spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-boot

Composite HealthIndicator that runs them in parallel

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

Right now, invoking the health endpoint lead to a synchronous invocation of all underlying HealthIndicator instance(s) that have been configured. It would be nice to offer an option to run these in parallel instead.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests; start by locating the health endpoint and the code that invokes configured HealthIndicator instances. Determine where a parallel execution option belongs and define completion as health indicators being able to run concurrently without changing the endpoint's existing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
backend, observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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