[Transform] Transform _schedule_now API (#92948)

docs/changelog/92948.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pr: 92948
+summary: Transform _schedule_now API
+area: Transform
+type: feature
+issues:
+ - 44722

docs/reference/transform/api-quickref.asciidoc

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ _transform/
 * <<reset-transform,Reset {transforms}>>
 * <<start-transform,Start {transforms}>>
 * <<stop-transform,Stop {transforms}>>
+* <<schedule-now-transform,Schedule Now {transforms}>>
 * <<update-transform,Update {transforms}>>
 
 For the full list, see <<transform-apis>>.

docs/reference/transform/apis/index.asciidoc

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ include::reset-transform.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]
 include::start-transform.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]
 //STOP
 include::stop-transform.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]
+//SCHEDULE_NOW
+include::schedule-now-transform.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]
 //UPDATE-UPGRADE
 include::update-transform.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]
 include::upgrade-transforms.asciidoc[leveloffset=+2]

docs/reference/transform/apis/schedule-now-transform.asciidoc

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+[role="xpack"]
+[testenv="basic"]
+[[schedule-now-transform]]
+= Schedule Now {transform} API
+
+[subs="attributes"]
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Shedule Now {transform}</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Schedules now a {transform}.
+
+[[schedule-now-transform-request]]
+== {api-request-title}
+
+`POST _transform/<transform_id>/_schedule_now`
+
+[[schedule-now-transform-prereqs]]
+== {api-prereq-title}
+
+* Requires the `manage_transform` cluster privilege. This privilege is included
+in the `transform_admin` built-in role.
+
+[schedule-now-transform-desc]]
+== {api-description-title}
+
+If you _schedule_now a {transform}, it will process the new data instantly,
+without waiting for the configured `frequency` interval.
+After _schedule_now API is called, the transform will be processed again at
+`now + frequency` unless _schedule_now API is called again in the meantime.
+
+[[schedule-now-transform-path-parms]]
+== {api-path-parms-title}
+
+`<transform_id>`::
+(Required, string)
+include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
+
+[[schedule-now-transform-query-parms]]
+== {api-query-parms-title}
+
+`timeout`::
+(Optional, time)
+Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
+expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to `30s`.
+
+[[schedule-now-transform-examples]]
+== {api-examples-title}
+
+[source,console]
+--------------------------------------------------
+POST _transform/ecommerce_transform/_schedule_now
+--------------------------------------------------
+// TEST[skip:setup kibana sample data]
+
+When the {transform} is scheduled now, you receive the following results:
+
+[source,console-result]
+----
+{
+  "acknowledged" : true
+}
+----

docs/reference/transform/apis/transform-apis.asciidoc

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 * <<reset-transform>>
 * <<start-transform>>
 * <<stop-transform>>
+* <<schedule-now-transform>>
 * <<update-transform>>
 * <<upgrade-transforms>>

rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/transform.schedule_now_transform.json

