[中文](zh-cn/plugin-develop.md) # table of contents - [**check dependencies**](#check-dependencies) - [**name and config**](#name-and-config) - [**schema and check**](#schema-and-check) - [**choose phase to run**](#choose-phase-to-run) - [**implement the logic**](#implement-the-logic) - [**write test case**](#write-test-case) ## check dependencies if you have dependencies on external libraries, check the dependent items. if your plugin needs to use shared memory, it needs to declare in __bin/apisix__, for example : ```nginx lua_shared_dict plugin-limit-req 10m; lua_shared_dict plugin-limit-count 10m; lua_shared_dict prometheus-metrics 10m; lua_shared_dict plugin-limit-conn 10m; lua_shared_dict upstream-healthcheck 10m; lua_shared_dict worker-events 10m; # for openid-connect plugin lua_shared_dict discovery 1m; # cache for discovery metadata documents lua_shared_dict jwks 1m; # cache for JWKs lua_shared_dict introspection 10m; # cache for JWT verification results ``` The plugin itself provides the init method. It is convenient for plugins to perform some initialization after the plugin is loaded. Note : if the dependency of some plugin needs to be initialized when Nginx start, you may need to add logic to the initialization method "http_init" in the file __apisix.lua__, And you may need to add some processing on generated part of Nginx configuration file in __bin/apisix__ file. but it is easy to have an impact on the overall situation according to the existing plugin mechanism, we do not recommend this unless you have a complete grasp of the code. ## name and config determine the name and priority of the plugin, and add to conf/config-default.yaml. For example, for the key-auth plugin, you need to specify the plugin name in the code (the name is the unique identifier of the plugin and cannot be duplicate), you can see the code in file "__apisix/plugins/key-auth.lua__" : ```lua local plugin_name = "key-auth" local _M = { version = 0.1, priority = 2500, type = 'auth', name = plugin_name, schema = schema, } ``` Note : The priority of the new plugin cannot be the same as the priority of any existing plugin. In addition, plugins with a high priority value will be executed first. For example, the priority of basic-auth is 2520 and the priority of ip-restriction is 3000. Therefore, the ip-restriction plugin will be executed first, then the basic-auth plugin. in the "__conf/config-default.yaml__" configuration file, the enabled plugins (all specified by plugin name) are listed. ```yaml plugins: # plugin list - example-plugin - limit-req - limit-count - limit-conn - key-auth - prometheus - node-status - jwt-auth - zipkin - ip-restriction - grpc-transcode - serverless-pre-function - serverless-post-function - openid-connect - proxy-rewrite - redirect ``` Note : the order of the plugins is not related to the order of execution. If your plugin has a new code directory of its own, you will need to modify the `Makefile` to create directory, such as: ``` $(INSTALL) -d $(INST_LUADIR)/apisix/plugins/skywalking $(INSTALL) apisix/plugins/skywalking/*.lua $(INST_LUADIR)/apisix/plugins/skywalking/ ``` ## schema and check Write [Json Schema](https://json-schema.org) descriptions and check functions. similarly, take the key-auth plugin as an example to see its configuration data : ```json "key-auth" : { "key" : "auth-one" } ``` The configuration data of the plugin is relatively simple. Only one attribute named key is supported. Let's look at its schema description : ```lua local schema = { type = "object", properties = { key = {type = "string"}, } } ``` At the same time, we need to implement the __check_schema(conf)__ method to complete the specification verification. ```lua function _M.check_schema(conf) return core.schema.check(schema, conf) end ``` Note: the project has provided the public method "__core.schema.check__", which can be used directly to complete JSON verification. In addition, if the plugin needs to use some metadata, we can define the plugin `metadata_schema`, and then we can dynamically manage these metadata through the `admin api`. Example: ```lua local metadata_schema = { type = "object", properties = { ikey = {type = "number", minimum = 0}, skey = {type = "string"}, }, required = {"ikey", "skey"}, additionalProperties = false, } local plugin_name = "example-plugin" local _M = { version = 0.1, priority = 0, -- TODO: add a type field, may be a good idea name = plugin_name, schema = schema, metadata_schema = metadata_schema, } ``` ## choose phase to run Determine which phase to run, generally access or rewrite. If you don't know the [Openresty life cycle](https://openresty-reference.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Directives/), it's recommended to know it in advance. For example key-auth is an authentication plugin, thus the authentication should be completed before forwarding the request to any upstream service. Therefore, the plugin can be executed in the rewrite and access phases. In APISIX, the authentication logic is implemented in the rewrite phase. Generally, IP access and interface permission are completed in the access phase. The following code snippet shows how to implement any logic relevant to the plugin in the Openresty log phase. ```lua function _M.log(conf) -- Implement logic here end ``` **Note : we can't invoke `ngx.exit` or `core.respond.exit` in rewrite phase and access phase. if need to exit, just return the status and body, the plugin engine will make the exit happen with the returned status and body. [example](https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/35269581e21473e1a27b11cceca6f773cad0192a/apisix/plugins/limit-count.lua#L177)** ## implement the logic Write the logic of the plugin in the corresponding phase. ## write test case For functions, write and improve the test cases of various dimensions, do a comprehensive test for your plugin ! The test cases of plugins are all in the "__t/plugin__" directory. You can go ahead to find out. APISIX uses [****test-nginx****](https://github.com/openresty/test-nginx) as the test framework. A test case,.t file is usually divided into prologue and data parts by \__data\__. Here we will briefly introduce the data part, that is, the part of the real test case. For example, the key-auth plugin : ```perl === TEST 1: sanity --- config location /t { content_by_lua_block { local plugin = require("apisix.plugins.key-auth") local ok, err = plugin.check_schema({key = 'test-key'}) if not ok then ngx.say(err) end ngx.say("done") } } --- request GET /t --- response_body done --- no_error_log [error] ``` A test case consists of three parts : - __Program code__ : configuration content of Nginx location - __Input__ : http request information - __Output check__ : status, header, body, error log check When we request __/t__, which config in the configuration file, the Nginx will call "__content_by_lua_block__" instruction to complete the Lua script, and finally return. The assertion of the use case is response_body return "done", "__no_error_log__" means to check the "__error.log__" of Nginx. There must be no ERROR level record. The log files for the unit test are located in the following folder: 't/servroot/logs'. Refer the following [document](how-to-build.md#test) to setup the testing framework. ### Attach the test-nginx execution process: According to the path we configured in the makefile and some configuration items at the front of each __.t__ file, the framework will assemble into a complete nginx.conf file. "__t/servroot__" is the working directory of Nginx and start the Nginx instance. according to the information provided by the test case, initiate the http request and check that the return items of HTTP include HTTP status, HTTP response header, HTTP response body and so on.