# File lib/rhc-common.rb, line 513
  def self.check_app_available(net_http, app_name, fqdn, health_check_path, result, git_url, repo_dir, no_git)
      #
      # Test several times, doubling sleep time between attempts.
      #
      sleep_time = 2
      attempt = 0
      puts "Confirming application '#{app_name}' is available"
      while attempt < MAX_RETRIES
          attempt += 1
          puts "  Attempt # #{attempt}"
          url = URI.parse("http://#{fqdn}/#{health_check_path}")
          begin
            response = net_http.get_response(url)
          rescue Exception => e
            response = nil
          end
          if !response.nil? && response.code == "200" && response.body[0,1] == "1"
            puts "\nSuccess!  Your application '\#{app_name}' is now published here:\n\n      http://\#{fqdn}/\n\nThe remote repository is located here:\n\n    \#{git_url}\n\n"
            unless no_git
      puts "To make changes to '\#{app_name}', commit to \#{repo_dir}/.\n"
            else
        puts "To make changes to '\#{app_name}', you must first clone it with:\n\n    git clone \#{git_url}\n\n"
        puts "Then run 'git push' to update your OpenShift Express space.\n\n"
            end
            if result && !result.empty?
        
              puts "\n\#{result}\n              \n"
            end
            return true
          end
          if !response.nil? && @mydebug
            puts "Server responded with #{response.code}"
            puts response.body unless response.code == '503'
          end
          puts
          puts "    sleeping #{sleep_time} seconds"
          sleep sleep_time
          sleep_time = delay(sleep_time)
      end
      return false
  end