On 27/10/2019 11:27, Felix Schumacher wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> while looking at the RewriteMap configuration, I noticed, that parsing
> of the RewriteMap directive is a bit minimal. Parameters are split at
> whitespace (no quotes will be recognized) and only the first of the
> optional parameters will be used.
>
> Should this be changed? If so, should we introduce quoting capabilities
> to gather the "one" optional parameter, or allow multiple parameters?
>
> Version "quote":
>
> RewriteMap m1 example.MyMap "some params"
>
> Version "multiple"
>
> RewriteMap m2 example.OtherMap one two three
>
> Or should it be a combination?
That is probably the most flexible option. I'd lean towards this option
but would be happy to support the majority view if different.
> "quote" would be sort of compatible with the current interface, as we
> still have only one parameter. "multiple" would be a nicer interface for
> the implementer of the map.
>
> Another thing I noticed, is that the httpd rewrite map feature has a few
> builtin maps, that could be useful to supply with our implementation.
> Any thoughts on supplying those? (I thought about the maps
> int:[toupper,tolower,escape,unescape], txt:, rnd: and possibly a new one
> called jdbc:{jndi-connection}:{sql statement with placeholder}. For
> these elements a quote detection would be a must)
I don't recall any requests for these on the users list but maybe that
is because the feature isn't that well known.
Mark
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