http/tcp checks: fix long timeout behavior to default to user-configu…

…red value (#6094)

Fixes #5834

agent/checks/check.go

@@ -343,15 +343,10 @@ func (c *CheckHTTP) Start() {
 			Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
 			Transport: trans,
 		}
-
-		// For long (>10s) interval checks the http timeout is 10s, otherwise the
-		// timeout is the interval. This means that a check *should* return
-		// before the next check begins.
-		if c.Timeout > 0 && c.Timeout < c.Interval {
+		if c.Timeout > 0 {
 			c.httpClient.Timeout = c.Timeout
-		} else if c.Interval < 10*time.Second {
-			c.httpClient.Timeout = c.Interval
 		}
+
 		if c.OutputMaxSize < 1 {
 			c.OutputMaxSize = DefaultBufSize
 		}
@@ -482,15 +477,12 @@ func (c *CheckTCP) Start() {
 
 	if c.dialer == nil {
 		// Create the socket dialer
-		c.dialer = &net.Dialer{DualStack: true}
-
-		// For long (>10s) interval checks the socket timeout is 10s, otherwise
-		// the timeout is the interval. This means that a check *should* return
-		// before the next check begins.
-		if c.Timeout > 0 && c.Timeout < c.Interval {
+		c.dialer = &net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
+			DualStack: true,
+		}
+		if c.Timeout > 0 {
 			c.dialer.Timeout = c.Timeout
-		} else if c.Interval < 10*time.Second {
-			c.dialer.Timeout = c.Interval
 		}
 	}
 

agent/checks/check_test.go

@@ -328,6 +328,84 @@ func TestCheckHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCheckHTTPTCP_BigTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		timeoutIn, intervalIn, timeoutWant time.Duration
+	}{
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   31 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 31 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   30 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 30 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   29 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 29 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   0 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  10 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   0 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   10 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   9 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  30 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 9 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   -1 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  10 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
+		{
+			timeoutIn:   0 * time.Second,
+			intervalIn:  5 * time.Second,
+			timeoutWant: 10 * time.Second,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		desc := fmt.Sprintf("timeoutIn: %v, intervalIn: %v", tc.timeoutIn, tc.intervalIn)
+		t.Run(desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			checkHTTP := &CheckHTTP{
+				Timeout:  tc.timeoutIn,
+				Interval: tc.intervalIn,
+			}
+			checkHTTP.Start()
+			defer checkHTTP.Stop()
+			if checkHTTP.httpClient.Timeout != tc.timeoutWant {
+				t.Fatalf("expected HTTP timeout to be %v, got %v", tc.timeoutWant, checkHTTP.httpClient.Timeout)
+			}
+
+			checkTCP := &CheckTCP{
+				Timeout:  tc.timeoutIn,
+				Interval: tc.intervalIn,
+			}
+			checkTCP.Start()
+			defer checkTCP.Stop()
+			if checkTCP.dialer.Timeout != tc.timeoutWant {
+				t.Fatalf("expected TCP timeout to be %v, got %v", tc.timeoutWant, checkTCP.dialer.Timeout)
+			}
+		})
+
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCheckMaxOutputSize(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	timeout := 5 * time.Millisecond

website/source/docs/agent/checks.html.md

@@ -42,25 +42,27 @@ There are several different kinds of checks:
   blog post](https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/protecting-consul-from-rce-risk-in-specific-configurations)
   for more details.
 
-* HTTP + Interval - These checks make an HTTP `GET` request every Interval (e.g.
-  every 30 seconds) to the specified URL. The status of the service depends on
-  the HTTP response code: any `2xx` code is considered passing, a `429 Too Many
-  Requests` is a warning, and anything else is a failure. This type of check
+* HTTP + Interval - These checks make an HTTP `GET` request to the specified URL,
+  waiting the specified `interval` amount of time between requests (eg. 30 seconds).
+  The status of the service depends on the HTTP response code: any `2xx` code is 
+  considered passing, a `429 Too ManyRequests` is a warning, and anything else is
+  a failure. This type of check
   should be preferred over a script that uses `curl` or another external process
   to check a simple HTTP operation. By default, HTTP checks are `GET` requests
   unless the `method` field specifies a different method. Additional header
   fields can be set through the `header` field which is a map of lists of
   strings, e.g. `{"x-foo": ["bar", "baz"]}`. By default, HTTP checks will be
-  configured with a request timeout equal to the check interval, with a max of
-  10 seconds. It is possible to configure a custom HTTP check timeout value by
+  configured with a request timeout equal to 10 seconds.
+  It is possible to configure a custom HTTP check timeout value by
   specifying the `timeout` field in the check definition. The output of the
   check is limited to roughly 4KB. Responses larger than this will be truncated.
   HTTP checks also support TLS. By default, a valid TLS certificate is expected.
   Certificate verification can be turned off by setting the `tls_skip_verify`
   field to `true` in the check definition.
 
-* TCP + Interval - These checks make a TCP connection attempt every Interval
-  (e.g. every 30 seconds) to the specified IP/hostname and port. If no hostname
+* TCP + Interval - These checks make a TCP connection attempt to the specified 
+  IP/hostname and port, waiting `interval` amount of time between attempts 
+  (e.g. 30 seconds). If no hostname
   is specified, it defaults to "localhost". The status of the service depends on
   whether the connection attempt is successful (ie - the port is currently
   accepting connections). If the connection is accepted, the status is
@@ -69,10 +71,9 @@ There are several different kinds of checks:
   addresses, and the first successful connection attempt will result in a
   successful check. This type of check should be preferred over a script that
   uses `netcat` or another external process to check a simple socket operation.
-  By default, TCP checks will be configured with a request timeout equal to the
-  check interval, with a max of 10 seconds. It is possible to configure a custom
-  TCP check timeout value by specifying the `timeout` field in the check
-  definition.
+  By default, TCP checks will be configured with a request timeout of 10 seconds. 
+  It is possible to configure a custom TCP check timeout value by specifying the 
+  `timeout` field in the check definition.
 
 * <a name="TTL"></a>Time to Live (TTL) - These checks retain their last known
   state for a given TTL.  The state of the check must be updated periodically
@@ -107,8 +108,9 @@ There are several different kinds of checks:
 
 * gRPC + Interval - These checks are intended for applications that support the standard
   [gRPC health checking protocol](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/health-checking.md).
-  The state of the check will be updated at the given interval by probing the configured
-  endpoint. By default, gRPC checks will be configured with a default timeout of 10 seconds.
+  The state of the check will be updated by probing the configured endpoint, waiting `interval`
+  amount of time between probes (eg. 30 seconds). By default, gRPC checks will be configured 
+  with a default timeout of 10 seconds.
   It is possible to configure a custom timeout value by specifying the `timeout` field in
   the check definition. gRPC checks will default to not using TLS, but TLS can be enabled by
   setting `grpc_use_tls` in the check definition. If TLS is enabled, then by default, a valid