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "transform.schedule_now_transform":{
+    "documentation":{
+      "url":"https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/schedule-now-transform.html",
+      "description":"Schedules now a transform."
+    },
+    "stability":"stable",
+    "visibility":"public",
+    "headers":{
+      "accept":[ "application/json"],
+      "content_type":["application/json"]
+    },
+    "url":{
+      "paths":[
+        {
+          "path":"/_transform/{transform_id}/_schedule_now",
+          "methods":[
+            "POST"
+          ],
+          "parts":{
+            "transform_id":{
+              "type":"string",
+              "required":true,
+              "description":"The id of the transform."
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "params":{
+      "timeout":{
+        "type":"time",
+        "required":false,
+        "description":"Controls the time to wait for the scheduling to take place"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/action/ScheduleNowTransformAction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestValidationException;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionType;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.TaskOperationFailure;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.tasks.BaseTasksRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.tasks.BaseTasksResponse;
+import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.Metadata;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.ToXContentObject;
+import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.TransformField;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.utils.ExceptionsHelper;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public class ScheduleNowTransformAction extends ActionType<ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response> {
+
+    public static final ScheduleNowTransformAction INSTANCE = new ScheduleNowTransformAction();
+    public static final String NAME = "cluster:admin/transform/schedule_now";
+
+    private ScheduleNowTransformAction() {
+        super(NAME, ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response::new);
+    }
+
+    public static class Request extends BaseTasksRequest<Request> {
+
+        private final String id;
+
+        public Request(String id, TimeValue timeout) {
+            this.id = ExceptionsHelper.requireNonNull(id, TransformField.ID.getPreferredName());
+            this.setTimeout(ExceptionsHelper.requireNonNull(timeout, TransformField.TIMEOUT.getPreferredName()));
+        }
+
+        public Request(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            super(in);
+            this.id = in.readString();
+        }
+
+        public static Request fromXContent(final String id, final TimeValue timeout) {
+            return new Request(id, timeout);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ActionRequestValidationException validate() {
+            if (Metadata.ALL.equals(id)) {
+                ActionRequestValidationException e = new ActionRequestValidationException();
+                e.addValidationError("_schedule_now API does not support _all wildcard");
+                return e;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public String getId() {
+            return id;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            super.writeTo(out);
+            out.writeString(id);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            // the base class does not implement hashCode, therefore we need to hash timeout ourselves
+            return Objects.hash(getTimeout(), id);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            if (obj == null) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Request other = (Request) obj;
+
+            // the base class does not implement equals, therefore we need to check timeout ourselves
+            return this.id.equals(other.id) && getTimeout().equals(other.getTimeout());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Response extends BaseTasksResponse implements Writeable, ToXContentObject {
+
+        public static final Response TRUE = new Response(true);
+
+        private final boolean acknowledged;
+
+        public Response(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
+            super(in);
+            acknowledged = in.readBoolean();
+        }
+
+        public Response(boolean acknowledged) {
+            super(Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList());
+            this.acknowledged = acknowledged;
+        }
+
+        public Response(
+            List<TaskOperationFailure> taskFailures,
+            List<? extends ElasticsearchException> nodeFailures,
+            boolean acknowledged
+        ) {
+            super(taskFailures, nodeFailures);
+            this.acknowledged = acknowledged;
+        }
+
+        public boolean isAcknowledged() {
+            return acknowledged;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
+            super.writeTo(out);
+            out.writeBoolean(acknowledged);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
+            builder.startObject();
+            toXContentCommon(builder, params);
+            builder.field("acknowledged", acknowledged);
+            builder.endObject();
+            return builder;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+            ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response response = (ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response) o;
+            return acknowledged == response.acknowledged;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(acknowledged);
+        }
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/action/ScheduleNowTransformActionRequestTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestValidationException;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractWireSerializingTestCase;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
+
+public class ScheduleNowTransformActionRequestTests extends AbstractWireSerializingTestCase<Request> {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Request createTestInstance() {
+        return new Request(randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(1, 20), TimeValue.parseTimeValue(randomTimeValue(), "timeout"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Writeable.Reader<Request> instanceReader() {
+        return Request::new;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Request mutateInstance(Request instance) {
+        String id = instance.getId();
+        TimeValue timeout = instance.getTimeout();
+
+        switch (between(0, 1)) {
+            case 0 -> id += randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(1, 5);
+            case 1 -> timeout = new TimeValue(timeout.duration() + randomLongBetween(1, 5), timeout.timeUnit());
+            default -> throw new AssertionError("Illegal randomization branch");
+        }
+
+        return new ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request(id, timeout);
+    }
+
+    public void testValidationSuccess() {
+        Request request = new Request("id", TimeValue.ZERO);
+        assertThat(request.validate(), is(nullValue()));
+    }
+
+    public void testValidationFailure() {
+        Request request = new Request("_all", TimeValue.ZERO);
+        ActionRequestValidationException e = request.validate();
+        assertThat(e, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(e.validationErrors(), contains("_schedule_now API does not support _all wildcard"));
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/transform/action/ScheduleNowTransformActionResponseTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable.Reader;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response;
+
+public class ScheduleNowTransformActionResponseTests extends AbstractWireSerializingTransformTestCase<Response> {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Response createTestInstance() {
+        return new Response(randomBoolean());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Reader<Response> instanceReader() {
+        return Response::new;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Response mutateInstance(Response instance) {
+        boolean acknowledged = instance.isAcknowledged();
+        return new Response(acknowledged == false);
+    }
+
+    public void testResponseTrue() {
+        assertTrue(Response.TRUE.isAcknowledged());
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/security/qa/operator-privileges-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/operator/Constants.java

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class Constants {
         "cluster:admin/transform/reset",
         "cluster:admin/transform/start",
         "cluster:admin/transform/stop",
+        "cluster:admin/transform/schedule_now",
         "cluster:admin/transform/update",
         "cluster:admin/transform/upgrade",
         "cluster:admin/transform/validate",

x-pack/plugin/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/transform/transforms_start_stop.yml

