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jcarter_41605
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Oct 16, 2012

Irule Editor Syntax Check

I'm a developer tasked with writing the iRule, but they don't give me access to the f5. I toss the iRules over the fence and they send me back syntax errors. And then i blindly make changes and toss t...
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JeffH_39464
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Oct 16, 2012
I'm pretty sure the reason that the iRule Editor requires to be connected to a live F5 box is because it uses iControl to perform the syntax checking. The checks are built into TMOS and not the client itself.

 

 

I agree this would be a fantastic addition to the client, but I'm not sure of the feasibility.