[router] add centralized configuration module for sgl-router (#7588)

sgl-router/Cargo.toml

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ metrics-exporter-prometheus = "0.17.0"
 # Added for request tracing
 uuid = { version = "1.10", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
+url = "2.5.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }

sgl-router/src/config/mod.rs

+pub mod types;
+pub mod validation;
+
+pub use types::*;
+pub use validation::*;
+
+/// Configuration errors
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ConfigError {
+    #[error("Validation failed: {reason}")]
+    ValidationFailed { reason: String },
+
+    #[error("Invalid value for field '{field}': {value} - {reason}")]
+    InvalidValue {
+        field: String,
+        value: String,
+        reason: String,
+    },
+
+    #[error("Incompatible configuration: {reason}")]
+    IncompatibleConfig { reason: String },
+
+    #[error("Missing required field: {field}")]
+    MissingRequired { field: String },
+}
+
+/// Result type for configuration operations
+pub type ConfigResult<T> = Result<T, ConfigError>;

sgl-router/src/config/types.rs

+use super::{ConfigError, ConfigResult};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Main router configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RouterConfig {
+    /// Routing mode configuration
+    pub mode: RoutingMode,
+    /// Policy configuration
+    pub policy: PolicyConfig,
+    /// Server host address
+    pub host: String,
+    /// Server port
+    pub port: u16,
+    /// Maximum payload size in bytes
+    pub max_payload_size: usize,
+    /// Request timeout in seconds
+    pub request_timeout_secs: u64,
+    /// Worker startup timeout in seconds
+    pub worker_startup_timeout_secs: u64,
+    /// Worker health check interval in seconds
+    pub worker_startup_check_interval_secs: u64,
+    /// Service discovery configuration (optional)
+    pub discovery: Option<DiscoveryConfig>,
+    /// Metrics configuration (optional)
+    pub metrics: Option<MetricsConfig>,
+    /// Log directory (None = stdout only)
+    pub log_dir: Option<String>,
+    /// Verbose logging
+    pub verbose: bool,
+}
+
+/// Routing mode configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum RoutingMode {
+    #[serde(rename = "regular")]
+    Regular {
+        /// List of worker URLs
+        worker_urls: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    #[serde(rename = "prefill_decode")]
+    PrefillDecode {
+        /// Prefill worker URLs with optional bootstrap ports
+        prefill_urls: Vec<(String, Option<u16>)>,
+        /// Decode worker URLs
+        decode_urls: Vec<String>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl RoutingMode {
+    pub fn is_pd_mode(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, RoutingMode::PrefillDecode { .. })
+    }
+
+    pub fn worker_count(&self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            RoutingMode::Regular { worker_urls } => worker_urls.len(),
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                prefill_urls,
+                decode_urls,
+            } => prefill_urls.len() + decode_urls.len(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Policy configuration for routing
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum PolicyConfig {
+    #[serde(rename = "random")]
+    Random,
+
+    #[serde(rename = "round_robin")]
+    RoundRobin,
+
+    #[serde(rename = "cache_aware")]
+    CacheAware {
+        /// Minimum prefix match ratio to use cache-based routing
+        cache_threshold: f32,
+        /// Absolute load difference threshold for load balancing
+        balance_abs_threshold: usize,
+        /// Relative load ratio threshold for load balancing
+        balance_rel_threshold: f32,
+        /// Interval between cache eviction cycles (seconds)
+        eviction_interval_secs: u64,
+        /// Maximum cache tree size per tenant
+        max_tree_size: usize,
+    },
+
+    #[serde(rename = "power_of_two")]
+    PowerOfTwo {
+        /// Interval for load monitoring (seconds)
+        load_check_interval_secs: u64,
+    },
+}
+
+impl PolicyConfig {
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            PolicyConfig::Random => "random",
+            PolicyConfig::RoundRobin => "round_robin",
+            PolicyConfig::CacheAware { .. } => "cache_aware",
+            PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo { .. } => "power_of_two",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Service discovery configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DiscoveryConfig {
+    /// Enable service discovery
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    /// Kubernetes namespace (None = all namespaces)
+    pub namespace: Option<String>,
+    /// Service discovery port
+    pub port: u16,
+    /// Check interval for service discovery
+    pub check_interval_secs: u64,
+    /// Regular mode selector
+    pub selector: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// PD mode prefill selector
+    pub prefill_selector: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// PD mode decode selector
+    pub decode_selector: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Bootstrap port annotation key
+    pub bootstrap_port_annotation: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for DiscoveryConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enabled: false,
+            namespace: None,
+            port: 8000,
+            check_interval_secs: 60,
+            selector: HashMap::new(),
+            prefill_selector: HashMap::new(),
+            decode_selector: HashMap::new(),
+            bootstrap_port_annotation: "sglang.ai/bootstrap-port".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Metrics configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MetricsConfig {
+    /// Prometheus metrics port
+    pub port: u16,
