Recently, we've introduced and updated some new features, including adding AI/ML API as a new provider to AI plugins, improving metrics support for Datadog plugin, and supporting custom Claim Validator in OIDC, 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 July 1st to July 31, 20 contributors made 96 commits to Apache APISIX. We sincerely appreciate your contributions to Apache APISIX.
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Feature Highlights
1. Improve Metrics Support for Datadog Plugin
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/11943
Contributor: deiwin
The Datadog plugin previously lacked critical metrics such as rate limiting response counts, gateway errors when services were unreachable, and network delays between the gateway and the service.
This PR addresses these limitations by providing more comprehensive and compatible metrics, ensuring backward compatibility and cost-effectiveness.
2. Decouple Calculation and Output of Prometheus Exporter
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12383
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This PR decouples the calculation and output processes of the Prometheus exporter. The calculation process now runs periodically in the privileged agent process, by default every 15 seconds, storing data in a shared dictionary. The /apisix/prometheus/metrics API is moved to the worker process, which only reads and returns the cached data in the shared dictionary.
3. Support Custom Claim Validator in OIDC
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/11824
Contributor: beardnick
Enable validation of custom claims in OpenID Connect authentication. Users can configure claim_validators to define allowed values for specific claims. If the claim does not match the expected values, access is denied with a 401 response, enhancing fine-grained access control to backend services.
4. Add Support for extra_headers in forward-auth Plugin
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12405
Contributor: Revolyssup
This PR fixes #11200 and is a follow-up for #12404. It adds extra_headers support to the forward-auth plugin, enabling selective extraction of fields from the request body into headers.
5. Add a Global Switch to Disable Upstream Health Check
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12407
Contributor: Revolyssup
This PR introduces a global configuration field apisix.disable_upstream_healthcheck to disable all upstream health checks instantly. This feature allows users to quickly start APISIX services when production services are unavailable, ensuring faster recovery and simplified troubleshooting during outages.
6. Support Multiple json.delay_encode Objects in Single Log
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12395
Contributor: Revolyssup
This PR enables logging up to 16 unique json.delay_encode objects within a single log entry, enhancing flexibility for structured data logging in Apache APISIX.
7. Add AI/ML API Provider to AI Plugins
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12379
Contributor: D1m7asis
This PR adds AI/ML API as a supported provider to the ai-proxy, ai-proxy-multi, and ai-request-rewrite plugins in Apache APISIX. AIMLAPI provides a unified OpenAI-compatible API with access to 300+ LLMs. This change enables APISIX users to easily route and proxy requests through AIMLAPI without needing custom drivers or overrides.
8. Support ctx.var.post_arg for vars-based Route Matching on Request Body
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12388
Contributor: Revolyssup
This PR adds supporting ctx.var.post_arg in route matching based on the request body. ctx.var.post_arg can be used to match based on the request body for three formats - JSON, multipart, and URL-encoded.
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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