Re: Bug#732041: ITP: libvmod-throttle -- Throttling module for Varnish

[Jérémy Lal <kapouer@melix.org>]

On 13/12/2013 08:35, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:> ]] Jérémy Lal 
> 
>> Package: wnpp
>> Severity: wishlist
>> Owner: "Jérémy Lal" <kapouer@melix.org>
>>
>> * Package name    : libvmod-throttle
>>   Version         : 0+gitbf290da
> 
> You probably want to put a date in that version number so you're sure it
> increases over time.

Indeed
 
>>   Description     : Throttling module for Varnish
>>
>> This varnish module allows throttling by setting
>> rate limits on string keys built out of VCL variables.
> 
> What are your plans on how to build this, given Varnish 3.x doesn't ship
> the necessary headers to compile vmods?  (It's there in v4, mind.)

For varnish 3, there are two possibilities:
* Build-Depend on a varnish-source package.
  Is such a package going to happen ?
* get that mod included into varnish 3
  Maybe using multiple source tarballs ?

If none are possible, i'll come back on that ITP when varnish 4 is out.

Jérémy.