loxilb release v0.8.0

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Highlights of the release here

• Functional Features:

  • Enhanced load-balancer support including SCTP statefulness, WRR distribution
  • Integrated Firewall support
  • Integrated end-point health-checks
  • One-ARM, FullNAT, DSR LB mode support
  • NAT66/NAT64 support
  • Clustering support
  • Integration with Linux egress TC hooks

• CCM Support:

  • Kubernetes 1.25 Integration

• LB Spec:

  • Stand-alone mode support kube-loxilb
  • Load-balancer class support
  • Advanced IPAM for ipv4/ipv6 with shared/exclusive mode

• Utilities:

  • loxicmd support : Data-Store support, more commands

What's Changed

• Merge ULCL changes to main by @dj-nlx in Merge ULCL changes to main #17
• Logging in the API and Load balancer BGP delete API update by @inhogog2 in Logging in the API and Load balancer BGP delete API update #34
• Merge sctp support by @dj-nlx in Merge sctp support #36
• Hang issue when failed to add new neighbor info #37 unlock function is called using defer by @backguynn in gh-37 unlock function is called using defer #38
• goBGP handling inside loxilb by @nik-netlox in goBGP handling inside loxilb #40
• Recovery functions about the LB, Session, UlCl. by @inhogog2 in Recovery functions about the LB, Session, UlCl. #41
• Apply gofmt in all of the code. by @inhogog2 in Apply gofmt in all of the code. #44
• Handle routes when gobgp finds new path by @backguynn in Handle routes when gobgp finds new path #45
• fix for Random LB session initiation gets dropped  #46 by @dj-nlx in fix for gh-46 #47
• Update Dockerfile by @TrekkieCoder in Update Dockerfile #58
• Improvement in code-comments and readability #61 Pull request by @dj-nlx in Gh-61 Pull request  #62
• Session API format change. by @inhogog2 in Session API format change. #63
• This pull request is related to Fragmented packets and conntrack #16 by @dj-nlx in This pull request is related to gh-16  #68
• Enhanced CI/CD for release 0.7.0 #69 : Initial scripts for cicd by @nik-netlox in gh-69 : Initial scripts for cicd #70
• Enhanced CI/CD for release 0.7.0 #69 : load balancer (scenario5) added by @nik-netlox in gh-69 : load balancer (scenario5) added #72
• scenario4 validation by @nik-netlox in scenario4 validation #73
• Ingress policer implementation by @dj-nlx in Ingress policer implementation #74
• Create/Delete QoS Policy API added by @inhogog2 in Create/Delete QoS Policy API added #76
• Mirror: Initial support by @dj-nlx in Mirror: Initial support #78
• Advanced Sanity scenarios added by @nik-netlox in Advanced Sanity scenarios added #81
• scenario3 for UL-CL added by @nik-netlox in scenario3 for UL-CL added #82
• Ease rollout of release dockers by @dj-nlx in Ease rollout of release dockers #91
• API logic change by @inhogog2 in API logic change #94
• Scenario8 added by @nik-netlox in Scenario8 added #93
• Updated README to reflect go report card by @TrekkieCoder in Updated README to reflect go report card #101
• Support for weighted round-robin selection of load-balancer end-points #99 support for wrr load-balancing by @dj-nlx in gh-99 support for wrr load-balancing #102
• Formatting changes by @nik-netlox in Formatting changes #103
• SCTP LB scenarios added in CICD by @nik-netlox in SCTP LB scenarios added in CICD #104
• Some API added by @inhogog2 in Some API added #105
• add ippool for support k8s multi cluster by @backguynn in add ippool for support k8s multi cluster #106
• Making QFI in GTP Extension Header optional #109: No GTP extension header if QFI is 0 by @nik-netlox in gh-109: No GTP extension header if QFI is 0 #110
• Fixed License by @TrekkieCoder in Fixed License #111
• Update README.md by @TrekkieCoder in Update README.md #112
• One arm-mode support added by @dj-nlx in One arm-mode support added #113
• gofmt changes by @dj-nlx in gofmt changes  #114
