spring-cloud / spring-cloud/spring-cloud-commons

Supports `consistent-hash` load balancing

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enhancement
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
A consistent hash based load balancing policy is required.

Describe the solution you'd like
I want to be able, based on this implementation, to support the same value eventually being accessed to an same ServiceInstance.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I don't have a choice. But I'm trying to make it happen.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the existing load-balancing implementation in Spring Cloud Commons and its related tests to find where policies are defined. Done should mean a consistent-hash policy can be selected and the same value is routed to the same ServiceInstance.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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