SMP cache manager URLs

Hello,

    We currently use mgr:info and similar URLs to access "cache manager"
interface. I know there are plans to change the protocol and/or domain
name of those URLs, but I want to focus on the URL path (a.k.a. action)
and SMP. We have several options here:

1. Keep paths/actions as they are now. Hide individual process state and
report totals from Squid "as a whole" point of view instead.

2. Keep paths/actions as they are now. Report individual process state
and also report totals from Squid "as a whole" point of view, all in one
response, with appropriate separators to mark per-process and aggregate
parts.

3. Allow action parameters to specify which process(es) state should be
reported. If no parameters were given, just report aggregates. For
example, mgr:info?process_number=2 will trigger the "info" action for
forked process #2.

We will have #2 supported soon, but since there are many management
scripts that rely on mgr:info and other actions output format, I think
#2 will not work as a long-term default. Thus, it seems like our choice
is between #1 (simple) and #3 (provides per-process information).

I cannot promise #3 support soon, but do you think it is needed at all?
Any other long-term options/ideas?

Thank you,

Alex.
Received on Wed Jul 07 2010 - 19:29:46 MDT