Feature Request: check retry interval when in a non-ok state

[rgeniesse]

Expected Behavior

After a check goes into a non-ok state, the check interval should have the ability to increase. This lets you have more confidence that there is actually an issue going on in a sense.

Current Behavior

Check interval is static without using either outside configuration management to increase the interval or a separate check/ check hook to call the API to increase the interval, then when resolved decrease the interval.

Possible Solution

Add the feature!

Context

See https://discourse.sensu.io/t/sensu-check-different-retry-interval-on-failure/1152 for the source of the FR.

I believe Nagios has a similar concept.

[majormoses]

I have seen this request come up multiple times in sensu ruby and now in sensu-go. I think it makes a lot of sense as you want to know once it reaches a healthy state in a timely manner even if there is a long interval. There are some performance considerations as say a core networking component suddenly fails and now you have n number of checks that are running at shorter intervals leading to increased load.

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[nicolasbrechet]

Hi,

This is a feature that would be very interesting for me... Going from icing to Sensu...

Any chance it could be considered for development ?

[majormoses]

I am not an employee of sensu, I would love this feature myself. It is a small but very welcome quality of life improvement for sensu.