2.1.1. Default actions

Default actions for all events of a hash (e.g., all requests) can be set using the '*' wildcard as the event. (Most hashes have default actions configured by default, these can be found in the description of the proxy classes.) It is important to note that setting the action using the '*' wildcard does NOT override an action explicitly defined for an event, even if the explicit setting precedes the general one in the Python code. This feature is illustrated in the example below.

Example 2.3. Default and explicit actions

The following two proxy classes have the same effect, even though the order of the code lines is switched. The 'APPE' command is rejected, while all other commands are accepted. 

class MyFtp1(FtpProxy):
	def config(self):
		self.request["APPE"] = (FTP_REQ_REJECT)
		self.request["*"] = (FTP_REQ_ACCEPT)
class MyFtp2(FtpProxy):
	def config(self):
		self.request["*"] = (FTP_REQ_ACCEPT)
		self.request["APPE"] = (FTP_REQ_REJECT)
Warning

If the relevant hash does not contain a received request or response, the '*' entry is used which matches to every request/response. If there is no '*' entry in the given hash, the request/response is denied.

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