6.5. Using cookies to keep route statefulness

Procedure

1. Annotate the route with the specified cookie name:

   $ oc annotate route <route_name> router.openshift.io/cookie_name="<cookie_name>"

   where:

   <route_name>

   Specifies the name of the route.

   <cookie_name>

   Specifies the name for the cookie.

   For example, to annotate the route my_route with the cookie name my_cookie:

   $ oc annotate route my_route router.openshift.io/cookie_name="my_cookie"

2. Capture the route hostname in a variable:

   $ ROUTE_NAME=$(oc get route <route_name> -o jsonpath='{.spec.host}')

   where:

   <route_name>

   Specifies the name of the route.

3. Save the cookie, and then access the route:

   $ curl $ROUTE_NAME -k -c /tmp/cookie_jar

   Use the cookie saved by the previous command when connecting to the route:

   $ curl $ROUTE_NAME -k -b /tmp/cookie_jar