Tests pass

model_server/base/api.py

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def watch_output_path(path: str):
 
 
 @app.get('/session/restart')
-def restart_session(root: str = None) -> dict:
-    session.restart(root=root)
+def restart_session() -> dict:
+    session.restart()
     return session.describe_loaded_models()
 
 

model_server/base/session.py

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class _Session(object):
         return None
 
     def restart(self, **kwargs):
-        self.__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.__init__()
 
 
 # create singleton instance

tests/base/test_session.py

@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ class TestGetSessionObject(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(exists(self.sesh.logfile), 'Session did not create a log file in the correct place')
 
     def test_changing_session_root_creates_new_directory(self):
-        from model_server.conf.defaults import root
-
         old_paths = self.sesh.get_paths()
-        newroot = root / 'subdir'
-        self.sesh.restart(root=newroot)
+        self.sesh.restart()
         new_paths = self.sesh.get_paths()
-        for k in old_paths.keys():
-            self.assertTrue(new_paths[k].__str__().startswith(newroot.__str__()))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            old_paths['logs'].parent.parent,
+            new_paths['logs'].parent.parent
+        )
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            old_paths['logs'].parent,
+            new_paths['logs'].parent
+        )
 
     def test_change_session_subdirectory(self):
         old_paths = self.sesh.get_paths()