openresty / openresty/openresty.org
Rsync endpoint for http://openresty.org/package/
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Description
@zenithalhourlyrate, as the maintainer of TUNA mirrors, reported a syncing issue in #200. Although this issue has been resolved, it would still be very helpful to provide an rsync endpoint for open-source mirror sites, as it could help:
- Reduce redundant requests and file transmission through network, and saves disk space of downstream, as many files (directories) are actually symlinks.
- Keep the integrity of synced packages better. I'm not sure whether openresty packages are behind CDN, but as far as I know the file listing by CDN may not be updated and thus HTTP-based syncing programs (lftp, etc.) cannot get a full list of packages and metadata files and bring users trouble.
I'm also the maintainer of one of the downstream mirrors of openresty (also we're users of openresty actually!). After a discussion with @zenithalhourlyrate, we think that I should open up a new issue to follow up the progress, as the original issue #200 is closed now.
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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 reviewing the repository's site and the prior discussion in issue #200 to understand how the package endpoint is currently served. Determine the appropriate way to provide an rsync endpoint for downstream mirrors; done means mirror maintainers can sync the OpenResty package tree reliably with reduced redundant transfers.
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Assessment
- Domain
- infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100