import requests

def ping(url: str) -> int:
	"""
	Makes a GET request to the given website and returns the HTTP status code or -1 in case of failure
	:param url: The URL of the website to ping
	:return: The HTTP status code
	"""

	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