As you might know, currently the default topology feature [1] is broken
[2], there were few attempts made to fix it but looks like the most recent
refactoring might have broken it again.
I would like to propose a feature (similar to Default Topology) where one
can specify port a topology can listen on. The requests to this topology do
not have to include the {gateway} and {topology} elements. So essentially
it will be Default Topology feature but now we can have support for
multiple topologies (listening on different ports).
Off-course the standard port configured through gateway config will work
just the way it always has, so all the existing features will not be
affected.
I am planning to start a new KIP and try to put more information there. I
think this will be an exciting new feature and a good value add.
Please let me know your thoughts !
Best,
Sandeep
[1]
http://knox.apache.org/books/knox-0-12-0/user-guide.html#Default+Topology+URLs
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KNOX-797
