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config.go

config.go - Overview​

  1. Overview

This file defines the configuration structure for the Alertmanager server, including global settings, routing, alerts, silences, and notification log configurations. It also provides a function to create a new configuration with default values.

  1. Detailed Documentation

Config​

  • Purpose: Defines the overall configuration structure for the Alertmanager.
  • Parameters:
    • ExternalURL (*url.URL): The externally reachable URL of Alertmanager.
    • Global (alertmanagertypes.GlobalConfig): Global configuration settings for Alertmanager.
    • Route (alertmanagertypes.RouteConfig): Configuration for the root node of the routing tree.
    • Alerts (AlertsConfig): Configuration for alerts.
    • Silences (SilencesConfig): Configuration for silences.
    • NFLog (NFLogConfig): Configuration for the notification log.
  • Returns: None

AlertsConfig​

  • Purpose: Defines the configuration settings related to alerts.
  • Parameters:
    • GCInterval (time.Duration): Interval between garbage collection of alerts.
  • Returns: None

SilencesConfig​

  • Purpose: Defines the configuration settings related to silences.
  • Parameters:
    • Max (int): Maximum number of silences, including expired silences.
    • MaxSizeBytes (int): Maximum size of the silences in bytes.
    • MaintenanceInterval (time.Duration): Interval between garbage collection and snapshotting of silences.
    • Retention (time.Duration): Retention period for silences.
  • Returns: None

NFLogConfig​

  • Purpose: Defines the configuration settings related to the notification log.
  • Parameters:
    • MaintenanceInterval (time.Duration): Interval between garbage collection and snapshotting of notification logs.
    • Retention (time.Duration): Retention period for notification logs.
  • Returns: None

NewConfig​

  • Purpose: Creates a new Config struct with default values.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: Config: A Config struct with default values initialized.
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