util::block_request (public)

 util::block_request -condition condition [ -target target ]

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/utilities-procs.tcl

Block a request for certain kind of requests. This proc can be used to disallow, e.g., requests from bots in login pages or similar. Example:

    ::util::block_request -condition {[ns_conn pool] eq "bots"} -target bots

The proc either terminates the requests by responding a blocking message to the client, or it continues and returns nothing.

Switches:

-condition (required)

Tcl expression, blocking condition

-target (optional, defaults to "you")

part of the message string presented to the blocked user

Testcases:

No testcase defined.