Fixed: Prevent Download Client from being queried every minute if it failed repeatedly similar to Indexer temporarily disabled logic.

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientStatusServiceFixture.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.Download
+{
+    public class DownloadClientStatusServiceFixture : CoreTest<DownloadClientStatusService>
+    {
+        private DateTime _epoch;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            _epoch = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        }
+
+        private void WithStatus(DownloadClientStatus status)
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientStatusRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.FindByProviderId(1))
+                .Returns(status);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientStatusRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.All())
+                .Returns(new[] { status });
+        }
+
+        private void VerifyUpdate()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientStatusRepository>()
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<DownloadClientStatus>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        private void VerifyNoUpdate()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClientStatusRepository>()
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<DownloadClientStatus>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_consider_blocked_within_5_minutes_since_initial_failure()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new DownloadClientStatus
+            {
+                InitialFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(4),
+                MostRecentFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4),
+                EscalationLevel = 3
+            });
+
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+
+            VerifyUpdate();
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().BeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_consider_blocked_after_5_minutes_since_initial_failure()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new DownloadClientStatus
+            {
+                InitialFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(6),
+                MostRecentFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(120),
+                EscalationLevel = 3
+            });
+
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+
+            VerifyUpdate();
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().NotBeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_escalate_beyond_3_hours()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new DownloadClientStatus
+            {
+                InitialFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(6),
+                MostRecentFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(120),
+                EscalationLevel = 3
+            });
+
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().NotBeNull();
+            status.DisabledTill.Should().HaveValue();
+            status.DisabledTill.Should().NotBeAfter(_epoch + TimeSpan.FromHours(3.1));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/HealthCheck/Checks/DownloadClientCheckFixture.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
 using NzbDrone.Core.HealthCheck.Checks;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ public void should_return_warning_when_download_client_has_not_been_configured()
         public void should_return_error_when_download_client_throws()
         {
             var downloadClient = Mocker.GetMock<IDownloadClient>();
-            downloadClient.Setup(s => s.Definition).Returns(new IndexerDefinition{Name = "Test"});
+            downloadClient.Setup(s => s.Definition).Returns(new DownloadClientDefinition{Name = "Test"});
 
             downloadClient.Setup(s => s.GetItems())
                           .Throws<Exception>();
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ public void should_return_error_when_download_client_throws()
                   .Returns(new IDownloadClient[] { downloadClient.Object });
 
             Subject.Check().ShouldBeError();
-            
-            ExceptionVerification.ExpectedErrors(1);
         }
 
         [Test]

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/IndexerTests/IndexerStatusServiceFixture.cs

@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ private void WithStatus(IndexerStatus status)
                 .Returns(new[] { status });
         }
 
-        private void VerifyUpdate(bool updated = true)
+        private void VerifyUpdate()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IIndexerStatusRepository>()
-                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<IndexerStatus>()), Times.Exactly(updated ? 1 : 0));
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<IndexerStatus>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        private void VerifyNoUpdate()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IIndexerStatusRepository>()
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<IndexerStatus>()), Times.Never());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ public void should_not_store_update_if_already_okay()
 
             Subject.RecordSuccess(1);
 
-            VerifyUpdate(false);
+            VerifyNoUpdate();
         }
 
         [Test]

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\DownloadStationTests\SharedFolderResolverFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\DownloadStationTests\UsenetDownloadStationFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\HadoukenTests\HadoukenFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientStatusServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\NzbgetTests\NzbgetFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\NzbVortexTests\NzbVortexFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientTests\PneumaticProviderFixture.cs" />
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Qualities\QualityModelComparerFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RootFolderTests\RootFolderServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SeriesStatsTests\SeriesStatisticsFixture.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\ProviderBaseFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThingiProviderTests\ProviderStatusServiceFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThingiProviderTests\ProviderBaseFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ThingiProviderTests\NullConfigFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\EpisodeServiceTests\FindEpisodeByTitleFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\EpisodeServiceTests\HandleEpisodeFileDeletedFixture.cs" />

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProviderTests/NullConfigFixture.cs

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ public void should_be_valid()
             Subject.Validate().IsValid.Should().BeTrue();
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProviderTests/ProviderBaseFixture.cs