@@ -137,6 +137,39 @@ teardown:
       transform.start_transform:
         transform_id: "airline-transform-start-stop"
 
+---
+"Test schedule_now on a stopped transform":
+  - do:
+      transform.schedule_now_transform:
+        transform_id: "airline-transform-start-stop"
+  - match: { acknowledged: true }
+
+---
+"Test schedule_now on an already started transform":
+  - do:
+      transform.start_transform:
+        transform_id: "airline-transform-start-stop"
+  - match: { acknowledged: true }
+
+  - do:
+      transform.schedule_now_transform:
+        transform_id: "airline-transform-start-stop"
+  - match: { acknowledged: true }
+
+---
+"Test schedule_now all transforms":
+  - do:
+      catch: /_schedule_now API does not support _all wildcard/
+      transform.schedule_now_transform:
+        transform_id: "_all"
+
+---
+"Test schedule_now missing transform":
+  - do:
+      catch: missing
+      transform.schedule_now_transform:
+        transform_id: "missing"
+
 ---
 "Verify start transform creates destination index with appropriate mapping":
   - do:

x-pack/plugin/transform/qa/single-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/integration/TransformRestTestCase.java

@@ -495,6 +495,16 @@ public abstract class TransformRestTestCase extends ESRestTestCase {
         assertThat(resetTransformResponse.get("acknowledged"), equalTo(Boolean.TRUE));
     }
 
+    protected void scheduleNowTransform(String transformId) throws IOException {
+        final Request scheduleNowTransformRequest = createRequestWithAuth(
+            "POST",
+            getTransformEndpoint() + transformId + "/_schedule_now",
+            null
+        );
+        Map<String, Object> scheduleNowTransformResponse = entityAsMap(client().performRequest(scheduleNowTransformRequest));
+        assertThat(scheduleNowTransformResponse.get("acknowledged"), equalTo(Boolean.TRUE));
+    }
+
     protected Request createRequestWithSecondaryAuth(
         final String method,
         final String endpoint,