• Basic network function APIs and one arm LB flag by @inhogog2 in Basic network function APIs and one arm LB flag #115
• Support for one-arm NAT LB mode #108 Get API for one arm mode. by @inhogog2 in gh-108 Get API for one arm mode. #116
• Native loxilb's integration with Linux IPSEC/xfrm  #66 support for ipsec and wg vti by @dj-nlx in gh-66 support for ipsec and wg vti #117
• Fixes for not able to get simple test to work on fc36 machine #118 by @dj-nlx in Fixes for gh-118 #119
• Native loxilb's integration with Linux IPSEC/xfrm  #66 updated cicd scenario by @dj-nlx in gh-66 updated cicd scenario #120
• Ipsec VTI support by @dj-nlx in Ipsec VTI support #121
• HA support added with CICD scenario by @nik-netlox in HA support added with CICD scenario #122
• Fix minor bugs in the API by @inhogog2 in Fix minor bugs in the API #124
• wildcard match and fw support in ebpf by @dj-nlx in wildcard match and fw support in ebpf #125
• Support for latest clang by @dj-nlx in Support for latest clang #126
• Created basic-sanity-ubuntu-22 by @TrekkieCoder in Created basic-sanity-ubuntu-22 #127
• golint and other formatting changes by @dj-nlx in golint and other formatting changes #128
• Updated gh-actions for ubuntu22.04 by @dj-nlx in Updated gh-actions for ubuntu22.04  #129
• Clustering support added by @nik-netlox in Clustering support added #130
• Send tcp-resets for established inactive sessions by @dj-nlx in Send tcp-resets for established inactive sessions #132
• Updated sanity scripts by @dj-nlx in Updated sanity scripts #134
• API support for Configurable timeout per LB rule #19 by @dj-nlx in API support for gh-19 #135
• Too much time in execution of loxicmd #131 related by @dj-nlx in gh-131 related  #136
• sctp full nat CICD scenario by @dj-nlx in sctp full nat CICD scenario #137
• minor fixes to sctp fullnat cicd by @dj-nlx in minor fixes to sctp fullnat cicd #138
• Firewall and Vlan API added by @inhogog2 in Firewall and Vlan API added #140
• Swagger document update by @inhogog2 in Swagger document update #141
• sync to latest submodule by @dj-nlx in sync to latest submodule #144
• sctp checksum fixes by @dj-nlx in sctp checksum fixes #146
• Merging with latest loxilib by @dj-nlx in Merging with latest loxilib #147
• loxilb with ipsec strongswan scenario by @nik-netlox in loxilb with ipsec strongswan scenario #148
• gh-actions update by @dj-nlx in gh-actions update #149
• Scalable load-balancer end-point management by @dj-nlx in Scalable load-balancer end-point management #150
• Support for NAT64 and NAT46 #28 Initial support for NAT64/46 by @dj-nlx in gh-28 Initial support for NAT64/46 #151
• Added FDB and VxLAN GET API by @inhogog2 in Added FDB and VxLAN GET API #152
• Fixes for NAT66 by @dj-nlx in Fixes for NAT66 #153
• nat66 sanity CI by @dj-nlx in nat66 sanity CI #154
• Clustering scenarios added by @nik-netlox in Clustering scenarios added #155
• Generic fixes and code-review based cleanup by @dj-nlx in Generic fixes and code-review based cleanup #156
• nat66-timeout CI by @dj-nlx in nat66-timeout CI #157
• Cluster sanity CI by @nik-netlox in Cluster sanity CI #158
• CPS test fixes by @dj-nlx in CPS test fixes #159
• Support for NAT64 and NAT46 #28 nat64 fixes by @dj-nlx in gh-28 nat64 fixes #160
• cicd framework reorganized by @dj-nlx in cicd framework reorganized #161
• WRR-LB Sanity CI by @dj-nlx in WRR-LB Sanity CI #162
• Support for ebpf egress hooks by @dj-nlx in Support for ebpf egress hooks #163
• On-demand end point checks by @dj-nlx in On-demand end point checks #164
• EPMon CI Script by @dj-nlx in EPMon CI Script #165
• Fix for LB get RestAPI call by @dj-nlx in Fix for LB get RestAPI call #166
• LB ep-state to be included in restcall by @dj-nlx in LB ep-state to be included in restcall #167
• PR for ep scale by @dj-nlx in PR for ep scale  #168
