fluentd 0.12.43 → 0.14.0

data/test/plugin/test_output_as_buffered_secondary.rb

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+require_relative '../helper'
+require 'fluent/plugin/output'
+require 'fluent/plugin/buffer'
+require 'fluent/event'
+
+require 'json'
+require 'time'
+require 'timeout'
+require 'timecop'
+
+module FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest
+  class DummyBareOutput < Fluent::Plugin::Output
+    def register(name, &block)
+      instance_variable_set("@#{name}", block)
+    end
+  end
+  class DummySyncOutput < DummyBareOutput
+    def initialize
+      super
+      @process = nil
+    end
+    def process(tag, es)
+      @process ? @process.call(tag, es) : nil
+    end
+  end
+  class DummyFullFeatureOutput < DummyBareOutput
+    def initialize
+      super
+      @prefer_buffered_processing = nil
+      @prefer_delayed_commit = nil
+      @process = nil
+      @format = nil
+      @write = nil
+      @try_write = nil
+    end
+    def prefer_buffered_processing
+      @prefer_buffered_processing ? @prefer_buffered_processing.call : false
+    end
+    def prefer_delayed_commit
+      @prefer_delayed_commit ? @prefer_delayed_commit.call : false
+    end
+    def process(tag, es)
+      @process ? @process.call(tag, es) : nil
+    end
+    def format(tag, time, record)
+      @format ? @format.call(tag, time, record) : [tag, time, record].to_json
+    end
+    def write(chunk)
+      @write ? @write.call(chunk) : nil
+    end
+    def try_write(chunk)
+      @try_write ? @try_write.call(chunk) : nil
+    end
+  end
+  class DummyFullFeatureOutput2 < DummyFullFeatureOutput
+    def prefer_buffered_processing; true; end
+    def prefer_delayed_commit; super; end
+    def format(tag, time, record); super; end
+    def write(chunk); super; end
+    def try_write(chunk); super; end
+  end
+end
+
+class BufferedOutputSecondaryTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def create_output(type=:full)
+    case type
+    when :bare then FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyBareOutput.new
+    when :sync then FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummySyncOutput.new
+    when :full then FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyFullFeatureOutput.new
+    else
+      raise ArgumentError, "unknown type: #{type}"
+    end
+  end
+  def create_metadata(timekey: nil, tag: nil, variables: nil)
+    Fluent::Plugin::Buffer::Metadata.new(timekey, tag, variables)
+  end
+  def waiting(seconds)
+    begin
+      Timeout.timeout(seconds) do
+        yield
+      end
+    rescue Timeout::Error
+      STDERR.print(*@i.log.out.logs)
+      raise
+    end
+  end
+  def dummy_event_stream
+    Fluent::ArrayEventStream.new([
+      [ event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00'), {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ],
+      [ event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13'), {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ],
+      [ event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32'), {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ],
+    ])
+  end
+
+  setup do
+    @i = create_output
+  end
+
+  teardown do
+    if @i
+      @i.stop unless @i.stopped?
+      @i.before_shutdown unless @i.before_shutdown?
+      @i.shutdown unless @i.shutdown?
+      @i.after_shutdown unless @i.after_shutdown?
+      @i.close unless @i.closed?
+      @i.terminate unless @i.terminated?
+    end
+    Timecop.return
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case 'secondary plugin feature for buffered output with periodical retry' do
+    setup do
+      Fluent::Plugin.register_output('output_secondary_test', FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyFullFeatureOutput)
+      Fluent::Plugin.register_output('output_secondary_test2', FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyFullFeatureOutput2)
+    end
+
+    test 'raises configuration error if primary does not support buffering' do
+      i = create_output(:sync)
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError do
+        i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[config_element('secondary','',{'@type'=>'output_secondary_test'})]))
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'raises configuration error if <buffer>/<secondary> section is specified in <secondary> section' do
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 30, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf1 = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test'},[config_element('buffer', 'time')])
+      secconf2 = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test'},[config_element('secondary', '')])
+      i = create_output()
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError do
+        i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf1]))
+      end
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError do
+        i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf2]))
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'warns if secondary plugin is different type from primary one' do
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 30, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      i = create_output()
+      i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      logs = i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.any?{|l| l.include?("secondary type should be same with primary one") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'secondary plugin lifecycle is kicked by primary' do
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 30, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      i = create_output()
+      i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      logs = i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.any?{|l| l.include?("secondary type should be same with primary one") } }
+
+      assert i.secondary.configured?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.started?
