rax VS apisix

APISIX uses the lua-resty-radixtree library, which wraps around rax, a radix tree implementation in C. This improves the performance compared to implementing the library in pure Lua.

$ git clone https://github.com/RedisGraph/RedisGraph -b v2.4.11 --recurse-submodules -j8 Cloning into 'RedisGraph'... remote: Enumerating objects: 49063, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (2906/2906), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1082/1082), done. remote: Total 49063 (delta 1998), reused 2448 (delta 1736), pack-reused 46157 Receiving objects: 100% (49063/49063), 39.33 MiB | 114.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (38402/38402), done. Submodule 'deps/RediSearch' (https://github.com/RediSearch/RediSearch.git) registered for path 'deps/RediSearch' Submodule 'deps/googletest' (https://github.com/google/googletest.git) registered for path 'deps/googletest' Submodule 'deps/libcypher-parser' (https://github.com/RedisGraph/libcypher-parser.git) registered for path 'deps/libcypher-parser' Submodule 'deps/rax' (https://github.com/antirez/rax.git) registered for path 'deps/rax' Submodule 'deps/readies' (https://github.com/RedisLabsModules/readies.git) registered for path 'deps/readies' Submodule 'deps/xxHash' (https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash.git) registered for path 'deps/xxHash' Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/RediSearch'... remote: Enumerating objects: 34395, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (1802/1802), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1097/1097), done. remote: Total 34395 (delta 1150), reused 1182 (delta 696), pack-reused 32593 Receiving objects: 100% (34395/34395), 23.62 MiB | 71.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (25261/25261), done. Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/rax'... remote: Enumerating objects: 668, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (25/25), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (14/14), done. remote: Total 668 (delta 12), reused 19 (delta 11), pack-reused 643 Receiving objects: 100% (668/668), 236.14 KiB | 1.41 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (414/414), done. Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/readies'... remote: Enumerating objects: 2354, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (833/833), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (329/329), done. remote: Total 2354 (delta 608), reused 675 (delta 503), pack-reused 1521 Receiving objects: 100% (2354/2354), 390.69 KiB | 17.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (1577/1577), done. Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/libcypher-parser'... remote: Enumerating objects: 3250, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (68/68), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (46/46), done. remote: Total 3250 (delta 42), reused 43 (delta 21), pack-reused 3182 Receiving objects: 100% (3250/3250), 2.10 MiB | 28.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (2488/2488), done. Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/xxHash'... remote: Enumerating objects: 4784, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (345/345), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (188/188), done. remote: Total 4784 (delta 189), reused 255 (delta 143), pack-reused 4439 Receiving objects: 100% (4784/4784), 2.54 MiB | 27.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (2922/2922), done. Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/googletest'... remote: Enumerating objects: 23334, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (234/234), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (142/142), done. remote: Total 23334 (delta 120), reused 146 (delta 81), pack-reused 23100 Receiving objects: 100% (23334/23334), 9.49 MiB | 44.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (17191/17191), done. Submodule path 'deps/RediSearch': checked out '68430b3c838374478dd9ffe4e361534f572b16ff' Submodule 'deps/googletest' (https://github.com/google/googletest.git) registered for path 'deps/RediSearch/deps/googletest' Submodule 'deps/readies' (https://github.com/RedisLabsModules/readies.git) registered for path 'deps/RediSearch/deps/readies' Cloning to '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/RediSearch/deps/googletest'... remote: Enumerating objects: 23334, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (234/234), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (148/148), done. remote: Total 23334 (delta 120), reused 141 (delta 75), pack-reused 23100 Receiving objects: 100% (23334/23334), 9.56 MiB | 1.05 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (17185/17185), done. Kloning ke '/home/bpdp/master/postdoc-ugm/RedisGraph/deps/RediSearch/deps/readies'... remote: Enumerating objects: 2354, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (833/833), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (329/329), done. remote: Total 2354 (delta 608), reused 675 (delta 503), pack-reused 1521 Receiving objects: 100% (2354/2354), 390.69 KiB | 853.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (1577/1577), done. Submodule path 'deps/RediSearch/deps/googletest': checked out 'dea0216d0c6bc5e63cf5f6c8651cd268668032ec' Submodule path 'deps/RediSearch/deps/readies': checked out '89be267427c7dfcfaab4064942ef0f595f6b1fa3' Submodule path 'deps/googletest': checked out '565f1b848215b77c3732bca345fe76a0431d8b34' Submodule path 'deps/libcypher-parser': checked out '38cdee1867b18644616292c77fe2ac1f2b179537' Submodule path 'deps/rax': checked out 'ba4529f6c836c9ff1296cde12b8557329f5530b7' Submodule path 'deps/readies': checked out 'd59f3ad4e9b3d763eb41df07567111dc94c6ecac' Submodule path 'deps/xxHash': checked out '726c14000ca73886f6258a6998fb34dd567030e9' $

> I think etcd is basically a k8s only project now

I hate etcd with the best of them, but etcd is used in a lot more places than just kubernetes:

https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/docs/en/latest/...

https://github.com/traefik/traefik#:~:text=Etcd,

https://github.com/zalando/patroni#patroni-a-template-for-po...

https://github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/tree/0.0.26/etcd (this one shows up on HN quite a bit)

https://github.com/sorintlab/stolon#features

It's actually one of the major reasons I wouldn't touch those projects

Through this intelligent caching mechanism, APISIX efficiently utilizes system resources when handling a large volume of requests, thereby improving overall system performance and stability. APISIX, with its advanced LRU cache, provides developers with a reliable and efficient API gateway solution, facilitating smooth communication with external services.

