commit - dd1562c064ef82c610805dfd8cdaca5af54f6d22
commit + cb9dde9996675a4d56608eab8b57109da8484c29
blob - bb803fd93dae42f336a709dbcffefd36df670a84
blob + b9feba78821be80819231914337efeb72971926a
--- checker.go
+++ checker.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ type checker interface {
 	Check(*Client) error
 }
 
+type checkFilter struct {
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Expr string `json:"filter"`
+}
+
 type StateType int
 
 const (
@@ -51,50 +56,71 @@ func splitServiceName(name string) []string {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) check(ch checker) error {
-	var filter struct {
-		Type string `json:"type"`
-		Expr string `json:"filter"`
-	}
 	switch v := ch.(type) {
 	case Host:
-		filter.Type = "Host"
-		filter.Expr = fmt.Sprintf("host.name == %q", v.Name)
+		return c.CheckHosts(fmt.Sprintf("host.name == %q", v.Name))
 	case Service:
-		filter.Type = "Service"
 		a := splitServiceName(v.Name)
 		if len(a) != 2 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("check %s: invalid service name", v.Name)
 		}
 		host := a[0]
 		service := a[1]
-		filter.Expr = fmt.Sprintf("host.name == %q && service.name == %q", host, service)
+		return c.CheckServices(fmt.Sprintf("host.name == %q && service.name == %q", host, service))
 	case HostGroup:
-		filter.Type = "Host"
-		filter.Expr = fmt.Sprintf("%q in host.groups", v.Name)
+		return c.CheckHosts(fmt.Sprintf("%q in host.groups", v.Name))
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot check %T", v)
 	}
+}
 
+// CheckHosts schedules checks for all services matching the filter expression
+// filter. If no services match the filter, error wraps ErrNoMatch.
+func (c *Client) CheckServices(filter string) error {
+	f := checkFilter{
+		Type: "Service",
+		Expr: filter,
+	}
+	if err := scheduleCheck(c, f); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check services %q: %w", filter, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckHosts schedules checks for all hosts matching the filter expression
+// filter. If no hosts match the filter, error wraps ErrNoMatch.
+func (c *Client) CheckHosts(filter string) error {
+	f := checkFilter{
+		Type: "Host",
+		Expr: filter,
+	}
+	if err := scheduleCheck(c, f); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check hosts %q: %w", filter, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func scheduleCheck(c *Client, filter checkFilter) error {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(filter); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	resp, err := c.post("/actions/reschedule-check", buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check %s: %w", ch.name(), err)
+		return err
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
 		return nil
 	} else if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check %s: %w", ch.name(), ErrNotExist)
+		return ErrNoMatch
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	iresp, err := parseResponse(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check %s: parse response: %v", ch.name(), err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %v", err)
 	}
 	if iresp.Error != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check %s: %v", ch.name(), iresp.Error)
+		return iresp.Error
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("check %s: %s", ch.name(), resp.Status)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s", resp.Status)
 }