first successful test

templates/app-service.py.j2

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from lxml import html
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 import json
 import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -49,10 +50,81 @@ def service_status():
         result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
         command = "systemctl status {{ service_control_name }} | grep Active | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 2"
         status = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
-        return {"Message": result.stdout.strip('\n'), "Status": status.stdout.strip('\n')}        
+        if status.stdout.strip('\n') == "active":
+            elapsed_time = check_time_elapsed(result.stdout.strip('\n'))
+            times_up(elapsed_time)
+        else:
+            elapsed_time = -1
+        return {"Elapsed_Time": elapsed_time, "Service Name": "{{ service_control_name }}", "Message": result.stdout.strip('\n'), "Status": status.stdout.strip('\n')}        
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         return {"Error": e.strip('\n')}
 
+def save_duration(new_duration):
+    # this will be an integer from 0-3 for 
+    # 30min, 1hr, 2hr, and 6rh respectively
+    seconds = 1800
+    if new_duration == "0":
+        seconds = 1800
+    if new_duration == "1":
+        seconds = 3600
+    if new_duration == "2":
+        seconds = 7200
+    if new_duration == "3":
+        seconds = 21600
+
+    info = { 
+        "duration": new_duration,
+        "seconds": seconds
+    }
+    with open("duration.json", "w") as file:
+        json.dump(info, file, indent=4)
+    return {"status": "duration.json stored"}
+
+def get_duration():
+    try:
+        with open('duration.json', 'r') as file:
+            data = json.load(file)
+        return (data)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return {"error": str(e)}, 500
+
+def check_time_elapsed(time_str):
+    # Extract the time part from the string
+    datetime_extract = time_str.split("since ")[1].split(";")[0]
+
+    try:
+        time_format = "%a %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z"
+        given_time = datetime.strptime(datetime_extract, time_format)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ValueError(f"Error parsing the time string: {datetime_extract}" + str(e))
+    
+    # Get the current time
+    now = datetime.now()
+    
+    # Calculate the difference in seconds
+    delta = now - given_time
+    total_seconds = int(delta.total_seconds())
+    
+    return total_seconds
+
+def times_up(time_elapsed):
+    duration_json = get_duration()
+    stored_duration = duration_json["duration"]
+    if stored_duration == 0:
+        if time_elapsed > 1800:
+            stop_service()
+    elif stored_duration == 1:
+        if time_elapsed > 3600:
+            stop_service()
+    elif stored_duration == 2:
+        if time_elapsed > 7200:
+            stop_service()
+    elif stored_duration == 3:
+        if time_elapsed > 21600:
+            stop_service()
+
+
+
 @app.route('/start', methods=['GET'])
 def start():
     try:
@@ -77,6 +149,27 @@ def status():
         print(e)
         return jsonify({'error': e}), 400
 
+@app.route('/check_duration', methods=['GET'])
+def check_duration():
+    try:
+        return jsonify(get_duration())
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(e)
+        return jsonify({'error': e}), 400
+
+@app.route('/store_duration', methods=['GET'])
+def store_duration():
+    try:
+        new_duration = request.args.get('new_duration')
+    except ValueError as e:
+            return jsonify({'error': e}), 400
+    if new_duration:
+        try:
+            return jsonify(save_duration(new_duration))
+        except ValueError as e:
+            print(e)
+            return jsonify({'error': e}), 400
+
 @app.route('/test', methods=['GET'])
 def test():
     return jsonify({'message': 'Hello there'})

templates/service_timeout.service.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+[Unit]
+Description=VCR Streaming Service Timeout Helper
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory={{ service_control_folder }}
+ExecStart=/bin/bash {{ service_control_folder }}/service_timeout.sh
+Restart=always
+User=root
+Group=root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

templates/service_timeout.sh.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+i=1
+while [ $i ]
+do
+
+TIME_ELAPSED=$(curl -s http://172.17.0.1:5000/status | jq .Elapsed_Time)
+TIMEOUT_VALUE=$(cat {{ streaming_working_folder }}/service_control/duration.json | jq .seconds)
+if [[ $TIME_ELAPSED -gt $TIMEOUT_VALUE ]]; then
+  curl -s http://172.17.0.1:5000/stop
+  i=0
+fi
+
+sleep 1
+
+done
+