DataScript Samples

Log Custom Data

Create a local log with custom data. This log is visible in the application logs, and is eligible to be sent to remote logging servers if the user-defined filter is configured in the virtual service’s analytics profile. This logged data will be appended to standard log data that is generated for the request.

avi.vs.log("This is a custom log. The clients IP address is " .. avi.vs.client_ip())

Persist on JsessionID

The following example looks at a server-generated cookie, using the value to persist the client to the server for an hour. This use case can also be performed via the native app-cookie persistence method.

-- Add to the HTTP Request
if avi.http.get_cookie("OAM_JSESSIONID") then
  if avi.vs.table_lookup(avi.http.get_cookie("OAM_JSESSIONID")) then
    avi.pool.select(avi.vs.table_lookup(avi.http.get_cookie("JSESSIONID")))
  end
end

-- Add to the HTTP Response
if avi.http.get_cookie("JSESSIONID") ~= "" then
  avi.vs.table_insert(avi.http.get_cookie("JSESSIONID"), avi.pool.server_ip(), 3600)
end

Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

If the client is accessing a secure portion of a website and is not using SSL, then redirect them HTTPS using a 302 Redirect.

if string.beginswith(avi.http.get_path(), "/secure") and avi.vs.port() ~= "443" then
  avi.http.redirect("https://" .. avi.http.hostname() .. avi.http.get_uri(), 302)
end

Blocklist Enforcement of IP Addresses

Block clients coming from a designated blocklist group based on their client IP address. To implement this rule, first create an IP group, matching the name used in the following rule.

var = avi.vs.client_ip()
if avi.ipgroup.contains("IP-Group", var) then
  avi.vs.log("Blacklisted IP" .. var.. "attempting to log in")
  avi.http.close_conn()
end

Content Switching — Basic

This rule directs clients to a pool based on an exact match of the HTTP path.

if avi.http.get_path() == "/sales/" then
  avi.pool.select("sales-pool")
  elseif avi.http.get_path() == "/dev/" then
    avi.pool.select("dev-pool")
    elseif avi.http.get_path() == "/marketing/" then
      avi.pool.select("marketing")
end

Content Switching — Advanced

Direct clients to different pools, or different servers within a pool, based on a match against their path.

if string.beginswith(avi.http.get_path(), "/sales/") then
  avi.pool.select("sales-pool")
  elseif avi.http.get_path() == "/engineering/" then
    avi.pool.select("engineering-pool", "apache1")
    elseif avi.http.get_path() == "/marketing/" then
    avi.pool.select("marketing", "10.10.31.201")
end

Content Switching — Large List

For extremely long lists, it may be preferable to separate the DataScript code from the data it is using. This makes it easy to add or modify the list or mappings without giving users (or automation API calls) access to the underlying rule. This approach takes advantage of a string group, which contains the list and is referenced by the DataScript.

The string group must be set to key/value pair, with sample entries such as:

/marketing marketing-pool

/dev dev-pool

/checkout default-pool

/nonprod nonprod-pool

/test nonprod-pool

/sales sales

val, match = avi.stringgroup.beginswith("StringGroup", avi.http.get_path())
if match then
  avi.pool.select(val)
else
  avi.pool.select("default-pool")
end

Rewrite Client Request

Add a query to the request based on the country code of the HTTP hostname. For instance, the site may be www.avi.es/path/index.html?query=true. The new request would read www.avi.es/path/index.html?es=0123&query=true

host = avi.http.host()
-- Create an array of mappings
TLD_map =

{es="123", fi="456", cn="789"}
if not host then
-- The host header does not exist, so close the connection
  avi.http.close_conn()
elseif string.sub(host, 1, #"www.avi.") == "www.avi." then
  i,j = string.find(host, "avi")
  TLD = string.sub(host, j+2, -1)
  new_query = "?mandate=" .. TLD_map[TLD]
  old_query = avi.http.get_query()

if old_query > 0 then
  new_query = new_query .. "&" .. old_query
end
avi.http.redirect("www.avi.com" .. avi.http.get_path() .. new_query, 302)
end

Generate a different redirect URL, based on different host names

Check if the host name begins with “www.avi.”, then get the ccTLD from the host. Form the beginning part of the new query using the ccTLD map table to get the value of the query argument “mandate”. Append the old query, if it exists, to the new query. Generate the HTTP redirect to the new URL using the domain “www.avi.com” and the new query.

local ccTLD_map = {es="01345F", fi="5146FF", cn="45DFX", io="123456", ly="ABC123"}
host = avi.http.host()

if not host then
  avi.http.close_conn()
elseif string.sub(host, 1, #"www.avi.") == "www.avi." then
  i,j = string.find(host, "avi")
  ccTLD = string.sub(host, j+2, -1)
  new_query = "?mandate=" .. ccTLD_map[ccTLD]
  old_query = avi.http.get_query()

  if #old_query > 0 then
    new_query = new_query .. "&" .. old_query
  end
    avi.http.redirect("www.avi.com" ..
      avi.http.get_path() ..
      new_query, 302)
end

Rewrite publicly available hosts & URLs to private hosts and URLs &dmash; which are in fact OpenShift routes

This can be a common requirement for OpenShift environments, since routes are not typically open and accessible directly from the Internet.

host = avi.http.get_header("Host")
path = avi.http.get_path()
if string.contains(host, "rhmap.global.acme.com") and string.beginswith (path, "/router/test") then
   avi.vs.log("router/test match")
   avi.http.replace_header ("Host", avi.http.get_path_tokens(3,3) ..".".."apps.test-a.0341.o2.we1.csl.cd2.acme.com")
   avi.vs.log ("router/test new header")
   if avi.http.get_path_tokens(4) then
        avi.http.set_path ("/"..avi.http.get_path_tokens(4))
     else
        avi.http.set_path ("/")
   end
 elseif string.contains(host, "rhmap.global.acme.com") and string.beginswith (path, "/router/dev") then
   avi.vs.log("router/dev match")
   avi.http.replace_header ("Host", avi.http.get_path_tokens(3,3) ..".".."apps.test-a.0341.o2.we1.csl.cd2.acme.com")
   avi.vs.log ("router/dev new header")
   if avi.http.get_path_tokens(4) then
        avi.http.set_path ("/"..avi.http.get_path_tokens(4))
   else
        avi.http.set_path ("/")
   end
elseif string.contains(host, "rhmap.global.acme.com") and string.beginswith (path, "/core") then
   avi.vs.log("core match")
   avi.http.replace_header ("Host", "rhmap.apps.test-a.0341.o2.we1.csl.cd2.acme.com")
   avi.vs.log ("core new header")
      avi.http.set_path ("/"..avi.http.get_path_tokens(2))
else
   avi.vs.log ("nothing matches")
end