4 files changed, 35 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/go/weed/filer.go b/go/weed/filer.go
index b3fc9c878..5ae3a3496 100644
--- a/go/weed/filer.go
+++ b/go/weed/filer.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type FilerOptions struct {
 	collection              *string
 	defaultReplicaPlacement *string
 	dir                     *string
+	redirectOnRead          *bool
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ func init() {
 	f.collection = cmdFiler.Flag.String("collection", "", "all data will be stored in this collection")
 	f.port = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("port", 8888, "filer server http listen port")
 	f.dir = cmdFiler.Flag.String("dir", os.TempDir(), "directory to store meta data")
-	f.defaultReplicaPlacement = cmdFiler.Flag.String("defaultReplicaPlacement", "000", "Default replication type if not specified.")
+	f.defaultReplicaPlacement = cmdFiler.Flag.String("defaultReplicaPlacement", "000", "default replication type if not specified")
+	f.redirectOnRead = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("redirectOnRead", false, "whether proxy or redirect to volume server during file GET request")
 }
 
 var cmdFiler = &Command{
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ func runFiler(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	}
 
 	r := http.NewServeMux()
-	_, nfs_err := weed_server.NewFilerServer(r, *f.port, *f.master, *f.dir, *f.collection)
+	_, nfs_err := weed_server.NewFilerServer(r, *f.port, *f.master, *f.dir, *f.collection,
+		*f.defaultReplicaPlacement, *f.redirectOnRead,
+	)
 	if nfs_err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf(nfs_err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/go/weed/server.go b/go/weed/server.go
index 38ccdc137..22222d699 100644
--- a/go/weed/server.go
+++ b/go/weed/server.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.port", 8888, "filer server http listen port")
 	filerOptions.dir = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.dir", "", "directory to store meta data, default to a 'filer' sub directory of what -mdir is specified")
 	filerOptions.defaultReplicaPlacement = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.defaultReplicaPlacement", "", "Default replication type if not specified during runtime.")
+	filerOptions.redirectOnRead = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.redirectOnRead", false, "whether proxy or redirect to volume server during file GET request")
+
 }
 
 func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
@@ -150,7 +152,9 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	if *isStartingFiler {
 		go func() {
 			r := http.NewServeMux()
-			_, nfs_err := weed_server.NewFilerServer(r, *filerOptions.port, *filerOptions.master, *filerOptions.dir, *filerOptions.collection)
+			_, nfs_err := weed_server.NewFilerServer(r, *filerOptions.port, *filerOptions.master, *filerOptions.dir, *filerOptions.collection,
+				*filerOptions.defaultReplicaPlacement, *filerOptions.redirectOnRead,
+			)
 			if nfs_err != nil {
 				glog.Fatalf(nfs_err.Error())
 			}
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server.go b/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server.go
index 9d6f7c71b..0bda58d06 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server.go
@@ -9,17 +9,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 type FilerServer struct {
-	port       string
-	master     string
-	collection string
-	filer      filer.Filer
+	port               string
+	master             string
+	collection         string
+	defaultReplication string
+	redirectOnRead     bool
+	filer              filer.Filer
 }
 
-func NewFilerServer(r *http.ServeMux, port int, master string, dir string, collection string) (fs *FilerServer, err error) {
+func NewFilerServer(r *http.ServeMux, port int, master string, dir string, collection string,
+	replication string, redirectOnRead bool,
+) (fs *FilerServer, err error) {
 	fs = &FilerServer{
-		master:     master,
-		collection: collection,
-		port:       ":" + strconv.Itoa(port),
+		master:             master,
+		collection:         collection,
+		defaultReplication: replication,
+		redirectOnRead:     redirectOnRead,
+		port:               ":" + strconv.Itoa(port),
 	}
 
 	if fs.filer, err = filer.NewFilerEmbedded(master, dir); err != nil {
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server_handlers.go b/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server_handlers.go
index 781d7c0fc..9d8481ac9 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/filer_server_handlers.go
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 		return
 	}
 	urlLocation := lookup.Locations[rand.Intn(len(lookup.Locations))].PublicUrl
-	u, _ := url.Parse("http://" + urlLocation + "/" + fileId)
+	urlString := "http://" + urlLocation + "/" + fileId
+	if fs.redirectOnRead {
+
+	}
+	u, _ := url.Parse(urlString)
 	request := &http.Request{
 		Method:        r.Method,
 		URL:           u,
@@ -110,7 +114,11 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 
 func (fs *FilerServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	query := r.URL.Query()
-	assignResult, ae := operation.Assign(fs.master, 1, query.Get("replication"), fs.collection, query.Get("ttl"))
+	replication := query.Get("replication")
+	if replication == "" {
+		replication = fs.defaultReplication
+	}
+	assignResult, ae := operation.Assign(fs.master, 1, replication, fs.collection, query.Get("ttl"))
 	if ae != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infoln("failing to assign a file id", ae.Error())
 		writeJsonError(w, r, ae)