global settings and work on test website

django_code/apps/streaming/utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import requests
+from django.conf import settings
+import sys
+
+
+
+
+def test_website(url_website,bool_proxy=False):
+    try:
+        if bool_proxy:
+            status = requests.get(url_website,proxies=settings.PROXIES)
+        else:
+            status = requests.get(url_website).status_code
+            
+    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+        status = "ConnectionError"
+    
+    #identify the exception name
+    except Exception as err:
+        print(f"{type(err).__name__} was raised: {err}")
+        status = "exception not targeted"
+    return status

django_code/core/settings.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
 """
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from urllib import request as urllib_request
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -223,3 +224,23 @@ CELERY_IMPORTS = [
     'apps.random_simpsons.utils'
     # Add other app tasks here if needed
 ]
+
+
+
+###########################################################################################
+#
+#   Custom settings
+#
+###########################################################################################
+
+
+PROXY_URL = 'http://gluetun-svc.gluetun.svc:8888'
+PROXY = urllib_request.ProxyHandler({
+    'http': PROXY_URL,
+    'https': PROXY_URL  # Add the handler for HTTPS
+})
+
+PROXIES = {
+    "http"  : PROXY_URL,
+    "https" : PROXY_URL
+}