Roadmap – nginx(trac.nginx.org)

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http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/roadmap

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Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly should I be looking for that warrants a frontpage of HN for this link ?

Official support for WebSockets and SPDY in nginx is big news. WebSocket support especially, as previously it was impossible to do long-polling / WebSocket type work in nginx without resorting to unreliable 3rd party modules.

kcbanner14 anni fa

Websocket support is big deal.

jroseattle14 anni fa

Hellloooooo, websockets. A nice reverse proxy to Node will be so welcome.

zaph0d14 anni fa

I am more excited about ETags support than SPDY & Websockets. Etags (when used correctly) are extremely handy.

newman31414 anni fa

Please elaborate...

untog14 anni fa

There's a great example/explanation on the Facebook Developer blog:

https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/627/

Basically, it's Last-Modified on steroids.

Vidart14 anni fa

In the link that you mentioned, ETags are produced and handled by application. There are no special needs in web-server support.

untog14 anni fa

Right... I was assuming that the OP wanted to know what ETags are, rather than their specific implementation in nginx.

zaph0d14 anni fa

Etags are useful for static assets as well.

dtf14 anni fa

Can't wait! But until then...

Has anyone been using nginx <1.3 to proxy WebSockets using the TCP proxy module (nginx_tcp_proxy_module)? Anyone know from experience if it's a workable solution?

istvanp14 anni fa

Not if you want to use port 80 for your websockets and http on the same server. We are using haproxy to support both Node and nginx on port 80.

GvS14 anni fa

I've been using it for 1.0.x and it works.

thcheetah14 anni fa

Looking forward to websocket reverse proxying in 1.3

d1mitris14 anni fa

I always found any information coming from the nginx website a bit too laconic. Am I the only one?

WebSocket support is welcome.

alexchamberlain14 anni fa

Now you mention it, yes. Don't forget that English isn't the core developers' native language though.