Added server pings to keep others alive

app.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import json
 from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+from apscheduler.triggers.interval import IntervalTrigger
 from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
 import logging
 import pytz
@@ -260,14 +261,32 @@ async def health_check():
     """API endpoint for health check."""
     return {"status": "success", "message": "Recommendation service operational"}
 
+def ping_servers():
+    notification_server_url = "https://andykrik-notificationservice.hf.space/"
+    film_recommender_server_url = "https://andykrik-filmrecommender.hf.space/"
+    try:
+        import requests
+        requests.get(notification_server_url)
+        requests.get(film_recommender_server_url)
+        logger.info("Pinged notification and film recommender servers successfully")
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error pinging servers: {str(e)}")
+        raise
+
 # Scheduler setup with Pacific Time Zone
 scheduler = BackgroundScheduler(timezone="America/Los_Angeles")
 scheduler.add_job(
     rebuild_model,
-    trigger=CronTrigger(hour=3, minute=30),  # Run at 3:30 AM Pacific Time daily
+    trigger=CronTrigger(hour=3, minute=30),
     id='daily_model_rebuild',
     replace_existing=True
 )
+scheduler.add_job(
+    ping_servers,
+    trigger=IntervalTrigger(hours=1),
+    id='hourly_model_ping',
+    replace_existing=True
+)
 
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():