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ASF GitHub Bot commented on DISPATCH-1067: ------------------------------------------ Github user bhardesty commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/qpid-dispatch/pull/343#discussion_r203176550 --- Diff: docs/books/user-guide/understand-router-configuration.adoc --- @@ -51,6 +51,133 @@ sectionName { } ---- +[id='methods-for-using-pattern-matching'] +== Methods for Using Pattern Matching and Wildcards + +The router configuration file supports pattern matching and wildcards to enable you to match multiple values for certain attributes. However, the syntax varies based on the type of entity that you are configuring. + +[id='router-address-pattern-matching'] +=== Pattern Matching for Addresses + +In some router configuration scenarios, you may need to use pattern matching to match a range of addresses rather than a single, literal address. Address patterns match any address that corresponds to the pattern. + +An address pattern is a sequence of tokens (typically words) that are delimited by either `.` or `/` characters. They also may contain special wildcard characters that represent words: --- End diff -- Changed to "can" > Doc improvements for router policies > ------------------------------------ > > Key: DISPATCH-1067 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DISPATCH-1067 > Project: Qpid Dispatch > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Documentation > Affects Versions: 1.2.0 > Reporter: Ben Hardesty > Assignee: Ben Hardesty > Priority: Major > > The router policy doc needs to be updated to cover the following enhancements: > * Patterns for policy hostnames (DISPATCH-990) > * New policy config attributes (DISPATCH-976) > * Policy username substitution improvements (DISPATCH-1011) > * Allow vhost policies to be configured in the router configuration file > (DISPATCH-1013) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@qpid.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@qpid.apache.org