+    /// Prometheus metrics host
+    pub host: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for MetricsConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            port: 29000,
+            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for RouterConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec![],
+            },
+            policy: PolicyConfig::Random,
+            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            port: 3001,
+            max_payload_size: 268_435_456, // 256MB
+            request_timeout_secs: 600,
+            worker_startup_timeout_secs: 300,
+            worker_startup_check_interval_secs: 10,
+            discovery: None,
+            metrics: None,
+            log_dir: None,
+            verbose: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl RouterConfig {
+    /// Create a new configuration with mode and policy
+    pub fn new(mode: RoutingMode, policy: PolicyConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode,
+            policy,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Validate the configuration
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        crate::config::validation::ConfigValidator::validate(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the routing mode type as a string
+    pub fn mode_type(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self.mode {
+            RoutingMode::Regular { .. } => "regular",
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode { .. } => "prefill_decode",
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if service discovery is enabled
+    pub fn has_service_discovery(&self) -> bool {
+        self.discovery.as_ref().map_or(false, |d| d.enabled)
+    }
+
+    /// Check if metrics are enabled
+    pub fn has_metrics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.metrics.is_some()
+    }
+
+    /// Convert to routing PolicyConfig for internal use
+    pub fn to_routing_policy_config(&self) -> ConfigResult<crate::router::PolicyConfig> {
+        match (&self.mode, &self.policy) {
+            (
+                RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                    prefill_urls,
+                    decode_urls,
+                },
+                policy,
+            ) => {
+                // Map policy to PDSelectionPolicy
+                let selection_policy = match policy {
+                    PolicyConfig::Random => crate::pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::Random,
+                    PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo { .. } => {
+                        crate::pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::PowerOfTwo
+                    }
+                    PolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                        cache_threshold,
+                        balance_abs_threshold,
+                        balance_rel_threshold,
+                        ..
+                    } => crate::pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::CacheAware {
+                        cache_threshold: *cache_threshold,
+                        balance_abs_threshold: *balance_abs_threshold,
+                        balance_rel_threshold: *balance_rel_threshold,
+                    },
+                    PolicyConfig::RoundRobin => {
+                        return Err(ConfigError::IncompatibleConfig {
+                            reason: "RoundRobin policy is not supported in PD disaggregated mode"
+                                .to_string(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                };
+
+                Ok(crate::router::PolicyConfig::PrefillDecodeConfig {
+                    selection_policy,
+                    prefill_urls: prefill_urls.clone(),
+                    decode_urls: decode_urls.clone(),
+                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
+                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval_secs,
+                })
+            }
+            (RoutingMode::Regular { .. }, PolicyConfig::Random) => {
+                Ok(crate::router::PolicyConfig::RandomConfig {
+                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
+                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval_secs,
+                })
+            }
+            (RoutingMode::Regular { .. }, PolicyConfig::RoundRobin) => {
+                Ok(crate::router::PolicyConfig::RoundRobinConfig {
+                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
+                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval_secs,
+                })
+            }
+            (
+                RoutingMode::Regular { .. },
+                PolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                    cache_threshold,
+                    balance_abs_threshold,
+                    balance_rel_threshold,
+                    eviction_interval_secs,
+                    max_tree_size,
+                },
+            ) => Ok(crate::router::PolicyConfig::CacheAwareConfig {
+                cache_threshold: *cache_threshold,
+                balance_abs_threshold: *balance_abs_threshold,
+                balance_rel_threshold: *balance_rel_threshold,
+                eviction_interval_secs: *eviction_interval_secs,
+                max_tree_size: *max_tree_size,
+                timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
+                interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval_secs,
+            }),
+            (RoutingMode::Regular { .. }, PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo { .. }) => {
+                Err(ConfigError::IncompatibleConfig {
+                    reason: "PowerOfTwo policy is only supported in PD disaggregated mode"
+                        .to_string(),
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

