nodejs/undici

Balanced Pool DNS lookup

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#1,066 opened on Oct 18, 2021

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Description

It would be useful if balanced pool would do a dns lookup on non ip upstreams to loadbalance between all ips in the dns record.

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Research direction
Investigate Node.js DNS lookup API and how to integrate it into the balanced pool's logic to resolve non IP upstreams and distribute requests among all resolved IPs.
Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsDNS basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65