uptime is now float64(time.seconds original) && status code fix

pkg/diag.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Diag struct {
 	Gbif          string    `json:"gbif,omitempty"`
 	Restcountries string    `json:"restcountries,omitempty"`
 	Version       string 	`json:"version,omitempty"`
-	Uptime        int 		`json:"uptime,omitempty"`
+	Uptime        float64 	`json:"uptime,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // sets up the struct above
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func GetDiag(d* Diag) error {
 
 	// gets status of GBIF api, returns appropriate error
 	if err := getGbifStatus(d); err != nil{
-		// if it was a timeout caused by the http.client
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error occured while contacting") {
-			d.Gbif = "503: Request timed out"
+		// if it was a timeout caused by the http.client there was no returned status code of API
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error occurred while contacting") {
+			d.Gbif = "The server did not give a timely response: No status code returned"
 		} else {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ func GetDiag(d* Diag) error {
 
 	// gets status of restcountries api, returns appropriate error
 	if err := getRestStatus(d); err != nil {
-		// if it was a timeout caused by the http.client
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error occured while contacting") {
-			d.Gbif = "503: Request timed out"
+		// if it was a timeout caused by the http.client there was no returned status code of API
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error occurred while contacting") {
+			d.Gbif = "The server did not give a timely response: No status code returned"
 		} else {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ func getRestStatus(d *Diag) error {
 // Returns application uptime in seconds
 func getUptime(d *Diag) {
 	up := time.Since(startTime).Seconds()
-	d.Uptime = int(up)
+	d.Uptime = up
 }
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