sgl-router/src/config/validation.rs

+use super::*;
+
+/// Configuration validator
+pub struct ConfigValidator;
+
+impl ConfigValidator {
+    /// Validate a complete router configuration
+    pub fn validate(config: &RouterConfig) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        // Check if service discovery is enabled
+        let has_service_discovery = config.discovery.as_ref().map_or(false, |d| d.enabled);
+
+        Self::validate_mode(&config.mode, has_service_discovery)?;
+        Self::validate_policy(&config.policy)?;
+        Self::validate_server_settings(config)?;
+
+        if let Some(discovery) = &config.discovery {
+            Self::validate_discovery(discovery, &config.mode)?;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(metrics) = &config.metrics {
+            Self::validate_metrics(metrics)?;
+        }
+
+        Self::validate_compatibility(config)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate routing mode configuration
+    fn validate_mode(mode: &RoutingMode, has_service_discovery: bool) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        match mode {
+            RoutingMode::Regular { worker_urls } => {
+                // Validate URLs if any are provided
+                if !worker_urls.is_empty() {
+                    Self::validate_urls(worker_urls)?;
+                }
+                // Note: We allow empty worker URLs even without service discovery
+                // to let the router start and fail at runtime when routing requests.
+                // This matches legacy behavior and test expectations.
+            }
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                prefill_urls,
+                decode_urls,
+            } => {
+                // Only require URLs if service discovery is disabled
+                if !has_service_discovery {
+                    if prefill_urls.is_empty() {
+                        return Err(ConfigError::ValidationFailed {
+                            reason: "PD mode requires at least one prefill worker URL".to_string(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                    if decode_urls.is_empty() {
+                        return Err(ConfigError::ValidationFailed {
+                            reason: "PD mode requires at least one decode worker URL".to_string(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Validate URLs if any are provided
+                if !prefill_urls.is_empty() {
+                    let prefill_url_strings: Vec<String> =
+                        prefill_urls.iter().map(|(url, _)| url.clone()).collect();
+                    Self::validate_urls(&prefill_url_strings)?;
+                }
+                if !decode_urls.is_empty() {
+                    Self::validate_urls(decode_urls)?;
+                }
+
+                // Validate bootstrap ports
+                for (_url, port) in prefill_urls {
+                    if let Some(port) = port {
+                        if *port == 0 {
+                            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                                field: "bootstrap_port".to_string(),
+                                value: port.to_string(),
+                                reason: "Port must be between 1 and 65535".to_string(),
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate policy configuration
+    fn validate_policy(policy: &PolicyConfig) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        match policy {
+            PolicyConfig::Random | PolicyConfig::RoundRobin => {
+                // No specific validation needed
+            }
+            PolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                cache_threshold,
+                balance_abs_threshold: _,
+                balance_rel_threshold,
+                eviction_interval_secs,
+                max_tree_size,
+            } => {
+                if !(0.0..=1.0).contains(cache_threshold) {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "cache_threshold".to_string(),
+                        value: cache_threshold.to_string(),
+                        reason: "Must be between 0.0 and 1.0".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if *balance_rel_threshold < 1.0 {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "balance_rel_threshold".to_string(),
+                        value: balance_rel_threshold.to_string(),
+                        reason: "Must be >= 1.0".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if *eviction_interval_secs == 0 {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "eviction_interval_secs".to_string(),
+                        value: eviction_interval_secs.to_string(),
+                        reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if *max_tree_size == 0 {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "max_tree_size".to_string(),
+                        value: max_tree_size.to_string(),
+                        reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo {
+                load_check_interval_secs,
+            } => {
+                if *load_check_interval_secs == 0 {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "load_check_interval_secs".to_string(),
+                        value: load_check_interval_secs.to_string(),
+                        reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate server configuration
+    fn validate_server_settings(config: &RouterConfig) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        if config.port == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "port".to_string(),
+                value: config.port.to_string(),
+                reason: "Port must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if config.max_payload_size == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "max_payload_size".to_string(),
+                value: config.max_payload_size.to_string(),
+                reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if config.request_timeout_secs == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "request_timeout_secs".to_string(),
+                value: config.request_timeout_secs.to_string(),
+                reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if config.worker_startup_timeout_secs == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "worker_startup_timeout_secs".to_string(),
+                value: config.worker_startup_timeout_secs.to_string(),
+                reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if config.worker_startup_check_interval_secs == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "worker_startup_check_interval_secs".to_string(),
+                value: config.worker_startup_check_interval_secs.to_string(),
+                reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate service discovery configuration
+    fn validate_discovery(discovery: &DiscoveryConfig, mode: &RoutingMode) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        if !discovery.enabled {
+            return Ok(()); // No validation needed if disabled
+        }
+
+        if discovery.port == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "discovery.port".to_string(),
+                value: discovery.port.to_string(),
+                reason: "Port must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if discovery.check_interval_secs == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "discovery.check_interval_secs".to_string(),
+                value: discovery.check_interval_secs.to_string(),
+                reason: "Must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Validate selectors based on mode
+        match mode {
+            RoutingMode::Regular { .. } => {
+                if discovery.selector.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::ValidationFailed {
+                        reason: "Regular mode with service discovery requires a non-empty selector"
+                            .to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode { .. } => {
+                if discovery.prefill_selector.is_empty() && discovery.decode_selector.is_empty() {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::ValidationFailed {