+      i.start
+      assert i.secondary.started?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.stopped?
+      i.stop
+      assert i.secondary.stopped?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.before_shutdown?
+      i.before_shutdown
+      assert i.secondary.before_shutdown?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.shutdown?
+      i.shutdown
+      assert i.secondary.shutdown?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.after_shutdown?
+      i.after_shutdown
+      assert i.secondary.after_shutdown?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.closed?
+      i.close
+      assert i.secondary.closed?
+
+      assert !i.secondary.terminated?
+      i.terminate
+      assert i.secondary.terminated?
+    end
+
+    test 'primary plugin will emit event streams to secondary after retries for time of retry_timeout * retry_secondary_threshold' do
+      written = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors == prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert_nil @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+
+      assert{ @i.log.out.logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: retry succeeded by secondary.") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'secondary can do non-delayed commit even if primary do delayed commit' do
+      written = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ true }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:try_write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors == prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert_nil @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+
+      assert{ @i.log.out.logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: retry succeeded by secondary.") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'secondary plugin can do delayed commit if primary do it' do
+      written = []
+      chunks = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ true }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:try_write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ true }
+      @i.secondary.register(:try_write){|chunk| chunks << chunk; chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors == prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.dequeued.size > 0 }
+      assert{ chunks.size > 0 }
+      assert{ !chunks.first.empty? }
+
+      @i.secondary.commit_write(chunks[0].unique_id)
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.dequeued[chunks[0].unique_id].nil? }
+      assert{ chunks.first.empty? }
+
+      assert_nil @i.retry
+
+      assert{ @i.log.out.logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: retry succeeded by secondary.") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'secondary plugin can do delayed commit even if primary does not do it' do
+      written = []
+      chunks = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ true }
+      @i.secondary.register(:try_write){|chunk| chunks << chunk; chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors == prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.dequeued.size > 0 }
+      assert{ chunks.size > 0 }
+      assert{ !chunks.first.empty? }
+
+      @i.secondary.commit_write(chunks[0].unique_id)
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.dequeued[chunks[0].unique_id].nil? }
+      assert{ chunks.first.empty? }
+
+      assert_nil @i.retry
+
+      assert{ @i.log.out.logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: retry succeeded by secondary.") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'secondary plugin can do delayed commit even if primary does not do it, and non-committed chunks will be rollbacked by primary' do
+      written = []
+      chunks = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'delayed_commit_timeout' => 2, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ true }
+      @i.secondary.register(:try_write){|chunk| chunks << chunk; chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| raise "don't use this" }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size == 2 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 2
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until chunks.size == 2 }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors == prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.2', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[3]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.2', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[4]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.2', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[5]
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.dequeued.size == 2 }
+      assert{ chunks.size == 2 }
+      assert{ !chunks[0].empty? }
+      assert{ !chunks[1].empty? }
+
+      30.times do |i| # large enough
+        now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 2 + i
+        Timecop.freeze( now )
+        @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+
+        break if @i.buffer.dequeued.size == 0
+      end
+
+      assert @i.retry
+      logs = @i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.select{|l| l.include?("[warn]: failed to flush the buffer chunk, timeout to commit.") }.size == 2 }
+    end
+
+    test 'retry_wait for secondary is same with one for primary' do
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :periodic, 'retry_wait' => 3, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| raise "your secondary is also useless." }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      now = first_failure + 60 * 0.8 + 1
+
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > prev_num_errors }
+
+      assert @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal 3, (@i.next_flush_time - Time.now)
+
+      logs = @i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: failed to flush the buffer with secondary output.") } }
+    end
+  end
+
+  sub_test_case 'secondary plugin feature for buffered output with exponential backoff' do
+    setup do