The main issue is that priority is documented in the config-default.yaml file, while the phase is buried in the code. Worse, some plugins run across different phases. For example, let's check the proxy proxy-rewrite plugin and, more precisely, the functions defined there:

// references: // https://github.com/tetratelabs/proxy-wasm-go-sdk/tree/main/examples // https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/t/wasm/ package main import ( "github.com/tetratelabs/proxy-wasm-go-sdk/proxywasm" "github.com/tetratelabs/proxy-wasm-go-sdk/proxywasm/types" "github.com/valyala/fastjson" ) func main() { proxywasm.SetVMContext(&vmContext{}) } // each plugin has its own VMContext. // it is responsible for creating multiple PluginContexts for each route. type vmContext struct { types.DefaultVMContext } // each route has its own PluginContext. // it corresponds to one instance of the plugin. func (*vmContext) NewPluginContext(contextID uint32) types.PluginContext { return &pluginContext{} } type header struct { Name string Value string } type pluginContext struct { types.DefaultPluginContext Headers []header } func (ctx *pluginContext) OnPluginStart(pluginConfigurationSize int) types.OnPluginStartStatus { data, err := proxywasm.GetPluginConfiguration() if err != nil { proxywasm.LogErrorf("error reading plugin configuration: %v", err) return types.OnPluginStartStatusFailed } var p fastjson.Parser v, err := p.ParseBytes(data) if err != nil { proxywasm.LogErrorf("error decoding plugin configuration: %v", err) return types.OnPluginStartStatusFailed } headers := v.GetArray("headers") ctx.Headers = make([]header, len(headers)) for i, hdr := range headers { ctx.Headers[i] = header{ Name: string(hdr.GetStringBytes("name")), Value: string(hdr.GetStringBytes("value")), } } return types.OnPluginStartStatusOK } // each HTTP request to a route has its own HTTPContext func (ctx *pluginContext) NewHttpContext(contextID uint32) types.HttpContext { return &httpContext{parent: ctx} } type httpContext struct { types.DefaultHttpContext parent *pluginContext } func (ctx *httpContext) OnHttpResponseHeaders(numHeaders int, endOfStream bool) types.Action { plugin := ctx.parent for _, hdr := range plugin.Headers { proxywasm.ReplaceHttpResponseHeader(hdr.Name, hdr.Value) } return types.ActionContinue }

API7 takes Apache APISIX as its robust foundation, which is open-source and has an active community with over 600 contributors all over the world. The nature of open source allows users to examine the source code, which promotes transparency. This transparency helps users understand how APISIX works, verify its security, and identify and fix any potential vulnerabilities or bugs.

But the best part is that the libraries mentioned here and Apache APISIX are entirely open source, meaning you can look under the hood and modify things yourself.

Default configuration

4. Plugin definition: It is a really important part of plugin implementation that we define as a table with properties for the version, priority, name, and schema. The name and schema are the plugin's name and schema defined earlier. The version and priority are used by APISIX to manage the plugin. The version typically refers to the version that is currently in use like API versioning. If you publish and update your plugin logic, it is going to be 1.1 (You can set any version you wish). But you need to be very careful in choosing priority. The priority field defines in which order and phase your plugin should be executed. For example, the 'ip-restriction' plugin, with a priority of 3000, will be executed before the 'example-plugin', which has a priority of 0. This is due to the higher priority value of the 'ip-restriction' plugin. If you're developing your own plugin, make sure that you followed the order of plugins not to mess up the order of existing plugins. You can check the order of existing plugins in the config-default.yaml file and open the Apache APISIX Plugin Development Guide to determine.

Their use of etcd was a hard pass for me; I don't need more etcd in my life

Apache APISIX Apache APISIX is an open source, dynamic, real-time, high-performance cloud native API gateway. APISIX provides rich traffic management features such as load balancing, dynamic upstream, canary release, circuit breaking, authentication, observability, and more. Official website https://apisix.apache.org/ GitHub projects APISIX (the core): https://github.com/apache/apisix GitHub - apache/apisix: The Cloud-Native API Gateway GitHub - apache/apisix-dashboard: Dashboard for Apache APISIX GitHub - apache/apisix-website: Apache APISIX Website GitHub - apache/apisix-docker: the docker for Apache APISIX GitHub - apache/apisix-go-plugin-runner: Go Plugin Runner for APISIX GitHub - apache/apisix-java-plugin-runner: APISIX Plugin Runner in Java GitHub - apache/apisix-python-plugin-runner: Apache APISIX Python plugin runner GitHub - apache/apisix-helm-chart: Apache APISIX Helm Chart GitHub - apache/apisix-ingress-controller: ingress controller for K8s