ltm rule command FLOW refresh

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FLOW::refresh
       Refresh the flow.

SYNOPSIS
       FLOW::refresh ANY_CHARS

DESCRIPTION
       Updates the last used time on the flow to now.

RETURN VALUE
VALID DURING
       FLOW_INIT, CLIENT_ACCEPTED, SA_PICKED, LB_SELECTED, CLIENT_DATA, SERVER_DATA, SERVER_CONNECTED

EXAMPLES
	when SERVER_CONNECTED {
	    if {[catch { FLOW::create_related {
				proto 6
				clientflow [IP::remote_addr] 1221 [LINK::vlan_id]
				serverflow [clientside {IP::remote_addr}] 1221 [clientside {LINK::vlan_id}]
			    } } result] } {
		log local0. "Couldn't create the connection, error:$result"
	    } else {
		log local0. "Connection: $result TO [FLOW::peer $result]"
	    }
	    clientside {TCP::collect}
	    TCP::collect
	}

	when CLIENT_DATA {
	    # Log and refresh the related flow whenever the client sends data.
	    log local0. "Flow idle duration before refresh [FLOW::idle_duration $result]"
	    FLOW::refresh $result
	    log local0. "Flow idle duration after refresh [FLOW::idle_duration $result]"
	    TCP::release
	    TCP::collect

	}
	when SERVER_DATA {
	    # Log and refresh the related flow whenever the server sends data.
	    log local0. "Flow idle duration before refresh [FLOW::idle_duration $result]"
	    FLOW::refresh $result
	    log local0. "Flow idle duration after refresh [FLOW::idle_duration $result]"
	    TCP::release
	    TCP::collect

	}

HINTS
SEE ALSO
CHANGE LOG
       @BIGIP-14.1.0 --First introduced the command.

BIG-IP						      2020-06-23					     iRule(1)