----- Original Message ----- > Hi all, > > I just committed a prototype remap plugin to the jpeach/lua branch > that lets you write remap plugins in Lua. I'd say it's at proof of > concept stage. It seems to basically work but it's never taken any > real load. The error handling is pretty lackadaisical. > > Here's an example that should give you a feel: > > > <https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=trafficserver.git;a=blob_plain;f=plugins/lua/example.lua;hb=jpeach/lua>
it does have a certain feel like Apache httpd's mod_lua > I'd appreciate any comments about the API and the general approach. I > think the most controversial aspect is that the plugin does not > explicitly choose whether the remap evaluation chain continues. > Request redirects and rejections terminate the chain; anything else > allows it to continue. > > It's not clear to me yet how to extend the remap case to the general > plugin case. Is the remap plugin useful enough to stand on it's own? remap as such is quite useful on its own, but I do believe we would benefit enormously from being able to write all sorts of plugins in Lua. > J i -- Igor Galić Tel: +43 (0) 664 886 22 883 Mail: i.ga...@brainsware.org URL: http://brainsware.org/ GPG: 6880 4155 74BD FD7C B515 2EA5 4B1D 9E08 A097 C9AE