x-pack/plugin/transform/qa/single-node-tests/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/integration/TransformScheduleNowIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.integration;
+
+import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.Request;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.ResponseException;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.RestClient;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.RestClientBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.support.XContentMapValues;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.Strings;
+import org.junit.Before;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+
+public class TransformScheduleNowIT extends TransformRestTestCase {
+
+    private static final String TEST_USER_NAME = "transform_user";
+    private static final String TEST_ADMIN_USER_NAME_1 = "transform_admin_1";
+    private static final String BASIC_AUTH_VALUE_TRANSFORM_ADMIN_1 = basicAuthHeaderValue(
+        TEST_ADMIN_USER_NAME_1,
+        TEST_PASSWORD_SECURE_STRING
+    );
+    private static final String DATA_ACCESS_ROLE = "test_data_access";
+
+    private static boolean indicesCreated = false;
+
+    // preserve indices in order to reuse source indices in several test cases
+    @Override
+    protected boolean preserveIndicesUponCompletion() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean enableWarningsCheck() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected RestClient buildClient(Settings settings, HttpHost[] hosts) throws IOException {
+        RestClientBuilder builder = RestClient.builder(hosts);
+        configureClient(builder, settings);
+        builder.setStrictDeprecationMode(false);
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void createIndexes() throws IOException {
+        setupDataAccessRole(DATA_ACCESS_ROLE, REVIEWS_INDEX_NAME);
+        setupUser(TEST_USER_NAME, Arrays.asList("transform_user", DATA_ACCESS_ROLE));
+        setupUser(TEST_ADMIN_USER_NAME_1, Arrays.asList("transform_admin", DATA_ACCESS_ROLE));
+
+        // it's not possible to run it as @BeforeClass as clients aren't initialized then, so we need this little hack
+        if (indicesCreated) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        createReviewsIndex();
+        indicesCreated = true;
+    }
+
+    public void testScheduleNow() throws Exception {
+        String sourceIndex = REVIEWS_INDEX_NAME;
+        String transformId = "old_transform";
+        String destIndex = transformId + "_idx";
+        setupDataAccessRole(DATA_ACCESS_ROLE, sourceIndex, destIndex);
+
+        final Request createTransformRequest = createRequestWithAuth(
+            "PUT",
+            getTransformEndpoint() + transformId,
+            BASIC_AUTH_VALUE_TRANSFORM_ADMIN_1
+        );
+        String config = Strings.format("""
+            {
+              "dest": {
+                "index": "%s"
+              },
+              "source": {
+                "index": "%s"
+              },
+              "pivot": {
+                "group_by": {
+                  "reviewer": {
+                    "terms": {
+                      "field": "user_id"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "aggregations": {
+                  "avg_rating": {
+                    "avg": {
+                      "field": "stars"
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "sync": {
+                "time": {
+                  "field": "timestamp",
+                  "delay": "1s"
+                }
+              },
+              "frequency": "1h"
+            }""", destIndex, sourceIndex);
+        createTransformRequest.setJsonEntity(config);
+        Map<String, Object> createTransformResponse = entityAsMap(client().performRequest(createTransformRequest));
+        assertThat(createTransformResponse.get("acknowledged"), equalTo(Boolean.TRUE));
+
+        // Verify that _schedule_now is a no-op on a new transform
+        scheduleNowTransform(transformId);
+
+        // Start the transform, notice that frequency is set pretty high
+        startAndWaitForContinuousTransform(transformId, destIndex, null, null, 1L);
+
+        String newUser = "user_666";
+        verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(sourceIndex, newUser, 0);
+        verifyDestDoc(destIndex, newUser, 0, null);
+
+        // Ingest a new document to *source* index
+        indexSourceDoc(sourceIndex, newUser, 7);
+
+        // Wait a little bit to accommodate differences between "now" timestamp in the test and the current time in the server
+        Thread.sleep(5_000);
+
+        // Verify the new data is in the source index but not yet in the destination index
+        verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(sourceIndex, newUser, 1);
+        verifyDestDoc(destIndex, newUser, 0, null);
+
+        // Schedule now the transform to force processing the new data despite 1h-long interval
+        scheduleNowTransform(transformId);
+        waitForTransformCheckpoint(transformId, 2L);
+
+        // Verify that the new data is available in the destination index after _schedule_now
+        verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(sourceIndex, newUser, 1);
+        verifyDestDoc(destIndex, newUser, 1, 7.0);
+
+        // Ingest a new document to *source* index
+        indexSourceDoc(sourceIndex, newUser, 9);
+
+        // Wait a little bit to accommodate differences between "now" timestamp in the test and the current time in the server
+        Thread.sleep(5_000);
+
+        // Verify the new data is in the source index but not yet in the destination index
+        verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(sourceIndex, newUser, 2);
+        verifyDestDoc(destIndex, newUser, 1, 7.0);
+
+        // Try scheduling now all the transforms at once using _all wildcard, it is *not* supported
+        ResponseException e = expectThrows(ResponseException.class, () -> scheduleNowTransform("_all"));
+        assertThat(e.getMessage(), containsString("_schedule_now API does not support _all wildcard"));
+
+        // Schedule now the transform to force processing the new data despite 1h-long interval
+        scheduleNowTransform(transformId);
+        waitForTransformCheckpoint(transformId, 3L);
+
+        // Verify that the new data is available in the destination index after _schedule_now
+        verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(sourceIndex, newUser, 2);
+        verifyDestDoc(destIndex, newUser, 1, 8.0);  // 8.0 = (7.0 + 9.0) / 2
+
+        // Verify that _schedule_now works on a stopped transform
+        stopTransform(transformId, false);
+        scheduleNowTransform(transformId);
+    }
+
+    private void indexSourceDoc(String sourceIndex, String user, int stars) throws IOException {
+        String doc = Strings.format("""
+            {"user_id":"%s","stars":%s,"timestamp":%s}
+            """, user, stars, Instant.now().toEpochMilli());
+
+        Request indexRequest = new Request("POST", sourceIndex + "/_doc");
+        indexRequest.addParameter("refresh", "true");
+        indexRequest.setJsonEntity(doc);
+
+        Map<String, Object> indexResponse = entityAsMap(client().performRequest(indexRequest));
+        assertThat(indexResponse.get("result"), equalTo("created"));
+    }
+
+    private void verifyNumberOfSourceDocs(String sourceIndex, String user, int expectedDocCount) throws IOException {
+        Map<String, Object> searchResult = getAsMap(sourceIndex + "/_search?q=user_id:" + user);
+        assertEquals(expectedDocCount, XContentMapValues.extractValue("hits.total.value", searchResult));
+    }
+
+    private void verifyDestDoc(String destIndex, String user, int expectedDocCount, Double expectedAvgRating) throws IOException {
+        Map<String, Object> searchResult = getAsMap(destIndex + "/_search?q=reviewer:" + user);
+        assertEquals(expectedDocCount, XContentMapValues.extractValue("hits.total.value", searchResult));
+        if (expectedAvgRating != null) {
+            assertEquals(List.of(expectedAvgRating), XContentMapValues.extractValue("hits.hits._source.avg_rating", searchResult));
+        }
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/Transform.java

