del map

Delete a single entry from a Map file.

Description Jump to heading #

A Map file contains a list of key-value pairs. You can reference the file on an acl line by using the -M and -f /path/to/file flags. Use del map to remove a single entry from a Map file. Note that this only removes it from the load balancer’s runtime memory and not from the file on disk.

Map files can also be virtual or optional. If you’re using a virtual Map file, prefix the filename with virt@ when calling del map. If the file is optional, then don’t specify a prefix.

Examples Jump to heading #

Delete a map entry Jump to heading #

In this example, we remove the entry that has the key /support/:

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echo "del map /etc/hapee-3.2/hosts.map /support/" | \
  sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

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echo "del map /etc/hapee-3.2/hosts.map /support/" | \
  sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

Delete a map entry in a transaction Jump to heading #

Multiple map file changes can be submitted atomically using the transaction feature. Use prepare map to start a transaction and commit map to apply the transaction.

The prepare map command returns a temporary map file version ID. Specify this ID using the “at” (@) symbol before the map ID.

1. Use the show maps command to list map files and their unique IDs.

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   echo "show map" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

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   echo "show map" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   output
   text
   # id (file) description
   0 (/etc/hapee-3.2/routes.map) pattern loaded from file '/etc/hapee-3.2/routes.map' used by map at file '/etc/hapee-3.2/hapee-lb.cfg' line 61. curr_ver=0 next_ver=1 entry_cnt=0

   output
   text
   # id (file) description
   0 (/etc/hapee-3.2/routes.map) pattern loaded from file '/etc/hapee-3.2/routes.map' used by map at file '/etc/hapee-3.2/hapee-lb.cfg' line 61. curr_ver=0 next_ver=1 entry_cnt=0

2. Pass the map file’s unique ID to show map to display entries in the file:

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   echo "show map #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

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   echo "show map #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   output
   text
   0x563bbeeee160 /cart/ cart_api
   0x563bbeeee1a0 /reviews/ reviews_api
   0x563bbeeee1f0 /support/ support_api

   output
   text
   0x563bbeeee160 /cart/ cart_api
   0x563bbeeee1a0 /reviews/ reviews_api
   0x563bbeeee1f0 /support/ support_api

3. Use prepare map to start a transaction.

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   echo "prepare map #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

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   echo "prepare map #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   output
   text
   New version created: 1

   output
   text
   New version created: 1

4. Delete the key /support/ from the temporary transaction file.

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   echo "del map @1 #0 /support/" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   nix
   echo "del map @1 #0 /support/" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

5. Use commit map to apply the transaction.

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   echo "commit map @1 #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

   nix
   echo "commit map @1 #0" | \
     sudo socat stdio tcp4-connect:127.0.0.1:9999

See also Jump to heading #

• add map
• clear map
• commit map
• get map
• prepare map
• set map
• show map