Added status to VM (entry) on creation, correctly wrap (etcd) critical section using lock

enums.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import enum
+
+
+class VmStatus(enum):
+    REQUESTED_NEW = "REQUESTED_NEW"
+    SCHEDULED_DEPLOY = "SCHEDULED_DEPLOY"

helper.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from decouple import config
 from pyotp import TOTP
 from etcd import EtcdKeyNotFound
 
+
 def check_otp(name, realm, seed):
     try:
         data = {

main.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from helper import check_otp, get_next_id
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_restful import Resource, Api, reqparse
 from decouple import config
+from enums import VmStatus
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 api = Api(app)
@@ -26,12 +27,15 @@ class CreateVM(Resource):
 
         if check_otp(name, realm, seed) == 200:
             # User is good
+
+            # Block until lock is acquired. There is no timeout associated with this lock.
+            with etcd_lock:
                 next_vm_id = get_next_id(etcd_client, "/v1/vm/")
 
                 vm_entry = {"owner": name,
-                        "specs": specs}
+                            "specs": specs,
+                            "status": VmStatus.REQUESTED_NEW}
 
-            with etcd_lock:
                 etcd_client.write(f"/v1/vm/{next_vm_id}", vm_entry)
 
             return {'message': "VM Creation Queued"}, 200