+                        reason: "PD mode with service discovery requires at least one non-empty selector (prefill or decode)".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate metrics configuration
+    fn validate_metrics(metrics: &MetricsConfig) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        if metrics.port == 0 {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "metrics.port".to_string(),
+                value: metrics.port.to_string(),
+                reason: "Port must be > 0".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        if metrics.host.is_empty() {
+            return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                field: "metrics.host".to_string(),
+                value: metrics.host.clone(),
+                reason: "Host cannot be empty".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate compatibility between different configuration sections
+    fn validate_compatibility(config: &RouterConfig) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        // Check mode and policy compatibility
+        match (&config.mode, &config.policy) {
+            (RoutingMode::Regular { .. }, PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo { .. }) => {
+                // PowerOfTwo is only supported in PD mode
+                return Err(ConfigError::IncompatibleConfig {
+                    reason: "PowerOfTwo policy is only supported in PD disaggregated mode"
+                        .to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+            (RoutingMode::PrefillDecode { .. }, PolicyConfig::RoundRobin) => {
+                return Err(ConfigError::IncompatibleConfig {
+                    reason: "RoundRobin policy is not supported in PD disaggregated mode"
+                        .to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        // Check if service discovery is enabled for worker count validation
+        let has_service_discovery = config.discovery.as_ref().map_or(false, |d| d.enabled);
+
+        // Only validate worker counts if service discovery is disabled
+        if !has_service_discovery {
+            // Check if power-of-two policy makes sense with insufficient workers
+            if let PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo { .. } = &config.policy {
+                let worker_count = config.mode.worker_count();
+                if worker_count < 2 {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::IncompatibleConfig {
+                        reason: "Power-of-two policy requires at least 2 workers".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Validate URL format
+    fn validate_urls(urls: &[String]) -> ConfigResult<()> {
+        for url in urls {
+            if url.is_empty() {
+                return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                    field: "worker_url".to_string(),
+                    value: url.clone(),
+                    reason: "URL cannot be empty".to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+
+            if !url.starts_with("http://") && !url.starts_with("https://") {
+                return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                    field: "worker_url".to_string(),
+                    value: url.clone(),
+                    reason: "URL must start with http:// or https://".to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+
+            // Basic URL validation
+            match ::url::Url::parse(url) {
+                Ok(parsed) => {
+                    // Additional validation
+                    if parsed.host_str().is_none() {
+                        return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                            field: "worker_url".to_string(),
+                            value: url.clone(),
+                            reason: "URL must have a valid host".to_string(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    return Err(ConfigError::InvalidValue {
+                        field: "worker_url".to_string(),
+                        value: url.clone(),
+                        reason: format!("Invalid URL format: {}", e),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_regular_mode() {
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec!["http://worker:8000".to_string()],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::Random,
+        );
+
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_empty_worker_urls() {
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec![],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::Random,
+        );
+
+        // Empty worker URLs are now allowed to match legacy behavior
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_empty_worker_urls_with_service_discovery() {
+        let mut config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec![],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::Random,
+        );
+
+        // Enable service discovery
+        config.discovery = Some(DiscoveryConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            selector: vec![("app".to_string(), "test".to_string())]
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+
+        // Should pass validation since service discovery is enabled
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_invalid_urls() {
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec!["invalid-url".to_string()],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::Random,
+        );
+
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_cache_aware_thresholds() {
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec![
+                    "http://worker1:8000".to_string(),
+                    "http://worker2:8000".to_string(),
+                ],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                cache_threshold: 1.5, // Invalid: > 1.0
+                balance_abs_threshold: 32,
+                balance_rel_threshold: 1.1,
+                eviction_interval_secs: 60,
+                max_tree_size: 1000,
+            },
+        );
+
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_cache_aware_single_worker() {
+        // Cache-aware with single worker should be allowed (even if not optimal)
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec!["http://worker1:8000".to_string()],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                cache_threshold: 0.5,
+                balance_abs_threshold: 32,
+                balance_rel_threshold: 1.1,
+                eviction_interval_secs: 60,
+                max_tree_size: 1000,
+            },
+        );
+
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_pd_mode() {
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                prefill_urls: vec![("http://prefill:8000".to_string(), Some(8081))],
+                decode_urls: vec!["http://decode:8000".to_string()],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::Random,
+        );
+
+        assert!(ConfigValidator::validate(&config).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_incompatible_policy() {
+        // RoundRobin with PD mode
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                prefill_urls: vec![("http://prefill:8000".to_string(), None)],
+                decode_urls: vec!["http://decode:8000".to_string()],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::RoundRobin,
+        );
+
+        let result = ConfigValidator::validate(&config);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("RoundRobin policy is not supported in PD disaggregated mode"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_power_of_two_with_regular_mode() {
+        // PowerOfTwo with Regular mode should fail
+        let config = RouterConfig::new(
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: vec![
+                    "http://worker1:8000".to_string(),
+                    "http://worker2:8000".to_string(),
+                ],
+            },
+            PolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo {
+                load_check_interval_secs: 60,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let result = ConfigValidator::validate(&config);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("PowerOfTwo policy is only supported in PD disaggregated mode"));
+    }
+}

