package main import ( "expvar" "fmt" "net" "net/http" "runtime" "time" ) var startTime = time.Now().UTC() func goroutines() interface{} { return runtime.NumGoroutine() } // uptime is an expvar.Func compliant wrapper for uptime info. func uptime() interface{} { uptime := time.Since(startTime) return int64(uptime) } // startPort defines lower port for bind const startPort = 32768 // StartSelfMonitor starts http server on random port and exports expvars. // // It tries 1024 ports, starting from startPort and registers some expvars if ok. func StartSelfMonitor() (string, error) { for port := startPort; port < startPort+1024; port++ { bind := fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", port) l, err := net.Listen("tcp", bind) if err != nil { continue } l.Close() expvar.Publish("Goroutines", expvar.Func(goroutines)) expvar.Publish("Uptime", expvar.Func(uptime)) go http.ListenAndServe(bind, nil) return bind, nil } return "", fmt.Errorf("no free ports found") }