Merge pull request #3662 from ryansb/boost-spot-bid

(AWS Spot) Add 0.5 cents to discovered spot price
2016-08-27 03:18:59 +02:00 · 2016-08-27 03:18:59 +02:00 · ba629922c6
parent e5c12bde5c c68ddef4e9
commit ba629922c6
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		} else {
+			// Add 0.5 cents to minimum spot bid to ensure capacity will be available
+			// Avoids price-too-low error in active markets which can fluctuate
+			price = price + 0.005
 		}

 		spotPrice = strconv.FormatFloat(price, 'f', -1, 64)