# light-router

**Repository Path**: networknt/light-router

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: light-router
- **Description**: A client side service mesh router designed for legacy system that cannot leverage client module
- **Primary Language**: Java
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 1
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2018-06-13
- **Last Updated**: 2021-11-02

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# light-router


A client side service mesh router designed for legacy system that cannot leverage client module


[Developer Chat](https://gitter.im/networknt/light-4j) |
[Documentation](https://www.networknt.com/tutorial/common/discovery/router/) |
[Contribution Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) |


## Framework usage workflow diagram


![workflow](docs/light-route.png)


## Light-router provides the router Assisted Service Discovery


Light-router is a service that provides consumers another option to do service discovery if they cannot leverage client module provided by light-4j.


Light-router is primarily used for service discovery and technically there is client-side discovery only as it is called “service discovery” and only clients need to do that. All discovery can only exist on client-side.



The difference is that the discovery code in client or on the client host or on another static server in a data center. An additional scenario is to use light-router as BFF for SPA or Mobile.



### To learn how to use light-router, pleases refer to

* [Getting Started](https://www.networknt.com/getting-started/light-router/) to learn core concepts
* [Tutorial](https://www.networknt.com/tutorial/router/) with step by step guide for RESTful proxy
* [Configuration](https://www.networknt.com/service/router/configuration/) for different configurations based on your situations