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 
-namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ThingiProvider
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ThingiProviderTests
 {
-
     public class ProviderRepositoryFixture : DbTest<IndexerRepository, IndexerDefinition>
     {
         [Test]
@@ -27,4 +26,4 @@ public void should_read_write_download_provider()
             storedSetting.ShouldBeEquivalentTo(newznabSettings, o=>o.IncludingAllRuntimeProperties());
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProviderTests/ProviderStatusServiceFixture.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NLog;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ThingiProviderTests
+{
+    public class MockProviderStatus : ProviderStatusBase
+    {
+    }
+
+    public interface IMockProvider : IProvider
+    {
+    }
+
+    public interface IMockProviderStatusRepository : IProviderStatusRepository<MockProviderStatus>
+    {
+    }
+
+    public class MockProviderStatusService : ProviderStatusServiceBase<IMockProvider, MockProviderStatus>
+    {
+        public MockProviderStatusService(IMockProviderStatusRepository providerStatusRepository, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, Logger logger)
+            : base(providerStatusRepository, eventAggregator, logger)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class ProviderStatusServiceFixture : CoreTest<MockProviderStatusService>
+    {
+        private DateTime _epoch;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            _epoch = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        }
+
+        private void WithStatus(MockProviderStatus status)
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMockProviderStatusRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.FindByProviderId(1))
+                .Returns(status);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMockProviderStatusRepository>()
+                .Setup(v => v.All())
+                .Returns(new[] { status });
+        }
+
+        private void VerifyUpdate()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMockProviderStatusRepository>()
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<MockProviderStatus>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        private void VerifyNoUpdate()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMockProviderStatusRepository>()
+                .Verify(v => v.Upsert(It.IsAny<MockProviderStatus>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_start_backoff_on_first_failure()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new MockProviderStatus());
+
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+
+            VerifyUpdate();
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().NotBeNull();
+            status.DisabledTill.Should().HaveValue();
+            status.DisabledTill.Value.Should().BeCloseTo(_epoch + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5), 500);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_cancel_backoff_on_success()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new MockProviderStatus { EscalationLevel = 2 });
+
+            Subject.RecordSuccess(1);
+
+            VerifyUpdate();
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().BeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_store_update_if_already_okay()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new MockProviderStatus { EscalationLevel = 0 });
+
+            Subject.RecordSuccess(1);
+
+            VerifyNoUpdate();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_preserve_escalation_on_intermittent_success()
+        {
+            WithStatus(new MockProviderStatus
+            {
+                InitialFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20),
+                MostRecentFailure = _epoch - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4),
+                EscalationLevel = 3
+            });
+
+            Subject.RecordSuccess(1);
+            Subject.RecordSuccess(1);
+            Subject.RecordFailure(1);
+
+            var status = Subject.GetBlockedProviders().FirstOrDefault();
+            status.Should().NotBeNull();
+            status.DisabledTill.Should().HaveValue();
+            status.DisabledTill.Value.Should().BeCloseTo(_epoch + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15), 500);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/115_add_downloadclient_status.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [Migration(115)]
+    public class add_downloadclient_status : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Create.TableForModel("DownloadClientStatus")
+                  .WithColumn("ProviderId").AsInt32().NotNullable().Unique()
+                  .WithColumn("InitialFailure").AsDateTime().Nullable()
+                  .WithColumn("MostRecentFailure").AsDateTime().Nullable()
+                  .WithColumn("EscalationLevel").AsInt32().NotNullable()
+                  .WithColumn("DisabledTill").AsDateTime().Nullable();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/TableMapping.cs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static void Map()
                   .Ignore(i => i.SupportsOnDownload)
                   .Ignore(i => i.SupportsOnUpgrade)
                   .Ignore(i => i.SupportsOnRename);
-            
+
             Mapper.Entity<MetadataDefinition>().RegisterDefinition("Metadata");
 
             Mapper.Entity<DownloadClientDefinition>().RegisterDefinition("DownloadClients")
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public static void Map()
                   .Ignore(f => f.Path)
                   .Relationships.AutoMapICollectionOrComplexProperties()
                   .For("Episodes")
-                  .LazyLoad(condition: parent => parent.Id > 0, 
+                  .LazyLoad(condition: parent => parent.Id > 0,
                             query: (db, parent) => db.Query<Episode>().Where(c => c.EpisodeFileId == parent.Id).ToList())
                   .HasOne(file => file.Series, file => file.SeriesId);
 
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public static void Map()
                 .Ignore(c => c.Message);
 
