Glossary¶
- active¶
A scope that is currently accessible.
- argument¶
A value provided to a directive, extractor,:term:modifier, or comparison. An argument affects the behavior in various ways, specified by the particular element. Most commonly it sets either the scope of the element or serves as a list of flags. Arguments are always a string or a list of strings.
- comparison¶
An operator that compares local data to a feature and indicates if the data matches the feature.
- directive¶
An action to perform.
- extraction¶
Using data from the transaction to create a feature.
- extractor¶
A mechanism which can performat extraction.
- feature¶
Data which is derived from the transaction and treated as a unit.
- feature expression¶
A expression that describes how to extract a fature.
- hook¶
A Traffic Server hook, a particular point in the processing of network traffic.
- load time¶
The period of time during which a configuration is being loaded.
- modifier¶
An object that modifies a feature in a feature expression.
- request¶
A request from a client to an upstream.
- response¶
The response or result of a request.
- run time¶
When the configuration is being applied to network traffic.
- scope¶
A subtree of the YAML configuration where special data is available.
- selection¶
Making a choice based on a feature.
- transaction (txn_box)¶
- upstream¶
A node which is the destination of a network connection.