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Pros
the implementation is expected to be reasonably simple. it will affect only MTE and Kongsidecar code
mod-scheduler and folio-module-sidecar remain unchanged
the approach can also address Public/Private API problem
Cons
plugin development in Kong requires knowledge of Lua language but Eureka team has limited experience with itsystem user has unrestricted access to all system resources. Ideally it would be more correct to have some dedicated user and role (like “Run scheduled jobs”) with access to timer interfaces only. Right now it’s not that easy to implement because timers usually do not require any permissions and it’s tricky to build the right capabilities for them and automatically assign to some role
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Option 2
Have mod-scheduler send egress requests to it’s sidecar like every other module, and add a switch to the module-sidecar which indicates it should retrieve ALL bootstrap info at startup, and consume all discovery events.
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