• Support for mark based LB selection criteria by @dj-nlx in Support for mark based LB selection criteria #169
• DSR Support PR by @dj-nlx in DSR Support PR #170
• PR - Better support for LB end-point modification by @dj-nlx in PR - Better support for LB end-point modification  #171
• PR - Fixes to One-ARM NAT mode by @dj-nlx in PR - Fixes to One-ARM NAT mode #172
• Data store CI by @nik-netlox in Data store CI #174
• Fix minor bugs in the firewall by @inhogog2 in Fix minor bugs in the firewall #175
• PR - Support for clang13 (for Ubuntu 22) by @dj-nlx in PR - Support for clang13 (for Ubuntu 22) #176
• Update data-store-CI.yml by @nik-netlox in Update data-store-CI.yml #177
• Version bumped and updated latest submodule by @dj-nlx in Version bumped and updated latest submodule #178
• PR - Initial hitless clustering support by @dj-nlx in PR - Initial hitless clustering support #179
• Fixes for build and CICD break by @dj-nlx in Fixes for build and CICD break #180
• PR - Updated APIs for LB end-point metrics by @dj-nlx in PR - Updated APIs for LB end-point metrics #181
• PR - Support for lifecycle management of LB endpoints by @dj-nlx in PR - Support for lifecycle management of LB endpoints #182
• PR - Allow Loadbalancer EP management to be turned off by @dj-nlx in PR - Allow Loadbalancer EP management to be turned off #183
• Fixes towards release 0.8.0 by @dj-nlx in Fixes towards release 0.8.0 #184
• PR - Added more CICD scenarios for DSR mode by @dj-nlx in PR - Added more CICD scenarios for DSR mode #185
• Code cleanup for release v0.8.0 by @dj-nlx in Code cleanup for release v0.8.0 #186
• PR - Keepalive Integration by @nik-netlox in PR - Keepalive Integration #187
• Stability and other fixes towards release v0.8.0 by @dj-nlx in Stability and other fixes towards release v0.8.0  #188
• PR - KA Fixes by @dj-nlx in PR - KA Fixes #189
• PR - Rules to CI association by @dj-nlx in PR - Rules to CI association #190
• PR - VIP to be used in KA mode by @nik-netlox in PR - VIP to be used in KA mode #191
• PR - CICD for full integration with k3s by @dj-nlx in PR - CICD for full integration with k3s #192
• Overall stability and code-review fixes by @dj-nlx in Overall stability and code-review fixes  #193
• Some files missed in check-in by @dj-nlx in Some files missed in check-in #194
• KA vip to be used in KA mode by @nik-netlox in KA vip to be used in KA mode #195
• Updated K3s scenario by @dj-nlx in Updated K3s scenario #196
• Updated k3s scenario by @dj-nlx in Updated k3s scenario #197
• PR - Enable CCM and kubernetes test in gh-actions by @dj-nlx in PR - Enable CCM and kubernetes test in gh-actions #198
• PR -Cluster fixes by @dj-nlx in PR -Cluster fixes  #200
• PR - Fixes to support long lived tcp connection during failover by @dj-nlx in PR - Fixes to support long lived tcp connection during failover #201
• PR - k8s cluster LB cicd by @dj-nlx in PR - k8s cluster LB cicd #202
• PR - Fix for defunct process showing up inside loxilb docker by @dj-nlx in PR - Fix for defunct process showing up inside loxilb docker #203
• PR - updated submodule by @dj-nlx in PR - updated submodule #204
• PR - Loxilb Self Description Args by @dj-nlx in PR - Loxilb Self Description Args #205
• PR - Stability fixes by @dj-nlx in PR - Stability fixes #206
• PR - Stability fixes towards v0.8.0 by @dj-nlx in PR - Stability fixes towards v0.8.0 #207
• PR - Code review and stability fixes by @dj-nlx in PR - Code review and stability fixes #208
• PR - NAT64LB and other sanity issues fixed by @dj-nlx in PR - NAT64LB and other sanity issues fixed #209
• PR - Better state-machine for active-ctsync by @dj-nlx in PR - Better state-machine for active-ctsync #210
• PR - Stability fixes for v0.8.0 by @dj-nlx in PR - Stability fixes for v0.8.0 #211

Full Changelog: https://github.com/loxilb-io/loxilb/commits/v0.8.0

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