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<!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd">

<module name="Module ngx_http_split_clients_module"
        link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_split_clients_module.html"
        lang="en">

<section id="summary">

<para>
The <literal>ngx_http_split_clients_module</literal> module creates
variables suitable for A/B testing, also known as split testing.
</para>

</section>


<section id="example" name="Example Configuration">

<para>
<example>
http {
    split_clients "${remote_addr}AAA" $variant {
                   0.5%               .one;
                   2.0%               .two;
                   *                  "";
    }

    server {
        location / {
            index index${variant}.html;
</example>
</para>

</section>


<section id="directives" name="Directives">

<directive name="split_clients">
<syntax block="yes">
    <value>string</value>
    <value>$variable</value></syntax>
<default/>
<context>http</context>

<para>
Creates a variable for A/B testing, for example:
<example>
split_clients "${remote_addr}AAA" $variant {
               0.5%               .one;
               2.0%               .two;
               *                  "";
}
</example>
The value of the original string is hashed using MurmurHash2.
In the example given, hash values from 0 to 21474836 (0.5%)
correspond to the <var>$variant</var> variable taking the
value <literal>".one"</literal>,
hash values from 21474837 to 107374182 (2%) correspond to
the value <literal>".two"</literal>,
and hash values from 107374183 to 4294967297 correspond to
the value <literal>""</literal>.
</para>

</directive>

</section>

</module>