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.GetTransformStatsAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.PreviewTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.PutTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ResetTransformAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.SetResetModeAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.StartTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.StopTransformAction;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportGetTransformStatsAction
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportPreviewTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportPutTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportResetTransformAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportScheduleNowTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportSetTransformResetModeAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportStartTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action.TransportStopTransformAction;
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestGetTransformStatsAction
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestPreviewTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestPutTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestResetTransformAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestScheduleNowTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestStartTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestStopTransformAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action.RestUpdateTransformAction;
@@ -190,7 +193,8 @@ public class Transform extends Plugin implements SystemIndexPlugin, PersistentTa
             new RestUpdateTransformAction(),
             new RestCatTransformAction(),
             new RestUpgradeTransformsAction(),
-            new RestResetTransformAction()
+            new RestResetTransformAction(),
+            new RestScheduleNowTransformAction()
         );
     }
 
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ public class Transform extends Plugin implements SystemIndexPlugin, PersistentTa
             new ActionHandler<>(SetResetModeAction.INSTANCE, TransportSetTransformResetModeAction.class),
             new ActionHandler<>(UpgradeTransformsAction.INSTANCE, TransportUpgradeTransformsAction.class),
             new ActionHandler<>(ResetTransformAction.INSTANCE, TransportResetTransformAction.class),
+            new ActionHandler<>(ScheduleNowTransformAction.INSTANCE, TransportScheduleNowTransformAction.class),
 
             // internal, no rest endpoint
             new ActionHandler<>(ValidateTransformAction.INSTANCE, TransportValidateTransformAction.class),

