openresty / openresty/lua-nginx-module
Possible to support `tcpsock:receive` in `balancer_by_lua` context?
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Description
If openresty support tcpsock:receive in balancer_by_lua context, this will allows the user to parse custom tcp protocal and set upstream backend for each package (not for each connection).
It will make openresty become a generic tcp proxy framework.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing balancer_by_lua context and tcpsock:receive handling in this module; the issue names no source file or test. Clarify the supported receive semantics and per-package upstream-selection behavior, then add coverage demonstrating the requested TCP proxy use case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, lua, nginx
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100