Consul supports long polling. This is what Consul Template uses. With long polling, the changes are edge triggered so there is very little delay. We also compi

Consul supports long polling. This is what Consul Template uses. With long polling, the changes are edge triggered so there is very little delay. We also compile and read the template once to determine only the keys you care about from the template to determine what Consul services/keys to look for, so we're not requesting ANY changes.