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Status Not under consideration
Workspace DataPower Gateway
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 25, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Support shared sources

Currently an application domain can see files within a visible domain but it can't use those stylesheets or gatewayscripts as shared sources as they are not available to actions.

A common workaround is to place the shared sources in the store directory of the default domain, but this has two major downsides:

  1. it pollutes the default domain

  2. you can not organize your code as you can not create subfolders in the store directory

I therefore suggest to extend the "visible domain" functionality by adding a flag that makes files not only visible but also usable.

A rather quick-and-dirty alternative would to be to allow the creation of subfolders in the store directory of the default domain.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 6, 2024

    A shared repository is a possibility but it comes with additional costs and risks. I'm pretty sure that most DataPower users would prefer a pure on-box solution. There's a kind of common workaround by using an on-box service to provide the files (e.g. an HTTP Service), but solution comes with the additional TCP/HTTP overhead. A file system based solution would be faster and easier.

    By the way, even the quick-and-dirty alternative with the subfolders in the store directory is better than an external shared repository.

  • Admin
    Ulas Cubuk
    Reply
    |     Jun 28, 2024

    Thank you for the suggestion. Fundamentally this is not a bad idea. You can also fetch the files that are used across many domains from a shared repository. We have had that functionality built in just for this reason for many years.

    We're going to decline this idea for now but will continue to monitor for more comments and alternatives. It might be reassessed or reopened for additional feedback in the future.

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