reverse-proxy/tasks/proxy/host-routing.md

id, name, status, depends_on, scope, risk, impact, level

id	name	status	depends_on	scope	risk	impact	level
proxy/host-routing	Implement Host-based routing with global routing table from DynamicConfig	completed	config/dynamic-config	narrow	low	component	implementation

Description

Implement the host-based routing that matches incoming requests to site definitions. Sites are defined per-listener in TOML but collected into a single global routing table in DynamicConfig.

Routing Logic

1. Check for /health path — if matched, return 200 OK with empty body (regardless of Host)
2. Extract Host header from request
3. If no Host header, return 400 Bad Request
4. Normalize Host to lowercase, strip port component (e.g., git.alk.dev:443 → git.alk.dev)
5. Look up normalized host in the global routing table
6. If found, forward to the matching SiteConfig's upstream
7. If not found, return 404 Not Found

Global Routing Table

The routing table is a HashMap<String, SiteConfig> (or similar) in DynamicConfig, built by collecting all sites from all listeners. Hostnames must be unique — validation enforces this.

The routing table is part of DynamicConfig and is swapped atomically on config reload. This means a config reload can add, remove, or change site routing without restarting.

Acceptance Criteria

• Host-based routing extracts Host header and normalizes to lowercase
• Port component stripped from Host header before matching
• /health path matches regardless of Host header, returns 200 OK
• Missing Host header returns 400 Bad Request
• Unknown host returns 404 Not Found
• Global routing table built from all listeners' site definitions
• Routing table updates atomically on config reload via ArcSwap
• Case-insensitive host matching per RFC 7230 §2.7.3
• Unit tests for host normalization (case, port stripping)
• Unit tests for routing table lookup (match, no match)

References

• docs/architecture/proxy.md — Host-based routing section
• docs/architecture/config.md — DynamicConfig, global routing table

Notes

To be filled by implementation agent

Summary

To be filled on completion