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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2025-present Puter Technologies Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Puter.
+ *
+ * Puter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+"use strict"
+const express = require('express');
+const router = new express.Router();
+
+// This endpoint is identical to /healthcheck except it reports status 500 when
+// any service is failing, as though reporting such depended on the services
+// working.
+router.get('/healthcheck-abusing-http-status-codes', async (req, res) => {
+    const svc_serverHealth = req.services.get('server-health');
+
+    const status = await svc_serverHealth.get_status();
+    res.status(status.ok ? 200 : 500).json(status);
+})
+module.exports = router