sgl-router/src/lib.rs

 use pyo3::prelude::*;
+pub mod config;
 pub mod logging;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 pub mod openai_api_types;
@@ -56,6 +57,83 @@ struct Router {
     decode_urls: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
+impl Router {
+    /// Convert PyO3 Router to RouterConfig
+    pub fn to_router_config(&self) -> config::ConfigResult<config::RouterConfig> {
+        use config::{
+            DiscoveryConfig, MetricsConfig, PolicyConfig as ConfigPolicyConfig, RoutingMode,
+        };
+
+        // Determine routing mode
+        let mode = if self.pd_disaggregation {
+            RoutingMode::PrefillDecode {
+                prefill_urls: self.prefill_urls.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                decode_urls: self.decode_urls.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+            }
+        } else {
+            RoutingMode::Regular {
+                worker_urls: self.worker_urls.clone(),
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Convert policy
+        let policy = match self.policy {
+            PolicyType::Random => ConfigPolicyConfig::Random,
+            PolicyType::RoundRobin => ConfigPolicyConfig::RoundRobin,
+            PolicyType::CacheAware => ConfigPolicyConfig::CacheAware {
+                cache_threshold: self.cache_threshold,
+                balance_abs_threshold: self.balance_abs_threshold,
+                balance_rel_threshold: self.balance_rel_threshold,
+                eviction_interval_secs: self.eviction_interval_secs,
+                max_tree_size: self.max_tree_size,
+            },
+            PolicyType::PowerOfTwo => ConfigPolicyConfig::PowerOfTwo {
+                load_check_interval_secs: 5, // Default value
+            },
+        };
+
+        // Service discovery configuration
+        let discovery = if self.service_discovery {
+            Some(DiscoveryConfig {
+                enabled: true,
+                namespace: self.service_discovery_namespace.clone(),
+                port: self.service_discovery_port,
+                check_interval_secs: 60,
+                selector: self.selector.clone(),
+                prefill_selector: self.prefill_selector.clone(),
+                decode_selector: self.decode_selector.clone(),
+                bootstrap_port_annotation: self.bootstrap_port_annotation.clone(),
+            })
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        // Metrics configuration
+        let metrics = match (self.prometheus_port, self.prometheus_host.as_ref()) {
+            (Some(port), Some(host)) => Some(MetricsConfig {
+                port,
+                host: host.clone(),
+            }),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
+        Ok(config::RouterConfig {
+            mode,
+            policy,
+            host: self.host.clone(),
+            port: self.port,
+            max_payload_size: self.max_payload_size,
+            request_timeout_secs: self.request_timeout_secs,
+            worker_startup_timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
+            worker_startup_check_interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval,
+            discovery,
+            metrics,
+            log_dir: self.log_dir.clone(),
+            verbose: self.verbose,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[pymethods]
 impl Router {
     #[new]
@@ -149,68 +227,23 @@ impl Router {
     }
 
