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Jon_Strabala_46
Nimbostratus
Jul 02, 2011F5 iRULEs lack user defined functions (e.g. TCL proc) how about a macro or pre-processing capability
Hi, F5 iRULEs lack user defined functions or procedures (TCL proc) As my IRULEs get more and more complex I find myself getting more and more frustrated that I can not write a...
hoolio
Cirrostratus
Jan 19, 2012Yeah, this really sucks not having procedures.
Everyone definitely wants proc support. It's at least being considered.
correctly parsing responses back from the f5 when saving (rather than having to run 'tail -n 30 -f /var/log/ltm' all the time)
Can you clarify what you mean here? Are you using the iRule editor or the GUI?
The iRule editor gives status when there is a load error. Generally the GUI provides similar feedback.
If iControl, I think it could be useful to be able to open a new iRule Editor window which tails the ltm log for you. However, it would still be more functional to use 'less' from the CLI to search though the log file.
making it save when I click save, rather than having to click it twice (very weird why this happens, not sure if this is because I'm behind a proxy server or whatever, but it works very reliably as long as i click save twice)
Again, is this an issue you see with the GUI or iRule Editor? I've never not had an iRule save when clicking save via either method.
getting it to find my missing braces
I agree. This would make a great iRule Editor feature. I generally use a text editor which supports finding matching braces and then use the iRule editor to save the iRule and check for any errors. I also use regex find/replace functionality in a text editor. Both would be great additions for the iRule Editor.
Aaron
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