alibaba / alibaba/Sentinel

[RFC] Sentinel Node.js version

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area/polyglot help wanted kind/feature SoC2021
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Description

## Issue Description

Type: *feature request*

## Describe what feature you want
Implement Node.js version of Sentinel, including but not limited to:

- Basic statistic structure, that is sliding window.
- Rate limiting, the primary function of Sentinel.
- Logging, with little or no outside dependencies to avoid potential package conflicts.
- Extensible metrics interface, that can expose real-time metrics to outside consumer.
- Embedded API server, to expose controlling API or metrics, etc.
- Integrate with Sentinel dashboard, may need machine discovery.

Discussions are welcomed!

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the existing Sentinel architecture and the scope of each requested Node.js capability, including sliding-window statistics, rate limiting, logging, metrics, API exposure, and dashboard integration. Done would require an agreed design and a complete implementation of the selected scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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