             Mapper.Entity<IndexerStatus>().RegisterModel("IndexerStatus");
+            Mapper.Entity<DownloadClientStatus>().RegisterModel("DownloadClientStatus");
         }
 
         private static void RegisterMappers()
@@ -171,4 +172,4 @@ private static void RegisterEmbeddedConverter()
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientStatus.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
+{
+    public class DownloadClientStatus : ProviderStatusBase
+    {
+
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientStatusRepository.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
+{
+    public interface IDownloadClientStatusRepository : IProviderStatusRepository<DownloadClientStatus>
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadClientStatusRepository : ProviderStatusRepository<DownloadClientStatus>, IDownloadClientStatusRepository
+    {
+        public DownloadClientStatusRepository(IMainDatabase database, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
+            : base(database, eventAggregator)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/DownloadClientStatusService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
+{
+    public interface IDownloadClientStatusService : IProviderStatusServiceBase<DownloadClientStatus>
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadClientStatusService : ProviderStatusServiceBase<IDownloadClient, DownloadClientStatus>, IDownloadClientStatusService
+    {
+        public DownloadClientStatusService(IDownloadClientStatusRepository providerStatusRepository, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, Logger logger)
+            : base(providerStatusRepository, eventAggregator, logger)
+        {
+            MinimumTimeSinceInitialFailure = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+            MaximumEscalationLevel = 5;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/DownloadClientCheck.cs

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ public override HealthCheck Check()
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-
-                    _logger.Error(ex, "Unable to communicate with {0}", downloadClient.Definition.Name);
+                    _logger.Debug(ex, "Unable to communicate with {0}", downloadClient.Definition.Name);
 
                     var message = $"Unable to communicate with {downloadClient.Definition.Name}.";
                     return new HealthCheck(GetType(), HealthCheckResult.Error, $"{message} {ex.Message}");

src/NzbDrone.Core/HealthCheck/Checks/DownloadClientStatusCheck.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Download;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.HealthCheck.Checks
+{
+    public class DownloadClientStatusCheck : HealthCheckBase
+    {
+        private readonly IDownloadClientFactory _providerFactory;
+        private readonly IDownloadClientStatusService _providerStatusService;
+
+        public DownloadClientStatusCheck(IDownloadClientFactory providerFactory, IDownloadClientStatusService providerStatusService)
+        {
+            _providerFactory = providerFactory;
+            _providerStatusService = providerStatusService;
+        }
+
+        public override HealthCheck Check()
+        {
+            var enabledProviders = _providerFactory.GetAvailableProviders();
+            var backOffProviders = enabledProviders.Join(_providerStatusService.GetBlockedProviders(),
+                    i => i.Definition.Id,
+                    s => s.ProviderId,
+                    (i, s) => new { Provider = i, Status = s })
+                .Where(v => (v.Status.MostRecentFailure - v.Status.InitialFailure) > TimeSpan.FromHours(1))
+                .ToList();
+
+            if (backOffProviders.Empty())
+            {
+                return new HealthCheck(GetType());
+            }
+
+            if (backOffProviders.Count == enabledProviders.Count)
+            {
+                return new HealthCheck(GetType(), HealthCheckResult.Error, "All download clients are unavailable due to failures", "#download-clients-are-unavailable-due-to-failures");
+            }
+
+            return new HealthCheck(GetType(), HealthCheckResult.Warning, string.Format("Download clients unavailable due to failures: {0}", string.Join(", ", backOffProviders.Select(v => v.Provider.Definition.Name))), "#download-clients-are-unavailable-due-to-failures");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Housekeeping/Housekeepers/CleanupOrphanedDownloadClientStatus.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Housekeeping.Housekeepers
+{
+    public class CleanupOrphanedDownloadClientStatus : IHousekeepingTask
+    {
+        private readonly IMainDatabase _database;
+
+        public CleanupOrphanedDownloadClientStatus(IMainDatabase database)
+        {
+            _database = database;
+        }
+
+        public void Clean()
+        {
+            var mapper = _database.GetDataMapper();
+
+            mapper.ExecuteNonQuery(@"DELETE FROM DownloadClientStatus
+                                     WHERE Id IN (
+                                     SELECT DownloadClientStatus.Id FROM DownloadClientStatus
+                                     LEFT OUTER JOIN DownloadClients
+                                     ON DownloadClientStatus.ProviderId = DownloadClients.Id
+                                     WHERE DownloadClients.Id IS NULL)");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerStatusService.cs

