def ntfy_status() -> str:
    """Checks the health check endpoint and sends a notification to ntfy.sh."""
    import requests
    from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
    from django.urls import reverse

    if not settings.NTFY_TOPIC:
        raise ValueError("NTFY_TOPIC environment variable is not configured.")

    # Create the full url to a health check
    protocol = "https" if settings.SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT else "http"
    domain = Site.objects.get_current().domain
    path = reverse("health_check")
    url = f"{protocol}://{domain}{path}"

    health_response = requests.get(url)

    if health_response.status_code == 200:
        emoji = "green_circle"
        suffix = "is up!"
    else:
        emoji = "red_circle,skull"
        suffix = "is down!"

    # Send ntfy message
    ntfy_response = requests.post(
        f"https://ntfy.sh/{settings.NTFY_TOPIC}",
        data=f"{domain} {suffix}",
        headers={
            "Tags": f"{emoji},{health_response.status_code}",
            "Actions": "view, Open URL, {url}, clear=true",
        },
    )

    ntfy_response.raise_for_status()
    return "Sent notification to ntfy.sh with status code: " + str(ntfy_response.status_code)