Release 1.7 - Load Balancer

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General

• Added CLIENT_STATS definition to update client stats in cerver handler
• Added CONNECTION_STATS definition to update stats in cerver handler

Cerver

• Added balancer cerver type
• Added reference to parent balancer in cerver structure

Balancer

• Added load balancer structure and dedicated methods
• Added the ability to register services (other cervers) to be handled by the load balancer
• Added BalancerService aux structure to be used in connection's receive
• Correctly handling when one or more services disconnect from handler
• Added ability to set a reconnect wait time to balancer service
• Added BALANCER_DEBUG definition for additional balancer logs
• Consuming data from connection when no service is available
• Consuming data from service on bad packet types
• Added SERVICE_DEBUG definition to get additional services logs

Handler

• Added balancer_receive () handler method

Packets

• Added sock fd field in PacketHeader to be used with load balancers
• Added base packet_route_between_connections ()
• Added bad packets type definition
• Added dedicated method to print packets per type array

Examples

• Added dedicated balancer example
• Added dedicated service example