     fn start(&self) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let policy_config = if self.pd_disaggregation {
-            // PD mode - map PolicyType to PDSelectionPolicy
-            let pd_selection_policy = match &self.policy {
-                PolicyType::Random => pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::Random,
-                PolicyType::PowerOfTwo => pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::PowerOfTwo,
-                PolicyType::CacheAware => pd_types::PDSelectionPolicy::CacheAware {
-                    cache_threshold: self.cache_threshold,
-                    balance_abs_threshold: self.balance_abs_threshold,
-                    balance_rel_threshold: self.balance_rel_threshold,
-                },
-                PolicyType::RoundRobin => {
-                    return Err(pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
-                        "RoundRobin policy is not supported in PD disaggregated mode",
-                    ));
-                }
-            };
+        // Convert to RouterConfig and validate
+        let router_config = self.to_router_config().map_err(|e| {
+            pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(format!("Configuration error: {}", e))
+        })?;
 
-            let prefill_urls = self.prefill_urls.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
-                pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
-                    "PD disaggregated mode requires prefill_urls",
-                )
-            })?;
-            let decode_urls = self.decode_urls.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
-                pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
-                    "PD disaggregated mode requires decode_urls",
-                )
-            })?;
+        // Validate the configuration
+        router_config.validate().map_err(|e| {
+            pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(format!(
+                "Configuration validation failed: {}",
+                e
+            ))
+        })?;
 
-            router::PolicyConfig::PrefillDecodeConfig {
-                selection_policy: pd_selection_policy,
-                prefill_urls: prefill_urls.clone(),
-                decode_urls: decode_urls.clone(),
-                timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
-                interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval,
-            }
-        } else {
-            // Regular mode
-            match &self.policy {
-                PolicyType::Random => router::PolicyConfig::RandomConfig {
-                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
-                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval,
-                },
-                PolicyType::RoundRobin => router::PolicyConfig::RoundRobinConfig {
-                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
-                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval,
-                },
-                PolicyType::CacheAware => router::PolicyConfig::CacheAwareConfig {
-                    timeout_secs: self.worker_startup_timeout_secs,
-                    interval_secs: self.worker_startup_check_interval,
-                    cache_threshold: self.cache_threshold,
-                    balance_abs_threshold: self.balance_abs_threshold,
-                    balance_rel_threshold: self.balance_rel_threshold,
-                    eviction_interval_secs: self.eviction_interval_secs,
-                    max_tree_size: self.max_tree_size,
-                },
-                PolicyType::PowerOfTwo => {
-                    return Err(pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(
-                        "PowerOfTwo policy is only supported in PD disaggregated mode",
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
-        };
+        // Convert to internal policy config
+        let policy_config = router_config
+            .to_routing_policy_config()
+            .map_err(|e| pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError::new_err(e.to_string()))?;
 
         // Create service discovery config if enabled
         let service_discovery_config = if self.service_discovery {