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No need to confine the example to a web app.

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Ryan Breen 2015-01-29 17:14:19 -05:00
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ There are three different kinds of checks:
The state of the check must be updated periodically over the HTTP interface. If an The state of the check must be updated periodically over the HTTP interface. If an
external system fails to update the status within a given TTL, the check is external system fails to update the status within a given TTL, the check is
set to the failed state. This mechanism, conceptually similar to a dead man's switch, set to the failed state. This mechanism, conceptually similar to a dead man's switch,
relies on the application to directly report its health. For example, a healthy web app relies on the application to directly report its health. For example, a healthy app
can periodically `PUT` a status update to the HTTP endpoint; if the app fails, the TTL will can periodically `PUT` a status update to the HTTP endpoint; if the app fails, the TTL will
expire and the health check enters a critical state. expire and the health check enters a critical state.