Use URLSession and DispatchSemaphore to create custom implementation of status API

Resources/config.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "Node 1": [
       {
         "name": "Example",
-        "url": "https://example.com",
+        "url": "https://example.comd",
         "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."
       }
     ],

Sources/App/isItUp.swift

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-import Vapor
-
-struct isItUp: Codable {
-    let isitdown: Bool
-    let response_code: Int
-}

Sources/App/routes.swift

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vapor
 import Foundation
+import FoundationNetworking
 import Crypto
 import Leaf
 
@@ -13,13 +14,21 @@ func routes(_ app: Application) throws {
         return req.view.render("home", LContext(config: config, loggedIn: loginBool))
     }
 
-    app.get("status", ":url") { req -> EventLoopFuture<[String: String]> in
-        let url = URL(string: req.parameters.get("url")!)
-        return req.client.get("https://isitdown.site/api/v3/\(url!)").flatMapThrowing { res in
-            try res.content.decode(isItUp.self)
-        }.map { json in
-            ["down": String(json.isitdown), "code": String(json.response_code)]
-        }
+    app.get("status", ":url") { req -> [String: String] in
+        let url = URL(string: "http://\(req.parameters.get("url")!)")
+        var statusDict: [String:String] = [:]
+        var headReq = URLRequest(url: url!)
+        headReq.httpMethod = "HEAD"
+        let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0)
+        URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: headReq, completionHandler:  { (_, response, error) in
+            if let httpURLResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse {
+                statusDict["code"] = String(httpURLResponse.statusCode)
+                statusDict["down"] = httpURLResponse.statusCode != 200 ? "true" : "false"
+            }
+            semaphore.signal()
+        }).resume()
+        semaphore.wait()
+        return statusDict.count > 0 ? statusDict : ["code": "0", "down": "true"]
     }
 
     app.get("login") { req -> EventLoopFuture<View> in