service-monitor

A Python application for monitoring services and their health status

Features

• Modern Python project structure
• Comprehensive testing with pytest and coverage reporting
• Code quality tools (Ruff for linting/formatting, MyPy for type checking)
• Pre-commit hooks for automated quality checks
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
• VS Code tasks integration

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/lakowske/service-monitor.git
cd service-monitor

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the project in development mode:

# Using Make (recommended)
make install

# Or using UV (fastest)
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Or using pip
pip install -e ".[dev]"

4. Install pre-commit hooks:

pre-commit install

Development

Available Commands

# Using Make (recommended)
make help         # Show all available commands
make test         # Run tests with coverage
make lint         # Run linting
make format       # Format code
make type-check   # Run type checking
make docs         # Build documentation
make all          # Run all checks

# Or run tools directly
pytest --cov=. --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=80 --cov-report=html
ruff format .     # Format code
ruff check .      # Lint code
mypy .           # Run type checking
mkdocs serve     # Serve documentation locally
pre-commit run --all-files  # Run all checks

VS Code Integration

This project includes VS Code tasks for common operations:

• Ctrl+Shift+P -> "Tasks: Run Task" to see all available tasks
• Install the "Task Explorer" extension for a better task management experience

Project Structure

service-monitor/
├── src/service_monitor/     # Main package
├── tests/                          # Test suite
├── .github/workflows/              # GitHub Actions
├── .vscode/                        # VS Code configuration
├── pyproject.toml                  # Project configuration
└── README.md                       # This file

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Make your changes and run the quality checks
4. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
5. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
6. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Seth Lakowske - lakowske@gmail.com