pulsecheck-py 0.1.3

Unified health/ready endpoints + checks for services (Django/FastAPI).

PulseCheck

Unified health, liveness, and readiness checks for Python microservices.

PulseCheck is a framework-agnostic health check library designed for modern Python services.

It provides a pluggable health engine with adapters for FastAPI and Django, built with Kubernetes readiness/liveness semantics in mind.

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Features

• Framework-agnostic core

• FastAPI adapter

• Django adapter

• Pluggable dependency checks:

  • SQLAlchemy (async)
  • Django ORM
  • Redis (sync & async)
  • RabbitMQ (Kombu)
  • Celery worker inspection
  • HTTP dependency checks

• Configurable timeouts

• Degraded vs unhealthy states

• Optional dependency extras

• Zero forced framework pollution

• Production-ready JSON schema

• Kubernetes-compatible

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Installation

Install core only:

pip install pulsecheck-py

Install with FastAPI support:

pip install pulsecheck-py[fastapi]

Install with Django support:

pip install pulsecheck-py[django]

Install with multiple dependency checks:

pip install pulsecheck-py[fastapi,redis_async,sqlalchemy_async,rabbitmq,celery]

FastAPI Example

from fastapi import FastAPI 
from pulsecheck.core import HealthRegistry 
from pulsecheck.core.checks import SQLAlchemyAsyncCheck 
from pulsecheck.fastapi import make_health_router

app = FastAPI()

registry = HealthRegistry(environment="prod") 
registry.register(SQLAlchemyAsyncCheck(engine))

app.include_router(make_health_router(registry))

Endpoints:

GET /health 
GET /health/live 
GET /health/ready

Django Example

from pulsecheck.core import HealthRegistry 
from pulsecheck.core.checks import DjangoDBCheck 
from pulsecheck.django import make_urlpatterns

registry = HealthRegistry(environment="prod") 
registry.register(DjangoDBCheck())

urlpatterns = [
    *make_urlpatterns(registry)
]

Health Response Format

{
  "status": "HEALTHY",
  "timestamp": "2026-02-15T12:34:56Z",
  "environment": "prod",
  "checks": {
      "database": {
          "status": "HEALTHY",
          "response_time_ms": 4.3
      }
  }
}

States:

• HEALTHY
• DEGRADED
• UNHEALTHY

Design Philosophy

PulseCheck separates:

• Core health aggregation logic

• Dependency checks

• Framework adapters

This ensures:

• No tight framework coupling

• Optional extras per ecosystem

• Clean dependency graphs

• Compatibility across service architectures

Optional Dependencies (Extras)

Extra	Installs
fastapi	FastAPI adapter
django	Django adapter
redis_async	Async Redis check
redis_sync	Sync Redis check
rabbitmq	Kombu-based AMQP check
celery	Celery inspect check
sqlalchemy_async	Async SQLAlchemy check
http	HTTP dependency check

Testing

PulseCheck is tested against:

• Python 3.10+

• FastAPI

• Django

• Async and sync dependency scenarios

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Intended Use

PulseCheck is designed for:

• Microservices

• Containerized applications

• Kubernetes environments

• Internal APIs

• Distributed systems

It is not a monitoring system.
It is a lightweight dependency availability indicator.

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Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome.