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Version: 2.3.0-Legacy

MetaData Concept Design

Description#

  • This article mainly explains the concept,design of metadata and how to connect in the soul gateway.

Technical Solutions#

  • Add a new table in the database,and data can synchronize to the JVM memory of gateway according to the data synchronization scheme.

  • Table Structure:

CREATE TABLE  IF NOT EXISTS `meta_data` (  `id` varchar(128) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL COMMENT 'id',  `app_name` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL COMMENT 'application name',  `path` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL COMMENT 'path,not repeatable',  `path_desc` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL COMMENT 'path description',  `rpc_type` varchar(64) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL COMMENT 'rpc type',  `service_name` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'service name',  `method_name` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'method name',  `parameter_types` varchar(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'multiple parameter types, split by comma',  `rpc_ext` varchar(1024) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'rpc extension information,json format',  `date_created` datetime(0) NOT NULL COMMENT 'create date',  `date_updated` datetime(0) NOT NULL ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(0) COMMENT 'update date',  `enabled` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'enable status',  PRIMARY KEY (`id`) USING BTREE) ENGINE = InnoDB CHARACTER SET = utf8mb4 COLLATE = utf8mb4_unicode_ci ROW_FORMAT = Dynamic;

  • Metadata design as below,the most important is using it in dubbo's generalization call.

  • Pay attention to the field path,we will match specific data according to your field path during requesting gateway,and then carry out the follow-up process.

  • Pay attention to the field rpc_ext,if it is a dubbo service interface and service interface has group and version field,this field exists.

  • dubbo field structure as below,then we store json format string.

       public static class RpcExt {        private String group;      private String version;      private String loadbalance;      private Integer retries;      private Integer timeout;   }

MetaData Storage#

  • A dubbo interface corresponds to a meta data.
  • SpringCloud protocol, only store one record, path: /contextPath/**.
  • Http service, no data.