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/action/TransportScheduleNowTransformAction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.action;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
+import org.elasticsearch.ExceptionsHelper;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListener;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.FailedNodeException;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.TaskOperationFailure;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.ActionFilters;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.tasks.TransportTasksAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
+import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.persistent.PersistentTasksCustomMetadata;
+import org.elasticsearch.tasks.Task;
+import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
+import org.elasticsearch.transport.ActionNotFoundTransportException;
+import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackPlugin;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackSettings;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.SecurityContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction.Response;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.transforms.TransformConfig;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.transforms.TransformState;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.transforms.TransformTaskState;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.TransformServices;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.persistence.TransformConfigManager;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.transforms.TransformTask;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.transforms.scheduling.TransformScheduler;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.elasticsearch.core.Strings.format;
+import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.utils.SecondaryAuthorizationUtils.useSecondaryAuthIfAvailable;
+
+public class TransportScheduleNowTransformAction extends TransportTasksAction<TransformTask, Request, Response, Response> {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(TransportScheduleNowTransformAction.class);
+    private final TransformConfigManager transformConfigManager;
+    private final TransformScheduler transformScheduler;
+    private final SecurityContext securityContext;
+
+    @Inject
+    public TransportScheduleNowTransformAction(
+        Settings settings,
+        TransportService transportService,
+        ThreadPool threadPool,
+        ActionFilters actionFilters,
+        ClusterService clusterService,
+        TransformServices transformServices
+    ) {
+        super(
+            ScheduleNowTransformAction.NAME,
+            clusterService,
+            transportService,
+            actionFilters,
+            Request::new,
+            Response::new,
+            Response::new,
+            ThreadPool.Names.SAME
+        );
+
+        this.transformConfigManager = transformServices.getConfigManager();
+        this.transformScheduler = transformServices.getScheduler();
+        this.securityContext = XPackSettings.SECURITY_ENABLED.get(settings)
+            ? new SecurityContext(settings, threadPool.getThreadContext())
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doExecute(Task task, Request request, ActionListener<Response> listener) {
+        final ClusterState clusterState = clusterService.state();
+        XPackPlugin.checkReadyForXPackCustomMetadata(clusterState);
+
+        useSecondaryAuthIfAvailable(securityContext, () -> {
+            ActionListener<TransformConfig> getTransformListener = ActionListener.wrap(unusedConfig -> {
+                PersistentTasksCustomMetadata.PersistentTask<?> transformTask = TransformTask.getTransformTask(
+                    request.getId(),
+                    clusterState
+                );
+
+                // to send a request to schedule now the transform at runtime, several requirements must be met:
+                // - transform must be running, meaning a task exists
+                // - transform is not failed (stopped transforms do not have a task)
+                if (transformTask != null
+                    && transformTask.isAssigned()
+                    && transformTask.getState() instanceof TransformState
+                    && ((TransformState) transformTask.getState()).getTaskState() != TransformTaskState.FAILED) {
+
+                    ActionListener<Response> taskScheduleNowListener = ActionListener.wrap(listener::onResponse, e -> {
+                        // benign: A transform might have been stopped meanwhile, this is not a problem
+                        if (e instanceof TransformTaskDisappearedDuringScheduleNowException) {
+                            logger.debug(
+                                () -> format("[%s] transform task disappeared during schedule_now, ignoring.", request.getId()),
+                                e
+                            );
+                            listener.onResponse(Response.TRUE);
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (e instanceof TransformTaskScheduleNowException) {
+                            logger.warn(() -> format("[%s] failed to schedule now the running transform.", request.getId()), e);
+                            listener.onResponse(Response.TRUE);
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        listener.onFailure(e);
+                    });
+                    request.setNodes(transformTask.getExecutorNode());
+                    super.doExecute(task, request, taskScheduleNowListener);
+                } else {
+                    listener.onResponse(Response.TRUE);
+                }
+            }, listener::onFailure);
+
+            // <1> Get the config to verify it exists and is valid
+            transformConfigManager.getTransformConfiguration(request.getId(), getTransformListener);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void taskOperation(Task actionTask, Request request, TransformTask transformTask, ActionListener<Response> listener) {
+        transformScheduler.scheduleNow(request.getId());
+        listener.onResponse(Response.TRUE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Response newResponse(
+        Request request,
+        List<Response> tasks,
+        List<TaskOperationFailure> taskOperationFailures,
+        List<FailedNodeException> failedNodeExceptions
+    ) {
+        if (tasks.isEmpty()) {
+            if (taskOperationFailures.isEmpty() == false) {
+                throw new TransformTaskScheduleNowException(
+                    "Failed to schedule now the running transform due to task operation failure.",
+                    taskOperationFailures.get(0).getCause()
+                );
+            } else if (failedNodeExceptions.isEmpty() == false) {
+                FailedNodeException failedNodeException = failedNodeExceptions.get(0);
+                Throwable failedNodeExceptionCause = ExceptionsHelper.unwrapCause(failedNodeException.getCause());
+                if (failedNodeExceptionCause instanceof ActionNotFoundTransportException) {
+                    throw (ActionNotFoundTransportException) failedNodeExceptionCause;
+                }
+                throw new TransformTaskScheduleNowException(
+                    "Failed to schedule now the running transform due to failed node exception.",
+                    failedNodeExceptions.get(0)
+                );
+            } else {
+                throw new TransformTaskDisappearedDuringScheduleNowException(
+                    "Could not schedule now the running transform as it has been stopped."
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        return tasks.get(0);
+    }
+
+    private static class TransformTaskScheduleNowException extends ElasticsearchException {
+        TransformTaskScheduleNowException(String msg, Throwable cause, Object... args) {
+            super(msg, cause, args);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class TransformTaskDisappearedDuringScheduleNowException extends ElasticsearchException {
+        TransformTaskDisappearedDuringScheduleNowException(String msg) {
+            super(msg);
+        }
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/rest/action/RestScheduleNowTransformAction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.AcknowledgedRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.node.NodeClient;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.rest.BaseRestHandler;
+import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.RestToXContentListener;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.TransformField;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.elasticsearch.rest.RestRequest.Method.POST;
+
+public class RestScheduleNowTransformAction extends BaseRestHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Route> routes() {
+        return List.of(new Route(POST, TransformField.REST_BASE_PATH_TRANSFORMS_BY_ID + "_schedule_now"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return "transform_schedule_now_transform_action";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected RestChannelConsumer prepareRequest(RestRequest restRequest, NodeClient client) throws IOException {
+        String id = restRequest.param(TransformField.ID.getPreferredName());
+        TimeValue timeout = restRequest.paramAsTime(TransformField.TIMEOUT.getPreferredName(), AcknowledgedRequest.DEFAULT_ACK_TIMEOUT);
+
+        ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request request = ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request.fromXContent(id, timeout);
+
+        return channel -> client.execute(ScheduleNowTransformAction.INSTANCE, request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/transforms/scheduling/TransformScheduler.java

