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gerald_wegener_
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusRequest / Reponse iRules
If I have an iRule that looks at HTTP Requests as in:
when HTTP_REQUEST {
some request logic here...
}
and another iRule that looks at HTTP Responses as in:
when HTTP_RESPONSE {
some response logic here...
}
Is it better to combine these into a single rule if possible? e.g. is it better performance-wise, etc.
What is the rule-of-thumb in this case?
Thank You.
- The main decision point is manageability on your part. If the logic in the two rules are related, then it's probably best to combine them into a single iRule. If they are not and you will use them in multiple contexts, then it might be best to keep them separate.
There is a very minimal configuration overhead to split it apart into multiple iRules as there are two configuration objects instead of one, but it's nothing that should be of a concern to you regarding runtime performance.
-Joe
