All upstream and downstream data will go through Python code provided by the user. A user can use this capability to modify headers and content. With this functionality, you can enhance security. Additionally, you can apply corrections, translations, and remove emojis. In a commercial sense, you could replace certain words with links to advertised content.
Routing is more advanced than any other web server provides. For routing, Python is integrated, giving it unlimited options. You could even write custom responses with Python, add webhooks, or override an existing page of software where you normally don't have control. Other features include, but are not limited to:
- Force the usage of authentication tokens (or base64 authentication).
Using Python, you can apply your own dynamic load balancing rules. You know exactly which servers have which connections. A good idea could be to include the server load or other statistics in the response header of servers. Using interception, you can remove this data for the client.
You can redirect based on hostname dynamically. You could use the same source code and, based on hostname, determine if you use production or development settings.
Because of its huge concurrency capabilities, it's perfectly suitable as an application server. It's not only a load balancer, it's also a reverse proxy. It's a complete solution to your needs.