@@ -115,9 +115,12 @@ public final class TransformScheduler {
         }
         if (isTraceEnabled) {
             Instant processingFinished = clock.instant();
-            logger.trace(
-                format("Processing scheduled tasks finished, took %dms", Duration.between(processingStarted, processingFinished).toMillis())
-            );
+            long tookMs = Duration.between(processingStarted, processingFinished).toMillis();
+            if (taskWasProcessed) {
+                logger.trace(format("Processing one scheduled task finished, took %dms", tookMs));
+            } else {
+                logger.trace(format("Looking for scheduled tasks to process finished, took %dms", tookMs));
+            }
         }
         if (taskWasProcessed == false) {
             return;
@@ -228,6 +231,30 @@ public final class TransformScheduler {
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the transform task's next_scheduled_time so that it is set to now.
+     * Doing so may result in the task being processed earlier that it would normally (i.e.: according to its frequency) be.
+     *
+     * @param transformId id of the transform to schedule now
+     */
+    public void scheduleNow(String transformId) {
+        logger.trace(() -> format("[%s] schedule_now transform", transformId));
+        long currentTimeMillis = clock.millis();
+        // Update the task's next_scheduled_time
+        scheduledTasks.update(
+            transformId,
+            task -> new TransformScheduledTask(
+                task.getTransformId(),
+                task.getFrequency(),
+                task.getLastTriggeredTimeMillis(),
+                task.getFailureCount(),
+                currentTimeMillis,  // we schedule this task at current clock time so that it is processed ASAP
+                task.getListener()
+            )
+        );
+        processScheduledTasks();
+    }
+
     /**
      * De-registers the given transform by removing it from the queue.
      *

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/rest/action/RestScheduleNowTransformActionTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.xpack.transform.rest.action;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.node.NodeClient;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestChannel;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.rest.FakeRestRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.transform.action.ScheduleNowTransformAction;
+import org.junit.Before;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
+
+public class RestScheduleNowTransformActionTests extends ESTestCase {
+
+    private static final String ID = "id";
+    private static final String TIMEOUT = "timeout";
+
+    private RestChannel channel;
+    private NodeClient client;
+
+    @Before
+    public void initializeMocks() {
+        channel = mock(RestChannel.class);
+        client = mock(NodeClient.class);
+    }
+
+    public void testHandleRequest() throws Exception {
+        RestScheduleNowTransformAction handler = new RestScheduleNowTransformAction();
+        FakeRestRequest request = new FakeRestRequest.Builder(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY).withParams(Map.of(ID, "my-id")).build();
+
+        handler.handleRequest(request, channel, client);
+
+        ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request expectedActionRequest = new ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request(
+            "my-id",
+            TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(30)
+        );
+        verify(client).execute(eq(ScheduleNowTransformAction.INSTANCE), eq(expectedActionRequest), any());
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
+    }
+
+    public void testHandleRequestWithTimeout() throws Exception {
+        RestScheduleNowTransformAction handler = new RestScheduleNowTransformAction();
+        FakeRestRequest request = new FakeRestRequest.Builder(NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY).withParams(Map.of(ID, "my-id", TIMEOUT, "45s"))
+            .build();
+
+        handler.handleRequest(request, channel, client);
+
+        ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request expectedActionRequest = new ScheduleNowTransformAction.Request(
+            "my-id",
+            TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(45)
+        );
+        verify(client).execute(eq(ScheduleNowTransformAction.INSTANCE), eq(expectedActionRequest), any());
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
+    }
+}

x-pack/plugin/transform/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/transform/transforms/scheduling/TransformSchedulerTests.java

@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThanOrEqualTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.lessThan;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 
@@ -171,6 +174,55 @@ public class TransformSchedulerTests extends ESTestCase {
         transformScheduler.stop();
     }
 
