prometheus / prometheus/alertmanager
Offer solution to test receivers
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Description
When creating a receiver, it is essentially up to trial-and-error to determine whether it is working properly. There is no way to validate the provided configuration - rather, the user must simply wait for an affected alert to fire and see whether the notification was delivered.
This makes it extremely difficult for a user to determine if their receiver is working as expected, especially when using complex templates or integrating with external systems. An API to validate a receiver and to send test notifications could be a solution to this issue.
FYI this has been added to Grafana with https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/37308 (related blog post), we are happy to upstream similar changes if they provide value to everyone.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the linked Grafana pull request and blog post, then inspect Alertmanager's existing receiver configuration and API design; done should include a defined way to validate receiver configurations and send test notifications before an alert fires.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- api, observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100