envoyproxy/envoy

Deprecate --service-* CLI args and replace with bootstrap config/overrides

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#3,326 opened on May 9, 2018

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Description

All locality information cannot be set with the old CLI arguments and this causes confusion.

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Research direction
Examine the current service * CLI arguments and their mapping to bootstrap configuration fields. Trace how these arguments are parsed and applied in the codebase, then design a replacement using bootstrap config overrides.
Tech stack
ccpp
Domain
backendinfrastructurenetworking
Issue type
Refactor
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C++Envoy architecture
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30