Increase limit of path_match_policy.path_template variables
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Right now the number of variables per path in `path_match_policy.path_template` is limited to 5:
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/blob/2de016d1007aabff202220b8177167c9ab3e8c6a/source/extensions/path/uri_template_lib/uri_template_internal.cc#L224-L226
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/blob/2de016d1007aabff202220b8177167c9ab3e8c6a/source/extensions/path/uri_template_lib/uri_template_internal.cc#L37
I don't see a particular reason other than routing performance for this artificial limit. It is also not documented anywhere, just like the variable name limit of 16 characters.
What I do see is this somewhat low limit easily becoming a breaking factor in more complex setups such as the one I am working on right now.
Can this limit be increased and documented please? Without having any data other than my own use case, my guess is 10 would be a more realistic upper bound that would cover most if not all "realistic" use cases of others as well.
Alternatively, is there another feature that I could use to rewrite paths with variables that is better suited for a high number of variables that I am not aware of?
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