f5abtesting 0.1.4

A python package for region based abtesting.

Installation Guide
1. Install Python (if not has python installed)
Download python 2.7: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2712/
Install Python 2.7
2. Install pip
To install pip, follow the link https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing/
Download get-pip.py, https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python get-pip.py
3. Install f5-sdk
pip install f5-sdk
4. Install f5abtesting
pip install f5abtesting
5. Patch f5-sdk
Copy f5sdk_pool_patch.py to pool.py in f5-sdk package

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2 configure files need for the initialization.

ip2region.conf, input IP address to region mapping, here is an example:
region1 10.0.0.0/24
region1 10.10.2.0/24
region2 10.20.2.0/24
region2 10.30.0.0/24
region3 10.40.2.0/24
region3 10.50.2.0/24

irules_tmp.conf, an irules for F5 BIG-IP to distribute traffic to B pool:
# Replace ab_demo with the actual name of the virtual server

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
set debug 1
set vs_name_dg_ip2region ab_demo_dg_ip2region
set vs_name_dg_region2b ab_demo_dg_region2b
set vs_name_pool_b ab_demo_pool_b

set region_name [class lookup [IP::client_addr] $vs_name_dg_ip2region ]
if {$debug} {
log local0. "Client [IP::client_addr] accepted from $region_name, will be assigned to $vs_name_pool_b"
}
if { [class match $region_name equals $vs_name_dg_region2b]} {
pool $vs_name_pool_b
if {$debug} {
log local0. "region $region_name is assigned to $vs_name_pool_b"
}
}
}