- add: function to get the service id if already ran, if not we now generate then store the id for future app runs (useful for docker containers)

utils/src/consul_registration.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use warp::Filter;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,27 @@ struct ConsulCheck {
 pub fn generate_service_id() -> String {
     Uuid::new_v4().to_string()
 }
+pub fn get_or_generate_service_id() -> String {
+    let package_name = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
+    let file_name = format!("{}_service_id.txt", package_name);
+    let path = Path::new(&file_name);
+
+    if path.exists() {
+        // Read the service ID from the file
+        if let Ok(service_id) = fs::read_to_string(path) {
+            return service_id.trim().to_string();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Generate a new service ID and save it to disk
+    let service_id = generate_service_id();
+    if let Err(err) = fs::write(path, &service_id) {
+        eprintln!("Failed to write service ID to disk: {}", err);
+    }
+
+    service_id
+}
+
 
 
 pub async fn register_service(