Merge configs from files and service discovery for the same check

config.py

@@ -1234,12 +1234,9 @@ def load_check_directory(agentConfig, hostname):
     agentConfig['checksd_hostname'] = hostname
     osname = get_os()
 
-    # the TRACE_CONFIG flag is used by the configcheck to trace config object loading and
-    # where they come from (service discovery, auto config or config file)
-    if agentConfig.get(TRACE_CONFIG):
-        configs_and_sources = {
-            # check_name: (config_source, config)
-        }
+    configs_and_sources = {
+        # check_name: [ (config_source, config), ... ]
+    }
 
     deprecated_checks.update(_deprecated_configs(agentConfig))
 
@@ -1254,31 +1251,40 @@ def load_check_directory(agentConfig, hostname):
         if not conf_is_valid:
             continue
 
-        if agentConfig.get(TRACE_CONFIG):
-            configs_and_sources[check_name] = (CONFIG_FROM_FILE, check_config)
-
-        # load the check
-        load_success, load_failure = load_check_from_places(check_config, check_name, checks_places, agentConfig)
-
-        initialized_checks.update(load_success)
-        init_failed_checks.update(load_failure)
+        configs_and_sources[check_name] = [ (CONFIG_FROM_FILE, check_config) ]
 
     for check_name, service_disco_check_config in _service_disco_configs(agentConfig).iteritems():
-        # ignore this config from service disco if the check has been loaded through a file config
-        if check_name in initialized_checks or \
-                check_name in init_failed_checks or \
-                check_name in JMX_CHECKS:
-            continue
-
         sd_init_config, sd_instances = service_disco_check_config[1]
-        if agentConfig.get(TRACE_CONFIG):
-            configs_and_sources[check_name] = (
+
+        # If a container or other discovered source wants to use the same check
+        # as defined in a file, append it to the instance list.
+        # The init_config will be from the first instance found, whether that's
+        # a file or the first container seen.
+        if configs_and_sources.get(check_name) is None:
+            configs_and_sources[check_name] = [ (
                 service_disco_check_config[0],
-                {'init_config': sd_init_config, 'instances': sd_instances})
+                {'init_config': sd_init_config, 'instances': sd_instances}
+            ) ]
+        else:
+            configs_and_sources[check_name].append( (
+            service_disco_check_config[0],
+            {'init_config': sd_init_config, 'instances': sd_instances}) )
+
+    # If called from utils/configcheck.py, return the list of checks that were found
+    if agentConfig.get(TRACE_CONFIG):
+        return configs_and_sources
 
-        check_config = {'init_config': sd_init_config, 'instances': sd_instances}
+    # Merge the configs from multiple sources into the first element of each check_name list
+    for check_name, check_configs in configs_and_sources.iteritems():
+        if len(check_configs) > 1:
+            for config in check_configs[1:]:
+                configs_and_sources[check_name][0][1]['instances'].extend(config[1]['instances'])
+            log.warning('Different versions of `init_config` found for check %s. '
+                        'Keeping the first one found.' % check_name)
 
+    for check_name, checks in configs_and_sources.iteritems():
         # load the check
+        check_config = checks[1]
         load_success, load_failure = load_check_from_places(check_config, check_name, checks_places, agentConfig)
 
         initialized_checks.update(load_success)

utils/configcheck.py

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ def sd_configcheck(agentConfig):
         # Then call load_check_directory here and pass the result to get_sd_configcheck
         # to avoid circular imports
         agentConfig[TRACE_CONFIG] = True
-        configs = {
-            # check_name: (config_source, config)
+        configs_and_sources = {
+            # check_name: [ (config_source, config), ... ]
         }
         print("\nLoading check configurations...\n\n")
-        configs = load_check_directory(agentConfig, get_hostname(agentConfig))
-        get_sd_configcheck(agentConfig, configs)
+        configs_and_sources = load_check_directory(agentConfig, get_hostname(agentConfig))
+        get_sd_configcheck(agentConfig, configs_and_sources)
 
 def agent_container_inspect():
     # Self inspection based on cgroups
@@ -87,13 +87,14 @@ def agent_container_inspect():
         print "Could not inspect container: %s" % e
 
 
-def get_sd_configcheck(agentConfig, configs):
+def get_sd_configcheck(agentConfig, configs_and_sources):
     """Trace how the configuration objects are loaded and from where.
         Also print containers detected by the agent and templates from the config store."""
     print("\nSource of the configuration objects built by the agent:\n")
-    for check_name, config in configs.iteritems():
-        print('Check "%s":\n  source --> %s\n  config --> %s\n' %
-              (check_name, config[0], json.dumps(config[1], indent=2)))
+    for check_name, configs in configs_and_sources:
+        for config in configs:
+            print('Check "%s":\n  source --> %s\n  config --> %s\n' %
+                  (check_name, config[0], json.dumps(config[1], indent=2)))
 
     try:
         print_containers()