NGINX option: test configuration, dump it expanded and exit

[Fabiano Furtado Pessoa Coelho]

Hi Francis,


On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 6:17 PM Francis Daly <francis at daoine.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 03:42:39PM -0300, Fabiano Furtado Pessoa Coelho wrote:
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> Hi there,
>
> > NGINX has a -T option, where you can "test configuration, dump it and exit".
> > Is there a way to process the "include" directive and dump the
> > configuration "expanded"?
>
> I think that's what "-T" does, no?

Unfortunately, no.

> Look particularly for lines in the output that start with "# configuration file".
>
>
> Or do you mean: essentially remove the "include" line and insert the
> contents of the matching file(s), in place?

Exactly! Remove the "include" line and insert the contents of the
matching file(s) in place.

> I think that nginx does not do that directly.
>
> I think there is probably enough information in the "-T" output to allow
> you to stitch it together yourself, if it is important.
>
> I suspect that a good patch to add the facility to nginx directly would
> be thoughtfully considered, if you think that others might use that
> facility too.

Well, certainly I will use this! :)

> Cheers,

Thanks.