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Acknowledgment of Configuration Updates in Watcher Mode.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
go
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start by locating the watcher-mode configuration reload flow and the existing HTTP API entry point. Implement the documented GET /benthos/config/ack endpoint so it applies only in watcher mode and returns the successful reload count in the specified response shape; verify the behavior with the relevant API or watcher tests if available.

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Description

enhancement needs investigation

Desciption

  • Benthos supports watcher mode, but currently there is no acknowledgment when the configuration is successfully reloaded. To address this, an API needs to be introduced that provides the count of successful configuration updates while running in watcher mode.

Acceptance Criteria

  • Introduce an API endpoint that provides the count of successful configuration reloads, applicable only in watcher mode.

API Reference

Get Succss reload count
 GET  /benthos/config/ack
Response Body
{
   "success_reload_count": "1"
}
Parameter Type Description
success_reload_count string Success Config Reload Count
Dominant language
Go
Stars
571
Forks
121
Avg merge
1d 13h
Merged PRs (30d)
15

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