Localhost Proxy

A simple proxy server that runs on localhost and forwards requests to external APIs.

Installation

npm install localhost-proxy-server

Usage

import { proxy } from 'localhost-proxy-server';

// Start the proxy server on port 3000
proxy.start(3000);

// Add a route to proxy requests
proxy.addRoute('/api/data', 'https://api.example.com/data', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'authorization': 'Bearer your-token',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  }
});

// You can add multiple routes
proxy.addRoute('/api/users', 'https://api.example.com/users', { method: 'GET' });

// Stop the server when needed
// proxy.stop();

API

proxy.start(port)

Starts the proxy server on the specified port (default: 3000).

proxy.stop()

Stops the proxy server.

proxy.addRoute(localPath, targetUrl, options)

Adds a new route to the proxy server.

• localPath: The path on your localhost server (e.g., '/api/data')
• targetUrl: The actual URL to forward the request to
• options: Request options including:
  • method: HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
  • headers: Request headers

## License

MIT