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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),"..","..",".."))
+require 'puppet/util/es_instance_validator'
+
+# This file contains a provider for the resource type `es_instance_conn_validator`,
+# which validates the Elasticsearch instance connection by attempting an https connection.
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:es_instance_conn_validator).provide(:tcp_port) do
+ desc "A provider for the resource type `es_instance_conn_validator`,
+ which validates the connection by attempting an https
+ connection to the Elasticsearch instance."
+
+ def exists?
+ start_time = Time.now
+ timeout = resource[:timeout]
+
+ success = validator.attempt_connection
+
+ while success == false && ((Time.now - start_time) < timeout)
+ # It can take several seconds for the Elasticsearch instance to start up;
+ # especially on the first install. Therefore, our first connection attempt
+ # may fail. Here we have somewhat arbitrarily chosen to retry every 2
+ # seconds until the configurable timeout has expired.
+ Puppet.debug("Failed to connect to the Elasticsearch instance; sleeping 2 seconds before retry")
+ sleep 2
+ success = validator.attempt_connection
+ end
+
+ if success
+ Puppet.debug("Connected to the ES instance in #{Time.now - start_time} seconds.")
+ else
+ Puppet.notice("Failed to connect to the ES instance within timeout window of #{timeout} seconds; giving up.")
+ end
+
+ success
+ end
+
+ def create
+ # If `#create` is called, that means that `#exists?` returned false, which
+ # means that the connection could not be established... so we need to
+ # cause a failure here.
+ raise Puppet::Error, "Unable to connect to ES instance ! (#{@validator.instance_server}:#{@validator.instance_port})"
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ # @api private
+ def validator
+ @validator ||= Puppet::Util::EsInstanceValidator.new(resource[:server], resource[:port])
+ end
+
+end