common/utils/consulhelpers.py

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"""
Some consul related convenience functions
"""

from structlog import get_logger
from consul import Consul
from random import randint

log = get_logger()


def get_endpoint_from_consul(consul_endpoint, service_name):
    """Look up, from consul, the service name specified by service-name
    """
    log.debug('Retrieving endpoint {} from consul {}'.format(service_name,
                                                             consul_endpoint))
    host = consul_endpoint.split(':')[0].strip()
    port = int(consul_endpoint.split(':')[1].strip())

    consul = Consul(host=host, port=port)
    _, services = consul.catalog.service(service_name)

    if len(services) == 0:
        raise Exception(
            'Cannot find service {} in consul'.format(service_name))

    # pick a random entry
    # TODO should we prefer local IP addresses? Probably.

    service = services[randint(0, len(services) - 1)]
    endpoint = '{}:{}'.format(service['ServiceAddress'],
                              service['ServicePort'])

    return endpoint


if __name__ == '__main__':
    get_endpoint_from_consul('10.100.198.220:8500', 'kafka')