Route

Provides HTTP routing, reverse proxy, file serving, and TCP/UDP stream proxying for GoDoxy.

Overview

The internal/route package implements the core routing system for GoDoxy. It handles reverse proxying HTTP requests, serving static files, and proxying TCP/UDP streams. Routes can be discovered from Docker containers, YAML files, or remote agents.

Primary Consumers

• Route providers: Create and manage route instances
• HTTP server: Dispatches requests to route handlers
• Configuration layer: Validates and loads route configs

Non-goals

• Does not implement container runtime operations (delegates to providers)
• Does not handle authentication (delegates to middleware/rules)
• Does not manage health checks (delegates to internal/health/monitor)

Stability

Internal package with stable core types. Route configuration schema is versioned.

Public API

Exported Types

type Route struct {
    Alias  string       // Unique route identifier
    Scheme Scheme       // http, https, h2c, tcp, udp, fileserver
    Host   string       // Target host
    Port   Port         // Listen and target ports

    Bind   string       // Bind address for listening (IP address, optional)

    // File serving
    Root  string        // Document root
    SPA   bool          // Single-page app mode
    Index string        // Index file

    // Route rules and middleware
    HTTPConfig
    PathPatterns []string
    Rules        rules.Rules
    RuleFile     string

    // Health and load balancing
    HealthCheck types.HealthCheckConfig
    LoadBalance *types.LoadBalancerConfig

    // Additional features
    Middlewares map[string]types.LabelMap
    Homepage    *homepage.ItemConfig
    AccessLog   *accesslog.RequestLoggerConfig
    Agent       string
    Idlewatcher *types.IdlewatcherConfig

    Metadata
}

type Scheme string

const (
    SchemeHTTP      Scheme = "http"
    SchemeHTTPS     Scheme = "https"
    SchemeH2C       Scheme = "h2c"
    SchemeTCP       Scheme = "tcp"
    SchemeUDP       Scheme = "udp"
    SchemeFileServer Scheme = "fileserver"
)

type ExcludedReason int

const (
    ExcludedReasonNone ExcludedReason = iota
    ExcludedReasonError
    ExcludedReasonManual
    ExcludedReasonNoPortContainer
    ExcludedReasonNoPortSpecified
    ExcludedReasonBlacklisted
    ExcludedReasonBuildx
    ExcludedReasonOld
)

Exported Functions/Methods

// Validation and lifecycle
func (r *Route) Validate() error
func (r *Route) Start(parent task.Parent) error
func (r *Route) Finish(reason any)
func (r *Route) Started() <-chan struct{}

// Route queries
func (r *Route) Impl() types.Route
func (r *Route) Task() *task.Task
func (r *Route) ProviderName() string
func (r *Route) TargetURL() *nettypes.URL
func (r *Route) References() []string

// Status queries
func (r *Route) ShouldExclude() bool
func (r *Route) UseLoadBalance() bool
func (r *Route) UseIdleWatcher() bool
func (r *Route) UseHealthCheck() bool

Architecture

Core Components

Route Types

Request Processing Pipeline

Reverse Proxy Flow

Configuration Surface

Route Configuration

type Route struct {
    Alias  string       `json:"alias"`
    Scheme Scheme       `json:"scheme"`
    Host   string       `json:"host,omitempty"`
    Bind   string       `json:"bind,omitempty"`  // Listen bind address
    Port   Port         `json:"port"`
    Root   string       `json:"root,omitempty"`
    SPA    bool         `json:"spa,omitempty"`
    Index  string       `json:"index,omitempty"`
    // ... additional fields
}

Docker Labels

labels:
  proxy.aliases: myapp
  proxy.myapp.port: 3000

YAML Configuration

routes:
  myapp:
    scheme: http
    host: myapp.local
    bind: 192.168.1.100 # Optional: bind to specific address
    port:
      proxy: 80
      target: 3000

Dependency and Integration Map

Dependency	Purpose
internal/route/routes/context.go	Route context helpers (only file)
internal/route/rules	Request/response rule processing
internal/route/stream	TCP/UDP stream proxying
internal/route/provider	Route discovery and loading
internal/health/monitor	Health checking
internal/idlewatcher	Idle container management
internal/logging/accesslog	Request logging
internal/homepage	Dashboard integration
github.com/yusing/goutils/errs	Error handling

Observability

Logs

• INFO: Route start/stop, validation results
• DEBUG: Request processing details
• ERROR: Proxy failures, health check failures

Log context includes: alias, host, method, path, status

Metrics

Health check metrics via internal/health/monitor:

• health_check_total
• health_check_failure_total
• health_check_duration_seconds

Security Considerations

• Route matching validates host and path patterns
• Upstream URL validation prevents SSRF attacks
• Rules engine can enforce authentication/authorization
• ACL integration available for IP-based access control

Failure Modes and Recovery

Failure	Behavior	Recovery
Backend unavailable	Returns 502 error	Fix backend service
Health check fails	Route marked unhealthy	Fix backend health endpoint
Route validation fails	Route excluded with reason	Fix configuration
TLS handshake fails	Connection error	Fix certificates
Load balancer no backends	Returns 503 error	Add healthy backends

Usage Examples

Creating a Basic HTTP Route

route := &route.Route{
    Alias:  "myapp",
    Scheme: route.SchemeHTTP,
    Host:   "myapp.local",
    Port:   route.Port{Proxy: 8080, Target: 3000},
}

if err := route.Validate(); err != nil {
    return err
}

if err := route.Start(parent); err != nil {
    return err
}

Route with Health Check

route := &route.Route{
    Alias: "myservice",
    HealthCheck: types.HealthCheckConfig{
        Path:     "/health",
        Interval: 30 * time.Second,
        Timeout:  5 * time.Second,
    },
}

Route with Custom Bind Address

route := &route.Route{
    Alias:  "myapp",
    Scheme: route.SchemeHTTP,
    Host:   "myapp.local",
    Bind:   "192.168.1.100",  // Bind to specific interface
    Port:   route.Port{Listening: 8443, Proxy: 80},
}

File Server Route

route := &route.Route{
    Alias:  "files",
    Scheme: route.SchemeFileServer,
    Root:   "/var/www/files",
    SPA:    false,
    Index:  "index.html",
}

Testing Notes

• Unit tests for validation logic
• Integration tests with real backends
• Mock health monitors for testing
• Route exclusion tests cover all reason codes