/python-configurable-http-proxy

A pure python alternative for configurable-http-proxy

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configurable-http-proxy

This is a pure python implementation of the configurable-http-proxy written in nodejs. It is meant to be a drop in replacement.

Install

Prerequisite: Python 3.6+

pip install configurable-http-proxy

Feature support

The following items are supported:

  • Proxying for Websocket and HTTP requests
  • Configuring the proxy using API requests
  • Auth token for API requests
  • Error management using error_path and error_target
  • Prepend path or include prefix
  • Timeouts
  • X-Forward related headers
  • Custom Headers
  • Customizable storage backends
  • PID file writing
  • Logging

The following options are not supported (yet):

  • SSL for proxy, client, API is not available (--ssl-*, --api-ssl-*, --client-ssl-*, --insecure)
  • Redirecting: --redirect-port and --redirect-to
  • Change Origin: --change-origin
  • Rewrites in Location header: --protocol-rewrite and --auto-rewrite
  • Metrics server: --metrics-port and --metrics-ip