Merge pull request #7 from yourpleasure/master

build ngx kafka module as dynamic module

README.md

@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ Compile this module into nginx
     sudo make install
     # or, use `sudo make upgrade` instead of `sudo make install`
 
+In newer version of nginx(>=1.9.11), you can make this module as an dynamic module.
+
+    git clone https://github.com/brg-liuwei/ngx_kafka_module
+
+    # cd /path/to/nginx
+    ./configure --add-dynamic-module=/path/to/ngx_kafka_module
+
+    make modules
+    # This will generate a objs/ngx_http_kafka_module.so in your /path/to/ngx_kafka_module and you can copy the so file to a proper location.
+
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 Nginx Configuration
@@ -77,6 +87,12 @@ Add the code to nginx conf file as follows
         }
     }
 
+If you compile module as a dynamic module, you must add
+
+    load_module /path/to/ngx_http_kafka_module.so;
+
+at the beginning of the nginx config file besides adding the code. After that you can use the module by just executing `nginx -c /path/to/nginx.conf -s reload`.
+
 
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config

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ngx_addon_name=ngx_http_kafka_module
-HTTP_MODULES="$HTTP_MODULES ngx_http_kafka_module"
-NGX_ADDON_SRCS="$NGX_ADDON_SRCS $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_http_kafka_module.c"
-
-CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS -lrdkafka -lz -lpthread" 
+if test -n "$ngx_module_link"; then
+	ngx_module_type=HTTP
+	ngx_module_name=$ngx_addon_name
+	ngx_module_srcs="$ngx_addon_dir/ngx_http_kafka_module.c"
+	ngx_module_libs="-lrdkafka -lz -lpthread"
+	. auto/module
+else
+	HTTP_MODULES="$HTTP_MODULES ngx_http_kafka_module"
+	NGX_ADDON_SRCS="$NGX_ADDON_SRCS $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_http_kafka_module.c"
+	CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS -lrdkafka -lz -lpthread"
+fi