openresty / openresty/lua-nginx-module

Question:access_by_lua is skipped when return directly?

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Description

My nginx config like this:
server { ... access_by_lua_file 'lua/test_access.lua'; location /a/ { proxy_pass.. } location /b/{ default_type text/plain; return 200 "you visit b"; } }
When I visit "/a/", test_access.lua works while "/b/", it does not.
It means that the access phase is skipped when 'return' is used?

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Start with the access_by_lua_file directive and the lua/test_access.lua entry point, then compare the request phases for locations /a/ and /b/. Verify whether the nginx return directive bypasses the access phase; done means documenting the observed behavior or identifying a reproducible module issue.

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Tech stack
lua, nginx
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Needs clarification
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