Directory blocking iRule with exceptions

Try this one:

when HTTP_REQUEST {
    switch -glob -- [string tolower [HTTP::path]] {
        "/directory1/file1" {
        }
        /"directory1*" {
            log local0. "[IP::client_addr] trying [HTTP::path]: blocked."
            reject
        }
        /"directory2/file27" {
        }
        "/directory2*" {
            log local0. "[IP::client_addr] trying [HTTP::path]: blocked."
            reject
        }
        default {
        }
    }
}

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