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v0

v0.1.5

Oct 24, 2026

v0.1.4

Oct 24, 2026

v0.1.3

Oct 21, 2026

v0.1.2

Oct 18, 2026

v0.1.1

Oct 13, 2026

Changes in this version

+ type Controller struct

+ func New(opts ...Option) *Controller

+ func (c *Controller) AdminHandler() http.Handler

+ func (c *Controller) Check(req *http.Request) (Rule, bool)

+ func (c *Controller) Clear()

+ func (c *Controller) LoadFile(path string) error

+ func (c *Controller) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler

+ func (c *Controller) Remove(id string) bool

+ func (c *Controller) Replace(rules []Rule) error

+ func (c *Controller) Rule(id string) (Rule, bool)

+ func (c *Controller) Rules() []Rule

+ func (c *Controller) Set(rule Rule) error

+ func (c *Controller) WatchFile(ctx context.Context, path string, interval time.Duration, onError func(error)) error

+ type Option func(*Controller)

+ func WithClock(now func() time.Time) Option

+ func WithDefaultStatus(code int) Option

+ func WithOnShed(fn func(req *http.Request, rule Rule)) Option

+ func WithResponder(fn Responder) Option

+ type Responder func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, rule Rule)

+ type Rule struct

+ AllowPercent float64

+ ExpiresAt time.Time

+ ID string

+ Message string

+ Methods []string

+ Path string

+ RetryAfterSeconds int

+ StatusCode int

+ func (r Rule) Matches(req *http.Request, now time.Time) bool

+ func (r Rule) Validate() error

v0.1.0

Oct 13, 2026