Issues with post-start stopping

[Jens Rantil]

Hi,

I have an HTTP server daemon process that I start using upstart. When I
start it I'd like it to wait for at most 60 seconds for an HTTP check to
return 200. If it doesn't return within 60 I'd like to fail "start myapp",
otherwise I'd like to return "start myapp" as soon as I get a correct HTTP
response.

I've been trying to use

post-start script
  /bin/my-healthcheck --max-wait 60
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    stop
    exit 1
  fi
end script

But "stop; exit 1" doesn't seem to stop my service.

Can this be done using upstart? Or will I need to `exec myservice_safe`
that initiates a check and my main script? Or use events?

Thanks,
Jens

PS. I've cross posted my question here:
https://serverfault.com/questions/583426/why-is-this-upstart-script-not-stopping-my-process
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