Let's simply reset this whole mess. A proposal to adopt mod_firehose is attached.
[ ] Option 1: adopt as trunk module [ ] Option 2: adopt only as subproject [ ] Option 3: do not adopt [Prior to this vote, option 2 had previously passed with minfrin, issac, sctemme, jim in support. Subsequently, wrowe endorsed option 2, while minfrin, jim introduced option 1. Please vote.] On 12/13/2011 9:19 AM, Graham Leggett wrote: > Hi all, > > I have concluded negotiation with the BBC to open source some httpd modules > that I wrote under the AL, and the BBC have very kindly agreed to donate the > code to the ASF[1], which I believe would fit well as subprojects of httpd, > and would like to know whether httpd would accept these. > > To be clear, this isn't a "code dump", my intention is to continue to develop > and support this moving forward, and hopefully expand the community around > them. > > - mod_firehose: "tcpdump for httpd" > > Based originally on mod_dumpio.c, mod_firehose is an httpd filter that writes > the contents of a request and/or a response to a file or pipe in such a way > that the requests can be reconstructed later using a second dedicated tool > called "firehose". > > It was initially developed to help debug restful services that were secured > with client certificates and therefore opaque to other tools like tcpdump or > tcpflow, but was then subsequently used to record "dirty traffic" for > subsequent replay for the purposes of testing. > > The module and the corresponding firehose demultiplexer was used to uncover > some of the more tricky bugs in mod_cache, as well as protocol > inconsistencies in backend services, and would prove very useful to anyone > deploying restful services. We have also intended it to be used to create a > "dark live" environment, where live traffic can be split off and diverted to > a staging environment to test whether a software update works correctly. > > The code is currently packaged as an RPM, wrapped in autotools, and a > snapshot is available here: > > http://people.apache.org/~minfrin/bbc-donated/mod_firehose/ > http://people.apache.org/~minfrin/bbc-donated/firehose/ > > The corresponding README documenting in more detail is here: > > http://people.apache.org/~minfrin/bbc-donated/mod_firehose/README > > The code itself is here: > > http://people.apache.org/~minfrin/bbc-donated/mod_firehose/mod_firehose.c > http://people.apache.org/~minfrin/bbc-donated/firehose/firehose.c > > Obviously the expectation is for the documentation to be completed and > fleshed out. > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52322 > > Regards, > Graham > -- > >
