#7 Fixing false negative results

ServerPingService.py

@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ def ping(host: str) -> int:
 	:param host:
 	:return:
 	"""
-	res = ping3.ping(dest_addr=host, unit='ms')
-	if res:
-		return int(res)
-	else:
-		return -1
+	NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS = 5
+
+	for iteration in range(NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS):
+		res = ping3.ping(dest_addr=host, unit='ms')
+
+		if res:
+			return int(res)
+
+	return -1

WebsitePingService.py

@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ def ping(url: str) -> int:
 	:param url: The URL of the website to ping
 	:return: The HTTP status code
 	"""
-	try:
-		res = requests.get(url)
-	except:
-		return -1
 
-	if res:
-		return res.status_code
-	else:
-		return -1
+	NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS = 5
+
+	for iteration in range(NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS):
+		res = None
+		try:
+			res = requests.get(url)
+		except:
+			pass
+
+		if res:
+			return res.status_code
+
+	return -1