| bird | ||
| docs | ||
| endpoints | ||
| etc/ecix | ||
| install | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| birdwatcher.go | ||
| config.go | ||
| config_test.go | ||
| LICENSE | ||
| Makefile | ||
| README.md | ||
| VERSION | ||
birdwatcher
birdwatcher is a small HTTP server meant to provide an API defined by Barry O'Donovan's birds-eye to the BIRD routing daemon.
Installation
You will need to have go installed to build the package.
Running go get github.com/ecix/birdwatcher will give you
a binary. You might need to cross-compile it for your
bird-running servive (GOARCH and GOOS are your friends).
Why
The INEX implementation of birdseye runs PHP, which is not always desirable (and performant) in a routeserver setting. By using Go, we are able to work with regular binaries, which means deployment and maintenance might be more convenient.
How
In the background birdwatcher runs the birdc client, sends
commands and parses the result. It also leverages simple caching
techniques to help reduce the load on the bird service.
Who
Initially developed by Daniel and MC from Netnod in two days at the RIPE 73 IXP Tools Hackathon in Madrid, Spain.
Running bird and parsing the results was added by Veit Heller on behalf of ecix.