Did not move to Gunicorn, but now working in Docker

server/api.py

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 ### Modules ###
 ###############
 
-import threading
+import subprocess
 import connexion # Imports connexion module
 from config import CONFIG # Imports the configuration file
 from manager import * # Imports the Manager file that contains the functions for the API
 from flask_session import Session # Imports the session module 
-from scheduler import run_schedule # Imports the scheduler module
+
 
 #################
 ### Connexion ###
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ def create_app():
     """Creates the API using Connexion."""
     app = connexion.FlaskApp(__name__)
     app.add_api(CONFIG["server"]["api_file"])
-
     flask_app = app.app
     flask_app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = CONFIG["sessions"]["secret_key"]
     flask_app.config['SESSION_TYPE'] = 'filesystem'
-
     Session(flask_app)
+    event_logger("Session initialised.")
     return app
 
 def API():
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ def API():
     app = create_app()
     debug_value = CONFIG["server"]["debug"]
     debug = False if debug_value.lower() == 'false' else True
+    event_logger("API started.")
     app.run(host=CONFIG["server"]["host"], port=CONFIG["server"]["port"], debug=debug)
 
 ################
@@ -40,14 +40,12 @@ def API():
 ################
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    event_logger("Starting API...") # Create a thread that will run the run_schedule function in the background
+    event_logger("Starting API...") 
     scheduler = CONFIG["server"]["scheduler"]
     scheduler = False if scheduler.lower() == 'false' else True
     if scheduler:
-        thread = threading.Thread(target=run_schedule)
-        thread.daemon = True  # Set the thread as a daemon thread
-        thread.start()
+        subprocess.Popen(["python", "scheduler.py"])
         event_logger("Scheduler started.") 
     API()
-    event_logger("API stopped.")  # This line will only be reached if the API is stopped
+    event_logger("API stopped.")