uri_switching2.md

HTTP URI Switching - Advanced

Load balance requests to different pools based on the type of content.

F5 HTTP URI Switching

class Static_Content {
  ".gif"
  ".jpg"
  ".png"
  ".ico"
  ".css"
}

when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if { [matchclass [string tolower [HTTP::path]] ends_with ::Static_Content] } {
    pool Cache_Servers
  }
  pool App_Servers
}

Avi HTTP URI Switching

content = avi.http.get_path()
file_types = {".gif", ".jpg", ".png", ".ico", ".css"}

for typeCount = 1, #file_types do
  if string.endswith(content, file_types[typeCount]) then
    avi.pool.select("Cache_Servers")
  else
    avi.pool.select("App_Servers")
  end
end