Recently, we've introduced and updated some new features, including adding devcontainer support, enhancing Admin API filtering, and adding
headersattribute forloki-loggerplugin, etc. For more details, please read this month's newsletter.
Introduction
From its inception, the Apache APISIX project has embraced the ethos of open-source community collaboration, propelling it into the ranks of the most active global open-source API gateway projects. The proverbial wisdom of 'teamwork makes the dream work' rings true in our way and is made possible by the collective effort of our community.
From June 1st to June 30, 17 contributors made 86 commits to Apache APISIX. We sincerely appreciate your contributions to Apache APISIX.
Contributor Statistics
Feature Highlights
1. Add devcontainer support
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/11765
Contributor: bzp2010
This PR adds devcontainer support for Linux, Windows (WSL2), and macOS across amd64/arm64 architectures, enabling seamless integration with mainstream development environments and ready-to-use functionality. Additionally, etcd is maintained using docker-compose and accessible on the local loopback.
2. Add headers attribute for loki-logger plugin
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/11420
Contributor: slow-groovin
This PR adds a headers attribute to the loki-logger plugin. This allows, for example, setting an authorization header when sending logs to a remote Loki service.
3. Add max_pending_entries attribute to the batch processor
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12338
Contributor: Revolyssup
This feature introduces a new max_pending_entries option to the batch processor to prevent memory spikes when the log server is slow or unresponsive. This option allows dropping new entries if too many pending callbacks are waiting to be processed.
4. Enhance Admin API filtering
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12291
Contributor: bzp2010
The Admin API now supports filtering routes and stream routes by service_id and upstream_id, making it easier to query and manage related resources, especially for the APISIX Dashboard project.
5. Add APISIX dashboard to dev image
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12369
Contributor: bzp2010
This PR builds the APISIX dashboard and puts it into the dev image.
6. Add embedded APISIX dashboard UI
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12276
Contributor: bzp2010
This PR adds a new embedded UI to APISIX as part of the Apache APISIX Dashboard Enhancement Plan.
7. Build APISIX dashboard into the apisix:dev Docker image
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12300
Contributor: SkyeYoung
As a part of the APISIX Dashboard Enhancement Plan, this PR adds a workflow, which triggers the building and pushing (to the master branch only) of the APISIX dashboard into the apisix:dev Docker image.
Moving image-building files from apisix-docker to the main apisix repo improves maintenance and ensures the latest code is readily available for development and testing.
8. Support JSON format in Standalone mode
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12333
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This update introduces JSON format support for configuration in standalone file mode. It extends apisix/core/config_yaml.lua, enabling JSON compatibility without modifying the existing YAML configuration provider. This approach lays the groundwork for supporting additional formats like TOML in the future. JSON is also faster to parse compared to YAML.
9. Allow more characters in credential_id for Standalone mode
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12295
Contributor: AlinsRan
This update expands the allowed characters in credential_id for the API-driven mode in standalone deployments. Now, credential_id can include underscores (_), periods (.), and short hyphens (-), enhancing flexibility for credential naming.
10. Support dash (-) in consumer usernames
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12296
Contributor: AlinsRan
This PR adds support in APISIX for the same naming rules, aligning with the APISIX Ingress Controller's approach of isolating resources via namespace, using a namespace-username format for consumer names.
11. Expose APISIX version in Prometheus node_info metric
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12369
Contributor: flearc
This PR enhances the Prometheus node_info metric by adding a version label to expose the current APISIX version, improving observability and version tracking.
12. Warn on etcd write operations in decoupled data_plane mode
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12241
Contributor: LiteSun
When APISIX is running in the decoupled mode as the data plane instance, it now logs warnings if the data plane instance performs etcd write operations via core.etcd functions or the CLI. Writes will be deprecated in future releases, where such operations will be disallowed.
13. Replace events library with shdict
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12353
Contributor: Revolyssup
This PR switches the Nacos discovery mechanism from the lua-resty-events library to a shared dictionary (shdict). This change addresses previous issues where not all workers received events reliably, causing inconsistencies. Now, a privileged agent solely handles data fetching from Nacos and writing to the shdict, while all workers read from the shdict, ensuring consistent data access.
Conclusion
The official website and GitHub Issues of Apache APISIX provide a wealth of documentation of tutorials, and real-world use cases. If you encounter any issues, you can refer to the documentation, search for keywords in Issues, or participate in discussions on Issues to share your ideas and practical experiences.
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