Make Buffer Reuse Possible
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
I would like to reuse buffers as described here.
https://nginx.org/en/docs/dev/development_guide.html#http_body_buffers_reuse
This is currently (I think) not possible as the raw ngx_pool_t is private to ngx::core::Pool, so that ngx_chain_get_free_buf and ngx_chain_update_chains can’t be called.
Possible solutions are:
- Make the ngx_pool_t public, which I assume you don't want to do.
- Implement the chain creation / update functions on Pool.
- Something else?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the NGINX development guide section on HTTP body buffer reuse, then inspect ngx::core::Pool and the referenced ngx_chain_get_free_buf and ngx_chain_update_chains functions. Decide which supported API approach fits the binding; done means callers can reuse buffers without requiring direct access to the private ngx_pool_t.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- nginx, rust
- Domain
- backend, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100