[Java] Allow aeron archive client to reside behind a proxy

[frantahaas]

Hey, I'm currently using following workaround to have an Aeron archive client running behind a loadbalancer in k8s. Essentially, the AeronArchive does not allow me to specify a different channel to receive (subscribe) data (locally) and another channel (loadbalancer) that I want the Archive to actually send data to.

Would you allow something similar to this get integrated into the mainline? Or suggest a proper solution for my use-case? Thanks a lot

[mikeb01]

While the feature is still experimental, you can look at using ResponseChannels to connect to the Archive.

[frantahaas]

Thanks for the reply. So, I've looked at those tests and tried something out which works locally but didn't manage to get it working in k8s.

Our topology is following:

Client <--- Proxy <--- Archive
Client --------------> Archive

On the proxy, I've two ports open, one for the client control response 2022 and one for replay channel 2033.

How exactly am I supposed to configure the control on the Archive? In other terms, is the Archive supposed to have direct access to that uri? If so, does that actually help me in my case?

        final AeronArchive.Context aeronArchiveCtx = new AeronArchive.Context()
            .controlRequestChannel(archive.context().controlChannel())
            .controlResponseChannel("aeron:udp?control-mode=response|control=localhost/ClientIP/ProxyIP/ArchiveIP/:10002");

In my hack, I'm actually opening subscriptions on the Client's IP while sending Archive the Proxy's IP to publish response and replay to which gets fwded to Client.