+    public void testScheduleNow() {
+        String transformId = "test-schedule-now-with-fake-clock";
+        TimeValue frequency = TimeValue.timeValueHours(1);
+        TransformTaskParams transformTaskParams = new TransformTaskParams(transformId, Version.CURRENT, frequency, false);
+        FakeClock clock = new FakeClock(Instant.ofEpochMilli(0));
+        CopyOnWriteArrayList<TransformScheduler.Event> events = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+        TransformScheduler.Listener listener = events::add;
+
+        TransformScheduler transformScheduler = new TransformScheduler(clock, threadPool, SETTINGS);
+        transformScheduler.registerTransform(transformTaskParams, listener);
+        assertThat(
+            transformScheduler.getTransformScheduledTasks(),
+            contains(new TransformScheduledTask(transformId, frequency, 0L, 0, 60 * 60 * 1000, listener))
+        );
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(1));
+
+        // Advance time by 30 minutes (half of the configured transform frequency).
+        clock.advanceTimeBy(Duration.ofMillis(frequency.millis() / 2));
+        assertThat(
+            transformScheduler.getTransformScheduledTasks(),
+            contains(new TransformScheduledTask(transformId, frequency, 0L, 0, 60 * 60 * 1000, listener))
+        );
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(1));
+
+        // Schedule the transform now even though it is half-way through between checkpoints.
+        transformScheduler.scheduleNow(transformId);
+        assertThat(
+            transformScheduler.getTransformScheduledTasks(),
+            contains(new TransformScheduledTask(transformId, frequency, 30 * 60 * 1000L, 0, 90 * 60 * 1000, listener))
+        );
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(2));
+
+        clock.advanceTimeBy(Duration.ofMinutes(1));
+        transformScheduler.scheduleNow(transformId);
+        assertThat(
+            transformScheduler.getTransformScheduledTasks(),
+            contains(new TransformScheduledTask(transformId, frequency, 31 * 60 * 1000L, 0, 91 * 60 * 1000, listener))
+        );
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(3));
+        assertThat(events.get(0), is(equalTo(new TransformScheduler.Event(transformId, 0, 0))));
+        assertThat(events.get(1), is(equalTo(new TransformScheduler.Event(transformId, 30 * 60 * 1000, 30 * 60 * 1000))));
+        assertThat(events.get(2), is(equalTo(new TransformScheduler.Event(transformId, 31 * 60 * 1000, 31 * 60 * 1000))));
+
+        transformScheduler.deregisterTransform(transformId);
+        assertThat(transformScheduler.getTransformScheduledTasks(), is(empty()));
+
+        transformScheduler.stop();
+    }
+
     public void testConcurrentProcessing() throws Exception {
         String transformId = "test-with-fake-clock-concurrent";
         int frequencySeconds = 5;
@@ -252,7 +304,7 @@ public class TransformSchedulerTests extends ESTestCase {
         );
     }
 
-    public void testWithSystemClock() throws Exception {
+    public void testSchedulingWithSystemClock() throws Exception {
         String transformId = "test-with-system-clock";
         TimeValue frequency = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1);
         TransformTaskParams transformTaskParams = new TransformTaskParams(transformId, Version.CURRENT, frequency, false);
@@ -277,6 +329,30 @@ public class TransformSchedulerTests extends ESTestCase {
         transformScheduler.stop();
     }
 
+    public void testScheduleNowWithSystemClock() throws Exception {
+        String transformId = "test-schedule-now-with-system-clock";
+        TimeValue frequency = TimeValue.timeValueHours(1);  // Very long pause between checkpoints
+        TransformTaskParams transformTaskParams = new TransformTaskParams(transformId, Version.CURRENT, frequency, false);
+        Clock clock = Clock.systemUTC();
+        CopyOnWriteArrayList<TransformScheduler.Event> events = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+
+        TransformScheduler transformScheduler = new TransformScheduler(clock, threadPool, SETTINGS);
+        transformScheduler.start();
+        transformScheduler.registerTransform(transformTaskParams, events::add);
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(1));
+
+        Thread.sleep(5 * 1000L);
+        transformScheduler.scheduleNow(transformId);
+
+        assertThat(events, hasSize(2));
+        assertThat(events.get(0).transformId(), is(equalTo(transformId)));
+        assertThat(events.get(1).transformId(), is(equalTo(transformId)));
+        assertThat(events.get(1).scheduledTime() - events.get(0).triggeredTime(), is(allOf(greaterThan(4 * 1000L), lessThan(6 * 1000L))));
+
+        transformScheduler.deregisterTransform(transformId);
+        transformScheduler.stop();
+    }
+
     public void testScheduledTransformTaskEqualsAndHashCode() {
         Supplier<TransformScheduler.Listener> listenerSupplier = () -> new TransformScheduler.Listener() {
             @Override