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Some reorg of the TTL description.

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Ryan Breen 2015-01-29 17:12:20 -05:00
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@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ There are three different kinds of checks:
* Time to Live (TTL) - These checks retain their last known state for a given TTL.
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
set to the failed state. This mechanism is used to allow an application to
directly report its health. For example, a healthy web app 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. This is 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
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.
## Check Definition