Synchronous version of `ngx.fetch`
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Description
Additional synchronous version of ngx.fetch or any other curl-like HTTP request-response function that can be used in js_*_filter directive.
Function should be as close as possible to async ngx.fetch but work as a blocking sync operation.
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 by reading the existing async ngx.fetch entry point and the js_*_filter directive context mentioned in the issue. Define how a blocking request-response operation should match ngx.fetch, then verify that the synchronous function works in that filter context and preserves the requested curl-like behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nginx
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100