consul/lib/cluster.go

package lib

import (
	"math/rand"
	"time"
)

// Returns a random stagger interval between 0 and the duration
func RandomStagger(intv time.Duration) time.Duration {
	return time.Duration(uint64(rand.Int63()) % uint64(intv))
}

// RateScaledInterval is used to choose an interval to perform an action in
// order to target an aggregate number of actions per second across the whole
// cluster.
func RateScaledInterval(rate float64, min time.Duration, n int) time.Duration {
	interval := time.Duration(float64(time.Second) * float64(n) / rate)
	if interval < min {
		return min
	}

	return interval
}