smartcontractkit / smartcontractkit/chainlink
[FEAT] Introduce wait loop for PGSQL
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
Description
On startup of chainlink node, have a wait loop for configured PGSQL URL instead of exiting.
Motivation
This is a QoL feature, it makes for easier deployment in docker-compose dev environments. This can be solved currently with a custom image that adds dockerize.
Contributor guide
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 file or test is named. Start by locating the Chainlink node startup path that opens the configured PGSQL URL; completion means the node waits for PostgreSQL to become available and continues startup instead of exiting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, postgresql
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100