add config argument force_recreate

server.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import requests
 import time
 from metrics import MetricsHandler
+from typing import List
 
 
 from prometheus_client import generate_latest
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ class RepoToWatch:
     name: str
     branch: str
     path: str
+    # list of all the containers
+    # makes sure theres a new list made for each repotowatch object
+    containers: List[str] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=list)
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
@@ -61,17 +65,22 @@ class RepoUpdateResult:
     docker_stdout: str = ""
     docker_stderr: str = ""
 
-
+# dis one loads the config.yml file
+# turns it into a dictionary
+# result is the dictionary
 def load_config(development: bool):
     result = {}
     if development:
         return result
     with open("config.yml") as f:
         loaded_yaml = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        # for each repo in the config
         for config in loaded_yaml.get("repos", []):
+            # make a new entry into the result dictionary
+            # the key is a tuple of the repo name and branch
+            # the value is a RepoToWatch object
             parsed = RepoToWatch(**config)
             result[(parsed.name, parsed.branch)] = parsed
-
     return result
 
 
@@ -84,7 +93,22 @@ def get_args():
 args = get_args()
 
 config = load_config(args.development)
-
+# now we must get the list of containers that need to be recreated
+# we look into the config.yml file
+
+# twan idk man lets just make a method to get the docker containers
+# from the config.yml file
+# lets just make it similar to the load_config
+# def load_containers(development: bool):
+#     if development:
+#         return []
+#     with open("config.yml") as f:
+#         loaded_yaml = yaml.safe_load(f)
+#         # if the dictionary config does not contain a force_recreate key
+#         # then we just get an empty list
+#         containers_to_force_recreate = loaded_yaml.get("force_recreate", [])
+#     return containers_to_force_recreate
+# force_recreate = load_containers(args.development)
 
 def push_update_success_as_discord_embed(
     repo_config: RepoToWatch, result: RepoUpdateResult
@@ -158,8 +182,24 @@ def update_repo(repo_config: RepoToWatch) -> RepoUpdateResult:
         result.git_stderr = git_result.stderr
         result.git_exit_code = git_result.returncode
 
+        # if the list containing the containers we want to force recreate
+        # is empty, then we dont need to do anything to the docker command
+        # but if the list contains stuff
+        # then we have to change the docker command
+
+        docker_command = ["docker-compose", "up", "--build", "-d"]
+        force_recreate = repo_config.containers
+        if force_recreate:
+            docker_command.extend(["--force-recreate", "--no-deps"])
+            # go through the list force_recreate
+            # add each container to the docker command list
+            for container in force_recreate:
+                docker_command.append(container)
+
+        # subprocess.run executes commands like in the terminal iirc
+        # this one runs the docker
         docker_result = subprocess.run(
-            ["docker-compose", "up", "--build", "-d"],
+            docker_command,
             cwd=repo_config.path,
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,