackers]]
-//! enabled = false
 //! bind_address = "0.0.0.0:7070"
-//! ssl_enabled = false
+//! enabled = false
 //! ssl_cert_path = ""
+//! ssl_enabled = false
 //! ssl_key_path = ""
 //!
 //! [http_api]
-//! enabled = true
 //! bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1212"
-//! ssl_enabled = false
+//! enabled = true
 //! ssl_cert_path = ""
+//! ssl_enabled = false
 //! ssl_key_path = ""
 //!
 //! [http_api.access_tokens]
 //! admin = "MyAccessToken"
+//!
+//! [health_check_api]
+//! bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"
 //!```
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::net::IpAddr;
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ pub struct HttpApi {
     /// The address the tracker will bind to.
     /// The format is `ip:port`, for example `0.0.0.0:6969`. If you want to
     /// listen to all interfaces, use `0.0.0.0`. If you want the operating
-    /// system to choose a random port, use port `0`.    
+    /// system to choose a random port, use port `0`.
     pub bind_address: String,
     /// Weather the HTTP API will use SSL or not.
     pub ssl_enabled: bool,
@@ -363,9 +366,7 @@ impl HttpApi {
     fn override_admin_token(&mut self, api_admin_token: &str) {
         self.access_tokens.insert("admin".to_string(), api_admin_token.to_string());
     }
-}
 
-impl HttpApi {
     /// Checks if the given token is one of the token in the configuration.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn contains_token(&self, token: &str) -> bool {
@@ -375,6 +376,17 @@ impl HttpApi {
     }
 }
 
+/// Configuration for the Health Check API.
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct HealthCheckApi {
+    /// The address the API will bind to.
+    /// The format is `ip:port`, for example `127.0.0.1:1313`. If you want to
+    /// listen to all interfaces, use `0.0.0.0`. If you want the operating
+    /// system to choose a random port, use port `0`.
+    pub bind_address: String,
+}
+
 /// Core configuration for the tracker.
 #[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
@@ -465,6 +477,8 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     pub http_trackers: Vec<HttpTracker>,
     /// The HTTP API configuration.
     pub http_api: HttpApi,
+    /// The Health Check API configuration.
+    pub health_check_api: HealthCheckApi,
 }
 
 /// Errors that can occur when loading the configuration.
@@ -529,6 +543,9 @@ impl Default for Configuration {
                     .cloned()
                     .collect(),
             },
+            health_check_api: HealthCheckApi {
+                bind_address: String::from("127.0.0.1:1313"),
+            },
         };
         configuration.udp_trackers.push(UdpTracker {
             enabled: false,
@@ -676,6 +693,9 @@ mod tests {
 
                                 [http_api.access_tokens]
                                 admin = "MyAccessToken"
+
+                                [health_check_api]
+                                bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"
         "#
         .lines()
         .map(str::trim_start)

packages/test-helpers/src/configuration.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ pub fn ephemeral() -> Configuration {
     config.http_api.enabled = true;
     config.http_api.bind_address = format!("127.0.0.1:{}", &api_port);
 
+    // Ephemeral socket address for Health Check API
+    let health_check_api_port = 0u16;
+    config.health_check_api.bind_address = format!("127.0.0.1:{}", &health_check_api_port);
+
     // Ephemeral socket address for UDP tracker
     let udp_port = 0u16;
     config.udp_trackers[0].enabled = true;

share/default/config/tracker.container.mysql.toml

@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ ssl_key_path = "/var/lib/torrust/tracker/tls/localhost.key"
 
 [http_api.access_tokens]
 admin = "MyAccessToken"
+
+[health_check_api]
+bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"

share/default/config/tracker.container.sqlite3.toml

@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ ssl_key_path = "/var/lib/torrust/tracker/tls/localhost.key"
 
 [http_api.access_tokens]
 admin = "MyAccessToken"
+
+[health_check_api]
+bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"

share/default/config/tracker.development.sqlite3.toml

@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ ssl_key_path = ""
 
 [http_api.access_tokens]
 admin = "MyAccessToken"
+
+[health_check_api]
+bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"

src/app.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 //! - Loading data from the database when it's needed.
 //! - Starting some jobs depending on the configuration.
 //!
-//! The started jobs may be:
+//! Jobs executed always:
+//!
+//! - Health Check API
+//!
+//! Optional jobs:
 //!
 //! - Torrent cleaner: it removes inactive peers and (optionally) peerless torrents.
 //! - UDP trackers: the user can enable multiple UDP tracker on several ports.
@@ -23,13 +27,16 @@ use log::warn;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use torrust_tracker_configuration::Configuration;
 
-use crate::bootstrap::jobs::{http_tracker, torrent_cleanup, tracker_apis, udp_tracker};
+use crate::bootstrap::jobs::{health_check_api, http_tracker, torrent_cleanup, tracker_apis, udp_tracker};
 use crate::servers::http::Version;
 use crate::tracker;
 
 /// # Panics
 ///
-/// Will panic if the socket address for API can't be parsed.
+/// Will panic if:
+///
+/// - Can't retrieve tracker keys from database.
+/// - Can't load whitelist from database.
 pub async fn start(config: Arc<Configuration>, tracker: Arc<tracker::Tracker>) -> Vec<JoinHandle<()>> {
     let mut jobs: Vec<JoinHandle<()>> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -78,10 +85,13 @@ pub async fn start(config: Arc<Configuration>, tracker: Arc<tracker::Tracker>) -
         jobs.push(tracker_apis::start_job(&config.http_api, tracker.clone()).await);
     }
 