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public interface IIndexerStatusService : IProviderStatusServiceBase<IndexerStatu
 
     public class IndexerStatusService : ProviderStatusServiceBase<IIndexer, IndexerStatus>, IIndexerStatusService
     {
-        public IndexerStatusService(IIndexerStatusRepository providerStatusRepository, Logger logger)
-            : base(providerStatusRepository, logger)
+        public IndexerStatusService(IIndexerStatusRepository providerStatusRepository, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, Logger logger)
+            : base(providerStatusRepository, eventAggregator, logger)
         {
 
         }

src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj

@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\105_rename_torrent_downloadstation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\111_create_language_profiles.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\115_add_downloadclient_status.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\Framework\MigrationContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\Framework\MigrationController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Datastore\Migration\Framework\MigrationDbFactory.cs" />
@@ -494,7 +495,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Download\Clients\uTorrent\UTorrentTorrentStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\Clients\Vuze\Vuze.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\CompletedDownloadService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\DownloadEventHub.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientStatusRepository.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Download\DownloadClientStatusService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\TrackedDownloads\DownloadMonitoringService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\TrackedDownloads\TrackedDownload.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download\TrackedDownloads\TrackedDownloadService.cs" />
@@ -557,6 +561,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\CheckHealthCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\AppDataLocationCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\DownloadClientCheck.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\DownloadClientStatusCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\MountCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\DroneFactoryCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthCheck\Checks\ImportMechanismCheck.cs" />
@@ -582,6 +587,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupAbsolutePathMetadataFiles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupDuplicateMetadataFiles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedBlacklist.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedDownloadClientStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedEpisodeFiles.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedEpisodes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedIndexerStatus.cs" />
@@ -1073,6 +1079,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tags\TagService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tags\TagsUpdatedEvent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\ConfigContractNotFoundException.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\Events\ProviderStatusChangedEvent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\Events\ProviderDeletedEvent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\Events\ProviderUpdatedEvent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\IProvider.cs" />

src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/Events/ProviderStatusChangedEvent.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using NzbDrone.Common.Messaging;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Status;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider.Events
+{
+    public class ProviderStatusChangedEvent<TProvider> : IEvent
+    {
+        public int ProviderId { get; private set; }
+
+        public ProviderStatusBase Status { get; private set; }
+
+        public ProviderStatusChangedEvent(int id, ProviderStatusBase status)
+        {
+            ProviderId = id;
+            Status = status;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/Status/ProviderStatusServiceBase.cs

@@ -33,16 +33,19 @@ public abstract class ProviderStatusServiceBase<TProvider, TModel> : IProviderSt
                                                                      24 * 60 * 60
                                                                  };
 
-        private static readonly int MaximumEscalationLevel = EscalationBackOffPeriods.Length - 1;
-
         protected readonly object _syncRoot = new object();
 
         protected readonly IProviderStatusRepository<TModel> _providerStatusRepository;
+        protected readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
         protected readonly Logger _logger;
 
-        public ProviderStatusServiceBase(IProviderStatusRepository<TModel> providerStatusRepository, Logger logger)
+        protected int MaximumEscalationLevel { get; set; } = EscalationBackOffPeriods.Length - 1;
+        protected TimeSpan MinimumTimeSinceInitialFailure { get; set; } = TimeSpan.Zero;
+
+        public ProviderStatusServiceBase(IProviderStatusRepository<TModel> providerStatusRepository, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, Logger logger)
         {
             _providerStatusRepository = providerStatusRepository;
+            _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ public virtual void RecordSuccess(int providerId)
                 status.DisabledTill = null;
 
                 _providerStatusRepository.Upsert(status);
+
+                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ProviderStatusChangedEvent<TProvider>(providerId, status));
             }
         }
 
@@ -108,9 +113,14 @@ protected virtual void RecordFailure(int providerId, TimeSpan minimumBackOff, bo
                     }
                 }
 
-                status.DisabledTill = now + CalculateBackOffPeriod(status);
+                if (status.InitialFailure.Value + MinimumTimeSinceInitialFailure <= now || minimumBackOff != TimeSpan.Zero)
+                {
+                    status.DisabledTill = now + CalculateBackOffPeriod(status);
+                }
 
                 _providerStatusRepository.Upsert(status);
+
+                _eventAggregator.PublishEvent(new ProviderStatusChangedEvent<TProvider>(providerId, status));
             }
         }