Add ping route for http listener

dist/example_config.yaml

@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ mochi:
             - "/scrape"
             # - "/scrape.php"
 
+        # An array of routes to listen ping requests.
+        # Used just to ensure if server is operational. Returns nothing,
+        # just HTTP 200 without body. Listens both GET and HEAD HTTP methods.
+        ping_routes:
+            - "/ping"
+
         # When enabled, the IP address used to connect to the tracker will not
         # override the value clients advertise as their IP address.
         allow_ip_spoofing: false

frontend/http/frontend.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TLSKeyPath          string        `yaml:"tls_key_path"`
 	AnnounceRoutes      []string      `yaml:"announce_routes"`
 	ScrapeRoutes        []string      `yaml:"scrape_routes"`
+	PingRoutes          []string      `yaml:"ping_routes"`
 	EnableRequestTiming bool          `yaml:"enable_request_timing"`
 	ParseOptions        `yaml:",inline"`
 }
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func (cfg Config) LogFields() log.Fields {
 		"tlsKeyPath":          cfg.TLSKeyPath,
 		"announceRoutes":      cfg.AnnounceRoutes,
 		"scrapeRoutes":        cfg.ScrapeRoutes,
+		"pingRoutes":          cfg.PingRoutes,
 		"enableRequestTiming": cfg.EnableRequestTiming,
 		"allowIPSpoofing":     cfg.AllowIPSpoofing,
 		"realIPHeader":        cfg.RealIPHeader,
@@ -184,6 +186,13 @@ func NewFrontend(logic frontend.TrackerLogic, provided Config) (*Frontend, error
 		router.GET(route, f.scrapeRoute)
 	}
 
+	if len(f.PingRoutes) > 0 {
+		for _, route := range f.PingRoutes {
+			router.GET(route, f.ping)
+			router.HEAD(route, f.ping)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if cfg.Addr != "" {
 		go func() {
 			if err := f.serveHTTP(router, false); err != nil {
@@ -364,3 +373,7 @@ func (f *Frontend) scrapeRoute(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httpro
 
 	go f.logic.AfterScrape(ctx, req, resp)
 }
+
+func (f Frontend) ping(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}