Fixed metrics endpoint not working

pkg/cmd/cmd.go

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/mail"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/migration"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/red"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"os"
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 var Version = "0.1"
 
 func init() {
-	cobra.OnInitialize(config.InitConfig)
+	cobra.OnInitialize(initialize)
 }
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -52,3 +57,27 @@ func Execute() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+
+// Initializes all kinds of things in the right order
+func initialize() {
+	// Init the config
+	config.InitConfig()
+
+	// Init redis
+	red.InitRedis()
+
+	// Set logger
+	log.InitLogger()
+
+	// Run the migrations
+	migration.Migrate(nil)
+
+	// Set Engine
+	err := models.SetEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log.Fatal(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// Start the mail daemon
+	mail.StartMailDaemon()
+}

pkg/cmd/web.go

@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
-	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/mail"
-	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/migration"
-	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/routes"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/swagger"
 	"context"
@@ -41,21 +38,6 @@ var webCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Starts the rest api web server",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
-		// Set logger
-		log.InitLogger()
-
-		// Run the migrations
-		migration.Migrate(nil)
-
-		// Set Engine
-		err := models.SetEngine()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Log.Fatal(err.Error())
-		}
-
-		// Start the mail daemon
-		mail.StartMailDaemon()
-
 		// Version notification
 		fmt.Printf("Vikunja version %s\n", Version)
 

pkg/metrics/metrics.go

@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ package metrics
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/log"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/red"
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-var r = red.GetRedis()
+var r *redis.Client
 
 const (
 	// ListCountKey is the name of the key in which we save the list count
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ const (
 	TeamCountKey = `teamcount`
 )
 
-func init() {
+// InitMetrics Initializes the metrics
+func InitMetrics() {
+	r = red.GetRedis()
+
 	// Register total list count metric
 	promauto.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "vikunja_list_count",

pkg/red/redis.go

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 var r *redis.Client
 
-// SetRedis initializes a redis connection
-func init() {
+// InitRedis initializes a redis connection
+func InitRedis() {
 	if !viper.GetBool("redis.enabled") {
 		return
 	}
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
+	log.Log.Debug("Redis initialized")
 }
 
 // GetRedis returns a pointer to a redis client

pkg/routes/routes.go

@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ func RegisterRoutes(e *echo.Echo) {
 			log.Log.Fatal("You have to enable redis in order to use metrics")
 		}
 
+		metrics.InitMetrics()
+
 		type countable struct {
 			Rediskey string
 			Type     interface{}