envoyproxy/envoy

Support Hot Restart on Windows

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#17,089 opened on Jun 22, 2021

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Description

Title: Support Hot Restart on Windows

Description:

Hot restart is needed to support service mesh providers that want to update Envoy Proxy without dropping connections.

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Research direction
Study Envoy's hot restart architecture on Unix and identify Windows specific APIs for process replacement and socket inheritance. Implement equivalent mechanisms for Windows by adapting the existing Unix implementation.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendinfrastructurenetworking
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20