- update: grab version info to register from the cargo package

- update: docker volume to persist the registered service IDs
- update: consul service id function to store the service id in the services folder

utils/src/consul_registration.rs

@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ pub fn generate_service_id() -> String {
 }
 pub fn get_or_generate_service_id(package_name: &str) -> String {
     // let package_name = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
-    let file_name = format!("{}_service_id.txt", package_name);
+    let file_name = format!("/services/{}_service_id.txt", package_name);
     let path = Path::new(&file_name);
+    let _ = fs::create_dir_all("/services"); // make sure the folders exist
 
     if path.exists() {
         // Read the service ID from the file