On Mar 31, 2008, at 10:39 AM, Paul Querna wrote:
Just read the mod_rewrite docs:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/rewrite_tech.html#InternalAPI
They are already exposing internals to "users'.
"Users" want customization.
We should just do it right, and stop hacking around the central
problem.
Expose the structures.
Embed Lua.
Users like mod_rewrite for many reasons, but I think mostly because it
does so many things that almost every Apache hosting provider needs to
have it installed and usable in .htaccess, and thus is one of the few
solutions that can be taught in a FAQ to powerless users).
I like customizations, but I also like servers that stay up forever
and do most of their configuration-based thinking outside the critical
path of request processing. My worry about Lua is that run-time
procedural customizations are far less efficient than precompiled
regex tables. In other words, we need both, though we'd be better
served if we can do everything in a single, sensible syntax.
Unfortunately, after last year's experience of being the only server
person around who wasn't working on a Joost release, I decided to delay
my arrival until Tuesday rather than attend the hackathon. Please have
fun, finish the server, and let me know what happened when I arrive;
I'll try to squeeze it into my keynote for Friday. ;-)
....Roy
