Large classes in iRules

My previous post was directed specifically at the issue of storing large quantities of data in an iRule and having it be accessible and responsive while processing.

 

 

As far as storing that information permanently and having the records there each time the rule inits, this is a different issue. Unfortunately there isn't currently a good way to achieve both, as the data structures that allow for the size and access speed necessary to handle the number of records we're talking about (arrays and the session table) don't allow for storing the data they contain permanently like classes do. So yes, you'd have to add each entry to either the array or the session table each time the iRule was loaded, which might not be viable for your situation, but isn't a problem for things like, say, connection limiting.

 

 

Colin