frp/doc/server_plugin.md

### Server Plugin

frp server plugin is aimed to extend frp's ability without modifying the Golang code.

An external server should run in a different process receiving RPC calls from frps.
Before frps is doing some operations, it will send RPC requests to notify the external RPC server and act according to its response.

### RPC request

RPC requests are based on JSON over HTTP.

When a server plugin accepts an operation request, it can respond with three different responses:

* Reject operation and return a reason.
* Allow operation and keep original content.
* Allow operation and return modified content.

### Interface

HTTP path can be configured for each manage plugin in frps. We'll assume for this example that it's `/handler`.

A request to the RPC server will look like:

```
POST /handler?version=0.1.0&op=Login
{
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "op": "Login",
    "content": {
        ... // Operation info
    }
}

Request Header:
X-Frp-Reqid: for tracing
```

The response can look like any of the following:

* Non-200 HTTP response status code (this will automatically tell frps that the request should fail)

* Reject operation:

```
{
    "reject": true,
    "reject_reason": "invalid user"
}
```

* Allow operation and keep original content:

```
{
    "reject": false,
    "unchange": true
}
```

* Allow operation and modify content

```
{
    "unchange": "false",
    "content": {
        ... // Replaced content
    }
}
```

### Operation

Currently `Login`, `NewProxy`, `Ping`, `NewWorkConn` and `NewUserConn` operations are supported.

#### Login

Client login operation

```
{
    "content": {
        "version": <string>,
        "hostname": <string>,
        "os": <string>,
        "arch": <string>,
        "user": <string>,
        "timestamp": <int64>,
        "privilege_key": <string>,
        "run_id": <string>,
        "pool_count": <int>,
        "metas": map<string>string,
        "client_address": <string>
    }
}
```

#### NewProxy

Create new proxy

```
{
    "content": {
        "user": {
            "user": <string>,
            "metas": map<string>string
            "run_id": <string>
        },
        "proxy_name": <string>,
        "proxy_type": <string>,
        "use_encryption": <bool>,
        "use_compression": <bool>,
        "group": <string>,
        "group_key": <string>,

        // tcp and udp only
        "remote_port": <int>,

        // http and https only
        "custom_domains": []<string>,
        "subdomain": <string>,
        "locations": <string>,
        "http_user": <string>,
        "http_pwd": <string>,
        "host_header_rewrite": <string>,
        "headers": map<string>string,

        // stcp only
        "sk": <string>,

        // tcpmux only
        "multiplexer": <string>

        "metas": map<string>string
    }
}
```

#### Ping

Heartbeat from frpc

```
{
    "content": {
        "user": {
            "user": <string>,
            "metas": map<string>string
            "run_id": <string>
        },
        "timestamp": <int64>,
        "privilege_key": <string>
    }
}
```

#### NewWorkConn

New work connection received from frpc (RPC sent after `run_id` is matched with an existing frp connection)

```
{
    "content": {
        "user": {
            "user": <string>,
            "metas": map<string>string
            "run_id": <string>
        },
        "run_id": <string>
        "timestamp": <int64>,
        "privilege_key": <string>
    }
}
```

#### NewUserConn

New user connection received from proxy (support `tcp`, `stcp`, `https` and `tcpmux`) .

```
{
    "content": {
        "user": {
            "user": <string>,
            "metas": map<string>string
            "run_id": <string>
        },
        "proxy_name": <string>,
        "proxy_type": <string>,
        "remote_addr": <string>
    }
}
```

### Server Plugin Configuration

```ini
# frps.ini
[common]
bind_port = 7000

[plugin.user-manager]
addr = 127.0.0.1:9000
path = /handler
ops = Login

[plugin.port-manager]
addr = 127.0.0.1:9001
path = /handler
ops = NewProxy
```

- addr: the address where the external RPC service listens. Defaults to http. For https, specify the schema: `addr = https://127.0.0.1:9001`.
- path: http request url path for the POST request.
- ops: operations plugin needs to handle (e.g. "Login", "NewProxy", ...).
- tls_verify: When the schema is https, we verify by default. Set this value to false if you want to skip verification.

### Metadata

Metadata will be sent to the server plugin in each RPC request.

There are 2 types of metadata entries - 1 under `[common]` and the other under each proxy configuration.
Metadata entries under `[common]` will be sent in `Login` under the key `metas`, and in any other RPC request under `user.metas`.
Metadata entries under each proxy configuration will be sent in `NewProxy` op only, under `metas`.

Metadata entries start with `meta_`. This is an example of metadata entries in `[common]` and under the proxy named `[ssh]`:

```
# frpc.ini
[common]
server_addr = 127.0.0.1
server_port = 7000
user = fake
meta_token = fake
meta_version = 1.0.0

[ssh]
type = tcp
local_port = 22
remote_port = 6000
meta_id = 123
```