C# getwork/LP backend

[cdhowie]

I would like to implement a C# service that can replace/supplement the PHP getwork/LP backend to more efficiently handle requests, keep queues of work around, and provide better failover decisions. The current "execute code upon request" model is a bit limiting, so allowing a long-running service to decide how to failover and how/when to appropriately respond to miner LP requests (as well as to handle the pool LP requests) would be extremely beneficial to performance and maintainability of the proxy.

[edgeman16]

This would make the proxy sort of a more "standalone" proxy application vs. a PHP web application, correct?

[cdhowie]

As designed, no. The admin pages will still be used to administrate the application. The new backend would replace /index.php (the script that handles getwork and long-polling requests). It's more of an add-on service.

[edgeman16]

Gotcha. Works for me, I suppose I can ProxyPass or something to get requests to port 80 through Apache to the new backend handler.

[cdhowie]

I might include an Apache config recipe for doing exactly that. Note that the existing PHP getwork/LP script will continue to work, so if you don't have access to mono on your server you will still be able to use the proxy.