Feature Request: Echo server socket close during client request about fortio

[llu94]

AIUI /echo only has like 5 flags rn; I think we should add a new feature flag. We could call it break or something. I can put in a PR with a tentative name and we can slowly discuss a name for the API.

[ldemailly]

Just to be sure: you mean you want an option to just error out/close the connection without even an HTTP code reply? but as a percentage? there is a "closing server" already used for some test but that one is not conditional

We could indeed add a close-before - the thing though is that the incoming request has to be parsed to figure that out, so that may not simulate what you're actually after? (if you wanted to close before even reading anything)

[llu94]

@ldemailly the use case we'd like to simulate is no response being sent. We're okay if the request is parsed but we'd like for the socket to close before the response is sent out.

[llu94]

@ldemailly I'm game to add a close-before option if you have any guidelines or requests or ideas on how to implement it.

[ldemailly]

I'm game to add a close-before option if you have any guidelines or requests or ideas on how to implement it.

Sure, thanks. question is whether it's a variant on close= maybe it could be

close=true 
close=5.3

remains the current behavior
and then

close=first
close=-5.3

for close first 100% or 5.3% respectively

or a new option entirely that can be composed so you'd close after in some % and close before in some other %

not sure... what's the best api vs complexity/too man flags and options