Management of edge dictionary containers in content nodes of a content delivery network

1. A method of managing key-value objects in a content node of a content delivery network, the method comprising:

utilizing a request handler configuration language to deploy a request handler configuration and a key-value object, wherein the key-value object includes one or more key-value pairs and wherein the request handler configuration calls, in response to a content request from an end user device, the key-value object using a key associated with the content request and the key-value object returns a value associated with the key;

obtaining a command to modify the key-value object;

in response to the command, identifying a modification to the key-value object based on the command; and

updating the key-value object with the modification without updating the request handler configuration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request handler configuration comprises a Varnish configuration language (VCL) configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a replacement modification to replace a key-value pair in the one or more key-value pairs with a second key-value pair.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises an addition modification to add a key-value pair to the one or more key-value pairs.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a removal modification to remove a key-value pair from the one or more key-value pairs.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the command to modify the key-value object comprises receiving, from a management system, the command to modify the key-value object.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the command to modify the key-value object comprises an application program interface (API) command to modify the key-value object.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more key-value pairs comprise one or more country code to domain pairs.

9. A content node comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;

a processing system communicatively coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;

processing instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media that manage key-value objects for the content node that, when read and executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to:

utilize a request handler configuration language to deploy a request handler configuration and a key-value object, wherein the key-value object includes one or more key-value pairs and wherein the request handler configuration calls, in response to a content request from an end user device, the key-value object using a key associated with the content request and the key-value object returns a value associated with the key;

obtain a command to modify the key-value object;

in response to the command, identify a modification to the key-value object based on the command; and

update the key-value object with the modification without updating the request handler configuration.

10. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the request handler configuration comprises a Varnish configuration language (VCL) configuration.

11. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a replacement modification to replace a key-value pair in the one or more key-value pairs with a second key-value pair.

12. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises an addition modification to add a key-value pair to the one or more key-value pairs.

13. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a removal modification to remove a key-value pair from the one or more key-value pairs.

14. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the processing instructions to obtain the command to modify the key-value object direct the processing system to receive from a management system, the command to modify the key-value object.

15. The content node of claim 14 , wherein the command to modify the key-value object comprises an application program interface (API) command to modify the key-value object.

16. The content node of claim 9 , wherein the one or more key-value pairs comprise one or more country code to domain pairs.

17. An apparatus comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;

processing instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media that manage key-value objects for the content node that, when read and executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to:

utilize a request handler configuration language to deploy a request handler configuration and a key-value object, wherein the key-value object includes one or more key-value pairs and wherein the request handler configuration calls, in response to a content request from an end user device, the key-value object using a key associated with the content request and the key-value object returns a value associated with the key;

obtain a command to modify the key-value object;

in response to the command, identify a modification to the key-value object based on the command; and

update the key-value object with the modification without updating the request handler configuration.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a replacement modification to replace a key-value pair in the one or more key-value pairs with a second key-value pair.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises an addition modification to add a key-value pair to the one or more key-value pairs.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the modification to the key-value object comprises a removal modification to remove a key-value pair from the one or more key-value pairs.