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[doc api] Update README.md and CHANGELOG.md for v0.5.0. Update...

[doc api] Update README.md and CHANGELOG.md for v0.5.0. Update bin/node-http-proxy to read files specified in `config.https`
parent bf68dc30
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## Version 0.5.0 - 4/15/2011
- Remove winston in favor of custom events (indexzero)
- Add x-forwarded-for Header (indexzero)
- Fix WebSocket support (indexzero)
- Add tests / examples for WebSocket support (indexzero)
- Update .proxyRequest() and .proxyWebSocketRequest() APIs (indexzero)
- Add HTTPS support (indexzero)
- Add tests / examples for HTTPS support (indexzero)
## Version 0.4.1 - 3/20/2011
- Include missing dependency in package.json (indexzero)
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# node-http-proxy - v0.4.1
# node-http-proxy - v0.5.0
<img src = "http://i.imgur.com/dSSUX.png"/>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/9BrV7.png" />
## Battle-hardened node.js http proxy
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* Can be used as a CommonJS module in node.js
* Uses event buffering to support application latency in proxied requests
* Reverse or Forward Proxy based on simple JSON-based configuration
* Supports [WebSockets][1]
* Supports [HTTPS][2]
* Minimal request overhead and latency
* Full suite of functional tests
* Battled-hardened through __production usage__ @ [nodejitsu.com][0]
......@@ -40,7 +42,13 @@ There are several ways to use node-http-proxy; the library is designed to be fle
4. As a forward-proxy with a reverse proxy
5. From the command-line as a long running process
See the [demo](http://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/demo.js) for further examples.
In each of these scenarios node-http-proxy can handle any of these types of requests:
1. HTTP Requests (http://)
2. HTTPS Requests (https://)
3. WebSocket Requests (ws://)
See the [examples][3] for more working sample code.
### Setup a basic stand-alone proxy server
<pre>
......@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ See the [demo](http://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/demo.js)
// Create your target server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied!' + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......@@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ See the [demo](http://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/demo.js)
//
// Put your custom server logic here
//
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, 9000, 'localhost');
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 9000
});
}).listen(8000);
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied: ' + req.url +'\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......@@ -103,12 +114,16 @@ See the [demo](http://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/demo.js)
// performing async actions before proxying a request
//
setTimeout(function () {
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, 9000, 'localhost', buffer);
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 9000,
buffer: buffer
});
}, 2000);
}).listen(8000);
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied: ' + req.url +'\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......@@ -131,11 +146,14 @@ See the [demo](http://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/demo.js)
//
// Put your custom server logic here, then proxy
//
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, 9000, 'localhost');
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 9000
});
}).listen(8001);
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied: ' + req.url +'\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
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}
</pre>
Notice here that I have not included paths on the individual domains because this is not possible when using only the HTTP 'Host' header. Care to learn more? See [RFC2616: HTTP/1.1, Section 14.23, "Host"][1].
Notice here that I have not included paths on the individual domains because this is not possible when using only the HTTP 'Host' header. Care to learn more? See [RFC2616: HTTP/1.1, Section 14.23, "Host"][4].
### Proxy requests with an additional forward proxy
Sometimes in addition to a reverse proxy, you may want your front-facing server to forward traffic to another location. For example, if you wanted to load test your staging environment. This is possible when using node-http-proxy using similar JSON-based configuration to a proxy table:
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-h, --help You're staring at it
</pre>
### Proxying over HTTPS
You have all the full flexibility of node-http-proxy offers in HTTPS as well as HTTP. The two basic scenarios are: with a stand-alone proxy server or in conjunction with another HTTPS server.
<pre>
var fs = require('fs'),
https = require('https'),
httpProxy = require('httpProxy');
var options = {
https: {
key: fs.readFileSync('path/to/your/key.pem', 'utf8'),
cert: fs.readFileSync('path/to/your/cert.pem', 'utf8')
}
};
//
// Create a standalone HTTPS proxy server
//
httpProxy.createServer(8000, 'localhost', options).listen(8001);
//
// Create an instance of HttpProxy to use with another HTTPS server
//
var proxy = new httpProxy.HttpProxy({ https: true });
https.createServer(options.https, function (req, res) {
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 8000
})
}).listen(8002);
//
// Create the target HTTPS server for both cases
//
https.createServer(options.https, function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('hello https\n');
res.end();
}).listen(8000);
</pre>
### Proxying WebSockets
Websockets are handled automatically when using the `httpProxy.createServer()`, but if you want to use it in conjunction with a stand-alone HTTP + WebSocket (such as [socket.io][5]) server here's how:
<pre>
var http = require('http'),
httpProxy = require('httpProxy');
//
// Create an instance of node-http-proxy
//
var proxy = new httpProxy.HttpProxy();
var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
//
// Proxy normal HTTP requests
//
proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 8000
})
});
server.on('upgrade', function(req, socket, head) {
//
// Proxy websocket requests too
//
proxy.proxyWebSocketRequest(req, socket, head, {
host: 'localhost',
port: 8000
});
});
</pre>
<br/>
### Why doesn't node-http-proxy have more advanced features like x, y, or z?
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WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
[0]: http://nodejitsu.com
[1]: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
\ No newline at end of file
[1]: https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/examples/web-socket-proxy.js
[2]: https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/master/examples/basic-proxy-https.js
[3]: https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/tree/v0.5.0/examples
[4]: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
[5]: http://socket.io
\ No newline at end of file
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}
}
//
// If `config.https` is set, then load those files into the config options.
//
if (options.config) {
Object.keys(options.config).forEach(function (key) {
options.config[key] = fs.readFileSync(options.config[key], 'utf8');
});
}
//
// Check to see if we should silence the logs
//
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// Crete the target HTTPS server
//
https.createServer(opts, function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('hello https\n');
res.end();
}).listen(8000);
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http = require('http'),
httpProxy = require('./../lib/node-http-proxy');
// ascii art from http://github.com/marak/asciimo
var welcome = '\
# # ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### #### # # # # \n\
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # \n\
###### # # # # ##### # # # # # # ## # \n\
# # # # ##### ##### ##### # # ## # \n\
# # # # # # # # # # # # # \n\
# # # # # # # # #### # # # \n';
util.puts(welcome.rainbow.bold);
//
// Basic Http Proxy Server
//
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// Target Http Server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
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// Target Http Server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ http.createServer(function (req, res) {
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
util.puts('Receiving forward for: ' + req.url)
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully forwarded to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9001);
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......@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ httpProxy.createServer(function (req, res, proxy) {
// Target Http Server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......
......@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ httpProxy.createServer({
// Target Http Server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
......
......@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ http.createServer(function (req, res) {
// Target Http Server
//
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write('request successfully proxied to: ' + req.url + '\n' + JSON.stringify(req.headers, true, 2));
res.end();
}).listen(9000);
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// Set the proxy on the server so it is available
// to the consumer of the server
//
//server.proxy = proxy;
server.proxy = proxy;
return server;
};
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......@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ TestRunner.prototype.startProxyServerWithForwarding = function (port, targetPort
//
TestRunner.prototype.startTargetServer = function (port, output, callback) {
var that = this, targetServer, handler = function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.write(output);
res.end();
};
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