Add /meta/{up_since,kill}

app/start.go

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func Start(conf common.Conf, db *sql.DB) *gin.Engine {
 			// T     E                  -- the one who said "wow that's so meta"
 			// A T E M
 			gv1.GET("/meta/restart", Method(v1.MetaRestartGET, db, common.PrivilegeAPIMeta))
+			gv1.GET("/meta/kill", Method(v1.MetaKillGET, db, common.PrivilegeAPIMeta))
+			gv1.GET("/meta/up_since", Method(v1.MetaUpSinceGET, db, common.PrivilegeAPIMeta))
 		}
 	}
 

app/v1/init.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	upSince = time.Now()
+}

app/v1/meta.go

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/osuripple/api/common"
 )
@@ -17,6 +19,40 @@ func MetaRestartGET(md common.MethodData) (r common.Response) {
 	}
 	r.Code = 200
 	r.Message = "brb"
-	go proc.Signal(syscall.SIGUSR2)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		proc.Signal(syscall.SIGUSR2)
+	}()
 	return
 }
+
+// MetaKillGET kills the API process. NOTE TO EVERYONE: NEVER. EVER. USE IN PROD.
+// Mainly created because I couldn't bother to fire up a terminal, do htop and kill the API each time.
+func MetaKillGET(md common.MethodData) (r common.Response) {
+	proc, err := os.FindProcess(syscall.Getpid())
+	if err != nil {
+		r.Code = 500
+		r.Message = "couldn't find process. what the fuck?"
+		return
+	}
+	const form = "02/01/2006"
+	r.Code = 200
+	// yes
+	r.Message = fmt.Sprintf("RIP ripple API %s - %s", upSince.Format(form), time.Now().Format(form))
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		proc.Kill()
+	}()
+	return
+}
+
+var upSince time.Time
+
+// MetaUpSinceGET retrieves the moment the API application was started.
+// Mainly used to get if the API was restarted.
+func MetaUpSinceGET(md common.MethodData) common.Response {
+	return common.Response{
+		Code: 200,
+		Data: upSince.UnixNano(),
+	}
+}