ExpressGateway/express-gateway

Features

• Traffic Routing - Directs incoming network requests to appropriate backend microservices using path-based routing rules.
• API Gateway Utilities - Provides a centralized entry point for microservices that routes traffic, enforces security, and manages consumers using Express.js middleware.
• Centralized API Gateways - Acts as a single entry point for distributed microservices to consolidate authentication, traffic management, and request tracing.
• Gateway-Based Request Routings - Forwards incoming network requests to backend services based on defined path-based routing rules.
• API Access Management - Provides comprehensive tools for registering API consumers and managing their credentials to control access levels.
• Key Authentication Enforcers - Enforces access control by validating API keys in incoming request headers to prevent unauthorized access.
• API Request Authentication - Validates incoming traffic using token-based protocols to ensure only authorized clients access protected backend resources.
• CLI Gateways - Provides a command-line interface for executing administrative tasks and automating deployment workflows.
• Dynamic Configuration - Supports real-time updates to routing rules and security policies without requiring service restarts.
• API Management Platforms - Registers clients, validates API keys, and monitors usage patterns across distributed service architectures.
• Containerized Deployments - Runs within portable container images to ensure consistent performance and reliable operation across diverse infrastructure.
• CLI Control Interfaces - Provides a command-line interface to manage system settings and automate deployment workflows.
• Dynamic Configuration Management - Updates routing rules and security policies in real time without interrupting active traffic or requiring service restarts.
• Multi-Environment Deployments - Supports deployment across diverse cloud and private infrastructure, integrating with orchestration and service mesh tooling.
• Middleware-Based Request Pipelines - Processes incoming network requests through a sequential chain of modular functions that handle routing, security, and data transformation.
• Edge Traffic Management - Directs incoming network requests to backend services while applying authentication and authorization controls at the edge.
• Custom Middleware Implementations - Integrates custom logic or third-party modules using standard middleware patterns to adapt request processing.
• Plugin-Based Extensibility - Allows developers to inject custom logic into the request lifecycle by registering external modules within the middleware execution flow.
• Configuration-Driven Routing Logic - Maps external traffic to backend services using a centralized definition file that dictates routing logic.
• Configuration Hot-Reloading - Monitors and parses updated policy files in memory to apply system changes instantly without interrupting active network connections.
• Distributed Tracing - Integrates with distributed tracing systems to monitor request flows and identify performance bottlenecks across microservices.

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