+      Fluent::Plugin.register_output('output_secondary_test', FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyFullFeatureOutput)
+      Fluent::Plugin.register_output('output_secondary_test2', FluentPluginOutputAsBufferedSecondaryTest::DummyFullFeatureOutput2)
+    end
+
+    test 'primary plugin will emit event streams to secondary after retries for time of retry_timeout * retry_secondary_threshold' do
+      written = []
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :exponential_backoff, 'retry_wait' => 1, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| chunk.read.split("\n").each{|line| written << JSON.parse(line) } }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      20.times do |i| # large enough
+        now = @i.next_flush_time
+        Timecop.freeze( now )
+        @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+        @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+        waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+        assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+        break if @i.buffer.queue.size == 0
+
+        prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+        prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+      end
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      assert{ now >= first_failure + 60 * 0.8 }
+
+      assert_nil @i.retry
+
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:00').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data1"} ], written[0]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:13').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data2"} ], written[1]
+      assert_equal [ 'test.tag.1', event_time('2016-04-13 18:33:32').to_i, {"name" => "moris", "age" => 36, "message" => "data3"} ], written[2]
+
+      assert{ @i.log.out.logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: retry succeeded by secondary.") } }
+    end
+
+    test 'exponential backoff interval will be initialized when switched to secondary' do
+      priconf = config_element('buffer','tag',{'flush_interval' => 1, 'retry_type' => :exponential_backoff, 'retry_wait' => 1, 'retry_timeout' => 60, 'retry_randomize' => false})
+      secconf = config_element('secondary','',{'@type' => 'output_secondary_test2'})
+      @i.configure(config_element('ROOT','',{},[priconf,secconf]))
+      @i.register(:prefer_buffered_processing){ true }
+      @i.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.register(:format){|tag,time,record| [tag,time.to_i,record].to_json + "\n" }
+      @i.register(:write){|chunk| raise "yay, your #write must fail" }
+      @i.secondary.register(:prefer_delayed_commit){ false }
+      @i.secondary.register(:write){|chunk| raise "your secondary is also useless." }
+      @i.start
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:30 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.1", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      now = Time.parse('2016-04-13 18:33:31 -0700')
+      Timecop.freeze( now )
+
+      @i.emit_events("test.tag.2", dummy_event_stream())
+
+      assert_equal 0, @i.write_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.num_errors
+
+      @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+      @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+      waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > 0 && @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.size > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+
+      assert{ @i.write_count > 0 }
+      assert{ @i.num_errors > 0 }
+
+      prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+      prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+      first_failure = @i.retry.start
+
+      20.times do |i| # large enough
+        now = @i.next_flush_time
+        # p({i: i, now: now, diff: (now - Time.now)})
+        # {:i=>0, :now=>2016-04-13 18:33:32 -0700, :diff=>1.0}
+        # {:i=>1, :now=>2016-04-13 18:33:34 -0700, :diff=>2.0}
+        # {:i=>2, :now=>2016-04-13 18:33:38 -0700, :diff=>4.0}
+        # {:i=>3, :now=>2016-04-13 18:33:46 -0700, :diff=>8.0}
+        # {:i=>4, :now=>2016-04-13 18:34:02 -0700, :diff=>16.0}
+        # {:i=>5, :now=>2016-04-13 18:34:19 -0700, :diff=>17.0}
+        Timecop.freeze( now )
+        @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+        @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+        waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+        assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+        assert{ @i.num_errors > prev_num_errors }
+
+        prev_write_count = @i.write_count
+        prev_num_errors = @i.num_errors
+
+        break if @i.retry.secondary?
+
+        assert{ @i.buffer.queue.first.metadata.tag == 'test.tag.1' }
+      end
+
+      # retry_timeout == 60(sec), retry_secondary_threshold == 0.8
+
+      assert{ now >= first_failure + 60 * 0.8 }
+      assert @i.retry
+      logs = @i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[warn]: failed to flush the buffer with secondary output.") } }
+
+      assert{ (@i.next_flush_time - Time.now) <= 2 } # <= retry_wait (1s) * base (2) ** 1
+
+      20.times do |i| # large enough again
+        now = @i.next_flush_time
+        # p({i: i, now: now, diff: (now - Time.now)})
+        # {:i=>0, :now=>2016-04-13 18:34:20 -0700, :diff=>1.0}
+        # {:i=>1, :now=>2016-04-13 18:34:24 -0700, :diff=>4.0}
+        # {:i=>2, :now=>2016-04-13 18:34:31 -0700, :diff=>7.0}
+
+        Timecop.freeze( now )
+        @i.enqueue_thread_wait
+        @i.flush_thread_wakeup
+        waiting(4){ Thread.pass until @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+
+        assert{ @i.write_count > prev_write_count }
+        assert{ @i.num_errors > prev_num_errors }
+
+        break if @i.buffer.queue.size == 0
+      end
+
+      logs = @i.log.out.logs
+      assert{ logs.any?{|l| l.include?("[error]: failed to flush the buffer, and hit limit for retries. dropping all chunks in the buffer queue.") } }
+
+      assert{ now >= first_failure + 60 }
+    end
+  end
+end