defer cancel()

	err := target.checkAndInitClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

	return target.client.ping(ctx, target.args)
}

// Save - saves the events to the store if queuestore is configured, which will be replayed when the elasticsearch connection is active.
func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
	if target.store != nil {