Add a simple endpoint with server information

InvenTree/InvenTree/urls.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from django.views.generic.base import RedirectView
 from rest_framework.documentation import include_docs_urls
 
 from .views import IndexView, SearchView, SettingsView, EditUserView, SetPasswordView
+from .views import InfoView
 
 from users.urls import user_urls
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ apipatterns = [
 
     # User URLs
     url(r'^user/', include(user_urls)),
+
+    # InvenTree information endpoint
+    url(r'^$', InfoView.as_view(), name='inventree-info'),
 ]
 
 urlpatterns = [

InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from part.models import Part
 
 from .forms import DeleteForm, EditUserForm, SetPasswordForm
 from .helpers import str2bool
+from .version import inventreeVersion
 
 from rest_framework import views
 
@@ -392,6 +393,21 @@ class AjaxDeleteView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
         return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, data=data, context=context)
 
 
+class InfoView(AjaxView):
+    """ Simple JSON endpoint for InvenTree information.
+    Use to confirm that the server is running, etc.
+    """
+
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+
+        data = {
+            'server': 'InvenTree',
+            'version': inventreeVersion()
+        }
+
+        return JsonResponse(data)
+
+
 class EditUserView(AjaxUpdateView):
     """ View for editing user information """