Recently, we've introduced and updated some new features, including supporting Redis Keepalive for rate limiting plugins, and supporting Google Vertex AI, Gemini, Anthropic, and OpenRouter, 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 January 1st to January 31st, 13 contributors made 48 commits to Apache APISIX. We sincerely appreciate your contributions to Apache APISIX.
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Good First Issue
Issue #12932
Link: https://github.com/apache/apisix/issues/12932
Description: In APISIX's standalone mode, when an environment variable is set in the apisix.yaml file, if the value is numeric, it is automatically converted to a number. This can cause errors when the number exceeds Lua's double precision limits. Even with double quotes, such values are not treated as strings.
Expected Behavior: Values passed as ${{VAR}} in apisix.yaml should be treated as strings, preserving the exact value even if it looks numeric.
Feature Highlights
1. Support Redis Keepalive for Rate Limiting Plugins
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12861
Contributor: ChuanFF
This PR adds support for Redis connection keepalive settings in the limit-count, limit-conn, and limit-req plugins, improving connection reuse and performance. It improves timeout handling in the redis-cluster policy by aligning connect_timeout and send_timeout with the redis_timeout configuration, ensuring consistent timeout behavior.
2. Support apisix_request_id Variable in request-id Plugin
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12931
Contributor: shreemaan-abhishek
This PR adds support for the apisix_request_id variable when using the request-id plugin, and records the generated request_id in error logs to help users quickly locate and diagnose request-related issues.
3. Support Google Vertex AI
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12933
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This PR adds support for Google Vertex AI by aligning with and extending the implementation introduced in #12565, allowing users to route requests to Vertex AI through APISIX.
4. Support Gemini OpenAI API
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12883
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This PR adds support for Gemini OpenAI API by aligning with and extending the implementation introduced in #12565, allowing users to route requests to Gemini through APISIX.
5. Support Anthropic OpenAI API
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12881
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This PR adds support for Anthropic by aligning with and extending the implementation introduced in #12565, allowing users to route requests to Anthropic through APISIX.
6. Support OpenRouter
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12878
Contributor: SkyeYoung
This PR adds support for OpenRouter by aligning with and extending the implementation introduced in #12565, allowing users to route requests to OpenRouter through APISIX.
7. Add Realm in WWW-Authenticate Response Headers for Auth Plugins
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12864
Contributor: shreemaan-abhishek
This PR adds a realm configuration option to the following authentication plugins: basic-auth, key-auth, hmac-auth, jwt-auth, and ldap-auth. This allows users to customize the realm value returned in the WWW-Authenticate response header for 401 Unauthorized failures.
This aligns with the HTTP authentication protocol (RFC 7235), helping clients identify the "protection area" of the requested resource and determine which credentials to use for retrying the request.
8. Allow Non-Prefix-Based Routes in grpc-web Plugin
PR: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12830
Contributor: shreemaan-abhishek
Previously, APISIX only allowed grpc-web on routes that matched the URI by prefix. This prevented valid use cases where the client uses the exact route path. This PR removes that restriction, allowing grpc-web to work on routes that match the full path, improving compatibility and flexibility.
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.