snitch.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import threading
import time
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

def now():
  return int(time.time())

alerts = {"splunk": now()}

@app.before_first_request
def activate_job():
    def run_job():
        while True:
            print("diff = %s" % str(now() - alerts['splunk']))
            time.sleep(10)

    thread = threading.Thread(target=run_job)
    thread.start()


@app.route("/")
def snitch():
    lastsplunk = alerts['splunk']
    alerts['splunk'] = now()
    return str(alerts['splunk'] - lastsplunk)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()