scripts/autoscale.js
function handleJoin(provider, bigIp, masterIid, options) {
        const deferred = q.defer();

        logger.info('Cluster action JOIN');

        logger.info('Initializing encryption');
        initEncryption.call(this, provider, bigIp)
            .then(() => {
                let promise;

                // If we are master and are replacing an expired master, other instances
                // will join to us. Just set our config sync ip.
                if (this.instance.isMaster) {
                    if (!provider.hasFeature(CloudProvider.FEATURE_MESSAGING)) {
                        logger.info('Storing master credentials.');
                        promise = provider.putMasterCredentials();
                    } else {
                        promise = q();
                    }

                    promise
                        .then((response) => {
                            logger.debug(response);

                            // Configure cm configsync-ip on this BIG-IP node
                            if (!options.blockSync) {
                                logger.info('Setting config sync IP.');
                                return bigIp.cluster.configSyncIp(this.instance.privateIp);
                            }
                            logger.info('Not seting config sync IP because block-sync is specified.');
                            return q();
                        })
                        .then(() => {
                            deferred.resolve();
                        })
                        .catch((err) => {
                            // rethrow here, otherwise error is hidden
                            throw err;
                        });
                } else {
                    // We're not the master

                    // Make sure the master file is not on our disk
                    if (fs.existsSync(MASTER_FILE_PATH)) {
                        fs.unlinkSync(MASTER_FILE_PATH);
                    }

                    // Configure cm configsync-ip on this BIG-IP node and join the cluster
                    logger.info('Setting config sync IP.');
                    bigIp.cluster.configSyncIp(this.instance.privateIp)
                        .then(() => {
                            // If there is a master, join it. Otherwise wait for an update event
                            // when we have a master.
                            if (masterIid) {
                                return joinCluster.call(this, provider, bigIp, masterIid, options);
                            }
                            return q();
                        })
                        .then(() => {
                            deferred.resolve();
                        })
                        .catch((err) => {
                            // rethrow here, otherwise error is hidden
                            throw err;
                        });
                }
            });

        return deferred.promise;
    }
function handleJoin(provider, bigIp, masterIid, options) {
        const deferred = q.defer();

        logger.info('Cluster action JOIN');

        logger.info('Initializing encryption');
        initEncryption.call(this, provider, bigIp)
            .then(() => {
                let promise;

                // If we are master and are replacing an expired master, other instances
                // will join to us. Just set our config sync ip.
                if (this.instance.isMaster) {
                    if (!provider.hasFeature(CloudProvider.FEATURE_MESSAGING)) {
                        logger.info('Storing master credentials.');
                        promise = provider.putMasterCredentials();
                    } else {
                        promise = q();
                    }

                    promise
                        .then((response) => {
                            logger.debug(response);

                            // Configure cm configsync-ip on this BIG-IP node
                            if (!options.blockSync) {
                                logger.info('Setting config sync IP.');
                                return bigIp.cluster.configSyncIp(this.instance.privateIp);
                            }
                            logger.info('Not seting config sync IP because block-sync is specified.');
                            return q();
                        })
                        .then(() => {
                            deferred.resolve();
                        })
                        .catch((err) => {
                            // rethrow here, otherwise error is hidden
                            throw err;
                        });
                } else {
                    // We're not the master

                    // Make sure the master file is not on our disk
                    if (fs.existsSync(MASTER_FILE_PATH)) {
                        fs.unlinkSync(MASTER_FILE_PATH);
                    }

                    // Configure cm configsync-ip on this BIG-IP node and join the cluster
                    logger.info('Setting config sync IP.');
                    bigIp.cluster.configSyncIp(this.instance.privateIp)
                        .then(() => {
                            // If there is a master, join it. Otherwise wait for an update event
                            // when we have a master.
                            if (masterIid) {
                                return joinCluster.call(this, provider, bigIp, masterIid, options);
                            }
                            return q();
                        })
                        .then(() => {
                            deferred.resolve();
                        })
                        .catch((err) => {
                            // rethrow here, otherwise error is hidden
                            throw err;
                        });
                }
            });

        return deferred.promise;
    }
Handles --cluster-action join

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