External Processing Filter

    Note

    This extension is functional but has not had substantial production burn time, use only with this caveat.

    This extension has an unknown security posture and should only be used in deployments where both the downstream and upstream are trusted.

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    Warning

    This API feature is currently work-in-progress. API features marked as work-in-progress are not considered stable, are not covered by the threat model, are not supported by the security team, and are subject to breaking changes. Do not use this feature without understanding each of the previous points.

    External Processing Filter Processing Mode

    This configuration describes which parts of an HTTP request and response are sent to a remote server and how they are delivered.

    request_header_mode

    (extensions.filters.http.ext_proc.v3.ProcessingMode.HeaderSendMode) How to handle the request header. Default is “SEND”.

    () How to handle the response header. Default is “SEND”.

    request_body_mode

    (extensions.filters.http.ext_proc.v3.ProcessingMode.BodySendMode) How to handle the request body. Default is “NONE”.

    response_body_mode

    () How do handle the response body. Default is “NONE”.

    request_trailer_mode

    (extensions.filters.http.ext_proc.v3.ProcessingMode.HeaderSendMode) How to handle the request trailers. Default is “SKIP”.

    response_trailer_mode

    () How to handle the response trailers. Default is “SKIP”.

    [extensions.filters.http.ext_proc.v3.ProcessingMode.HeaderSendMode proto]

    Control how headers and trailers are handled

    DEFAULT

    SEND

    ⁣Send the header or trailer.

    SKIP

    ⁣Do not send the header or trailer.

    Control how the request and response bodies are handled

    NONE

    (DEFAULT) ⁣Do not send the body at all. This is the default.

    STREAMED

    ⁣Stream the body to the server in pieces as they arrive at the proxy.

    BUFFERED

    ⁣Buffer the message body in memory and send the entire body at once. If the body exceeds the configured buffer limit, then the downstream system will receive an error.

    ⁣Buffer the message body in memory and send the entire body in one chunk. If the body exceeds the configured buffer limit, then the body contents up to the buffer limit will be sent.