The version of the NGINX JavaScript module (formerly called nginScript) released with NGINX Plus R15 can now issue subrequests, meaning that requests can be initiated in JavaScript code, allowing a whole new set of use cases to be addressed. One of these use cases is batching API requests so that a single API request from…
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[ngx_snippet name='table-style-blog'] Harnessing the Power and Convenience of JavaScript for Each Request Editor – This is the first in a series of blog posts about the NGINX JavaScript module, which was formerly called nginScript (this post uses the names interchangeably). This post discusses why NGINX, Inc. developed its own implementation of JavaScript, and presents a sample use…
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The following is adapted from a presentation given by Igor Sysoev at nginx.conf 2015, held in San Francisco in September. You can view the video on YouTube. It describes an early version of nginScript, which is now called the NGINX JavaScript module. For a description of the current implementation of the module, which became generally available in NGINX Plus R12,…
Continue reading ›nginScript: Why Are We Creating Our Own JavaScript Implementation?
Editor – This post describes an early version of nginScript, which is now called the NGINX JavaScript module. For a description of the current implementation of the module, which became generally available in NGINX Plus R12, see Introduction to the NGINX JavaScript Module. Last week at our user conference, nginx.conf 2015, we announced a preview of our new JavaScript…
Continue reading ›Launching nginScript and Looking Ahead
Editor – This post describes an early version of nginScript, which is now called the NGINX JavaScript module. For a description of the current implementation of the module, which became generally available in NGINX Plus R12, see Introduction to the NGINX JavaScript Module. I’ve been wanting to add more scripting capabilities to NGINX for a long time. Scripting…
Continue reading ›NGINX Open Source: Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead
Today we announced the availability of NGINX Plus Release 6 (R6). With this milestone event in our commercial business, I thought it would be a good time to reflect back on what we have accomplished as a community and to address where we are taking NGINX from here. Igor Sysoev, NGINX, Inc. Co‑founder &…
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