-    // Remove torrents without peers, every interval
+    // Start runners to remove torrents without peers, every interval
     if config.inactive_peer_cleanup_interval > 0 {
         jobs.push(torrent_cleanup::start_job(&config, &tracker));
     }
 
+    // Start Health Check API
+    jobs.push(health_check_api::start_job(&config.health_check_api).await);
+
     jobs
 }

src/bootstrap/jobs/health_check_api.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//! Health Check API job starter.
+//!
+//! The [`health_check_api::start_job`](crate::bootstrap::jobs::health_check_api::start_job)
+//! function starts the Health Check REST API.
+//!
+//! The [`health_check_api::start_job`](crate::bootstrap::jobs::health_check_api::start_job)  
+//! function spawns a new asynchronous task, that tasks is the "**launcher**".
+//! The "**launcher**" starts the actual server and sends a message back
+//! to the main application. The main application waits until receives
+//! the message [`ApiServerJobStarted`]
+//! from the "**launcher**".
+//!
+//! The "**launcher**" is an intermediary thread that decouples the Health Check
+//! API server from the process that handles it.
+//!
+//! Refer to the [configuration documentation](https://docs.rs/torrust-tracker-configuration)
+//! for the API configuration options.
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use log::info;
+use tokio::sync::oneshot;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use torrust_tracker_configuration::HealthCheckApi;
+
+use crate::servers::health_check_api::server;
+
+/// This is the message that the "launcher" spawned task sends to the main
+/// application process to notify the API server was successfully started.
+///
+/// > **NOTICE**: it does not mean the API server is ready to receive requests.
+/// It only means the new server started. It might take some time to the server
+/// to be ready to accept request.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ApiServerJobStarted {
+    pub bound_addr: SocketAddr,
+}
+
+/// This function starts a new Health Check API server with the provided
+/// configuration.
+///
+/// The functions starts a new concurrent task that will run the API server.
+/// This task will send a message to the main application process to notify
+/// that the API server was successfully started.
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// It would panic if unable to send the  `ApiServerJobStarted` notice.
+pub async fn start_job(config: &HealthCheckApi) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    let bind_addr = config
+        .bind_address
+        .parse::<std::net::SocketAddr>()
+        .expect("Health Check API bind_address invalid.");
+
+    let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel::<ApiServerJobStarted>();
+
+    // Run the API server
+    let join_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        info!("Starting Health Check API server: http://{}", bind_addr);
+
+        let handle = server::start(bind_addr, tx);
+
+        if let Ok(()) = handle.await {
+            info!("Health Check API server on http://{} stopped", bind_addr);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Wait until the API server job is running
+    match rx.await {
+        Ok(_msg) => info!("Torrust Health Check API server started"),
+        Err(e) => panic!("the Health Check API server was dropped: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    join_handle
+}

src/bootstrap/jobs/mod.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //! 2. Launch all the application services as concurrent jobs.
 //!
 //! This modules contains all the functions needed to start those jobs.
+pub mod health_check_api;
 pub mod http_tracker;
 pub mod torrent_cleanup;
 pub mod tracker_apis;

src/lib.rs

@@ -148,41 +148,44 @@
 //! The default configuration is:
 //!
 //! ```toml
-//! log_level = "info"
-//! mode = "public"
+//! announce_interval = 120
 //! db_driver = "Sqlite3"
 //! db_path = "./storage/tracker/lib/database/sqlite3.db"
-//! announce_interval = 120
-//! min_announce_interval = 120
+//! external_ip = "0.0.0.0"
+//! inactive_peer_cleanup_interval = 600
+//! log_level = "info"
 //! max_peer_timeout = 900
+//! min_announce_interval = 120
+//! mode = "public"
 //! on_reverse_proxy = false
-//! external_ip = "0.0.0.0"
-//! tracker_usage_statistics = true
 //! persistent_torrent_completed_stat = false
-//! inactive_peer_cleanup_interval = 600
 //! remove_peerless_torrents = true
+//! tracker_usage_statistics = true
 //!
 //! [[udp_trackers]]
-//! enabled = false
 //! bind_address = "0.0.0.0:6969"
+//! enabled = false
 //!
 //! [[http_trackers]]
-//! enabled = false
 //! bind_address = "0.0.0.0:7070"
-//! ssl_enabled = false
+//! enabled = false
 //! ssl_cert_path = ""
+//! ssl_enabled = false
 //! ssl_key_path = ""
 //!
 //! [http_api]
-//! enabled = true
 //! bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1212"
-//! ssl_enabled = false
+//! enabled = true
 //! ssl_cert_path = ""
+//! ssl_enabled = false
 //! ssl_key_path = ""
 //!
 //! [http_api.access_tokens]
 //! admin = "MyAccessToken"
-//! ```
+//!
+//! [health_check_api]
+//! bind_address = "127.0.0.1:1313"
+//!```
 //!
 //! The default configuration includes one disabled UDP server, one disabled HTTP server and the enabled API.
 //!

src/servers/health_check_api/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod server;