func jobIndexOfLeader(kv consulclient.HTTPKV, client bosh.Client, deploymentName string) (int, error) { resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v1/status/leader", kv.Address())) if err != nil { return -1, err } var leader string if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&leader); err != nil { return -1, err } vms, err := client.DeploymentVMs(deploymentName) if err != nil { return -1, err } for _, vm := range vms { if len(vm.IPs) > 0 { if vm.IPs[0] == strings.Split(leader, ":")[0] { return vm.Index, nil } } } return -1, errors.New("could not determine leader") }