Handle cache health check with Django

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ jobs:
         image: redis:7.4.0-alpine3.20
         ports:
         - 6379:6379
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd "redis-cli ping"
-          --health-interval 10s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
@@ -81,4 +76,5 @@ jobs:
         SECRET_KEY: ""
       run: |
         poetry run python manage.py wait_for_db
+        poetry run python manage.py wait_for_cache
         poetry run python manage.py test --parallel --shuffle

src/core/management/commands/wait_for_cache.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+Command to wait for the cache to be available before proceeding.
+
+Inspired from https://github.com/enzofrnt/django_wait_for_db
+"""
+
+import time
+
+import djclick as click
+from django.core.cache import caches
+from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
+
+
+@click.command()
+def wait_for_cache():
+    click.secho("Waiting for the cache to be available...", fg="yellow")
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            cache = caches["default"]
+            client = cache._cache.get_client()
+            client.ping()
+
+            click.secho("Cache available!", fg="green")
+
+            break
+
+        except ConnectionError as e:
+            click.secho(f"Error with cache: {e}", fg="red")
+            click.secho("Cache unavailable, waiting 1 second...", fg="yellow")
+
+            time.sleep(1)