Example of Static Variables with Virtual Server specific settings

Problem this snippet solves: When you have an iRule that requires some virtual server specific "setting" that is configured in RULE_INIT; unless you have a different version of the iRule for each vi...
Published Sep 11, 2020
Version 1.0
application delivery
iRules
LTM
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Kai_Wilke
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Jan 20, 2023

Hi Chad, 

you may think about using static::array() variables. Much cleaner for such usecases... 

when RULE_INIT {
    set static::virtualLimit(http_test) "25"
    set static::virtualLimit(https_test) "50"
}
when HTTP_REQUEST {
    HTTP::respond 200 content "OK - Limit Variable = $static::virtualLimit([URI::basename [virtual]])"
}

 Cheers, Kai