On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Leon Ma <tutuf...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd like to apply different sub flows against attributes of input elements.
>
> For example, for my source of HttpRequest:
>
> if (contains HttpHeader A) then go thru flowA
> if (contains HttpHeader B) then go thru flowB
> else go thru flowC
>
> I got some ideas from thread:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/akka-user/b4xL1iU9QHU
>
> That I can use Broadcast + filter to do sub flow branching like:
>
> Source~> bcast ~> filterToSelectA~> FlowA ~> merge
>                              ~> filterToSelectB ~> FlowB  ~> merge
>                               ~> filterElse  ~> FlowC ~> merge
>                                                              ~> merge.out
> ~> ...
>
> However, if the filter itself is heavy (like calling a service), we might
> need to pay extra cost for each branch.
> So I'm thinking of whether there's a way to do "Conditional" Balance that
> do filter evaluation Before dispatching. (pre-filter vs post-filter)
>

Perhaps you can perform the decision in a stage before the bcast and pass
it on (in the element) so that the filters have low cost.

/Patrik


>
> Any suggestion?
>
>
> Thanks
> Leon
>
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