Method CreateSilence

integration/e2ecortex/client.go:1131–1164

CreateSilence creates a new silence and returns the unique identifier of the silence.

(ctx context.Context, silence types.Silence)

// CreateSilence creates a new silence and returns the unique identifier of the silence.
func (c *Client) CreateSilence(ctx context.Context, silence types.Silence) (string, error) {
	u := c.alertmanagerClient.URL("api/prom/api/v2/silences", nil)

	data, err := json.Marshal(silence)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("error marshaling the silence: %s", err)
	}

	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, u.String(), bytes.NewReader(data))
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating request: %v", err)
	}

	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	resp, body, err := c.alertmanagerClient.Do(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("creating the silence failed with status %d and error %v", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
	}

	type response struct {
		SilenceID string `json:"silenceID"`
	}

	decoded := &response{}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, decoded); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return decoded.SilenceID, nil
}

func (c *Client) GetSilencesV2(ctx context.Context) ([]types.Silence, error) {
	u := c.alertmanagerClient.URL("api/prom/api/v2/silences", nil)