On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:19 AM Brian Bouterse <bmbou...@redhat.com> wrote:
> A Distribution, e.g. FileDistribution > <https://docs.pulpproject.org/en/3.0/nightly/restapi.html#operation/distributions_file_file_read> > has a base_url (not base_path) which defaults to returning data with > "relative" urls, e.g. "/pulp/content/foo/..." If you set the > CONTENT_HOST > <https://docs.pulpproject.org/en/3.0/nightly/installation/configuration.html#content-host> > setting to "https://example.com:1234"; then Pulp will return absolute URLs > e.g. "https://example.com:1234/pulp/content/foo/..."; > > Concerns with what we have currently: > > 1. plugins like pulp_docker require this CONTENT_HOST to be set, but > others may not, so this setting could become a dividing line for plugins > that want it set versus those that don't. > > 2. Clients are semantically unsure how to handle responses for one Pulp > server versus another. This setting changes the client's responsibilities > (relative vs absolute URL handling). > > 3. Relative urls are not as usable as absolute urls. > > > # Option 1: Remove the setting and have plugins handle it > My concern with this option is that it's no easier to deal with > plugin-by-plugin > > # Option 2: Keep the setting and make it a required (absolute URLs always) > Users would always have to be involved, but installer could get it right. > RPM packages could not though since they don't know about multi-machine > installs. > > # Option 3: Option 2 + a default of FQDN > This would align with a default that serves Pulp publically to > non-localhost environments. > > # Option 4: Option 2 + a default of FQDN > This would align with a default that serves Pulp via localhost only > correction, Option 4 is for a default of 'localhost' > # Any of the ^ options only consolidating CONTENT_PATH_PREFIX > <https://docs.pulpproject.org/en/3.0/nightly/installation/configuration.html#content-path-prefix> > Is this simpler? > > > What would best serve your plugin? What would best serve Pulp users? > > Thanks! > Brian > >
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