ProxyChooser

A simple proxy chooser to choose proxies from a list or test proxies, only supports http/https proxies.

GitHub: https://github.com/DemonMartin/proxychooser/

Installation

npm install proxychooser

Usage

const ProxyChooser = require("proxychooser");

const proxyList = [
  "proxy1:port1",
  "name:pw@proxy:port"
];
const proxyChooser = new ProxyChooser(proxyList, {
  verbose: true,
  maxTimeout: 1000,
  forceRetry: false
});

proxyChooser.getProxy().then(proxy => {
  console.log(proxy);
});

const singleProxy = new ProxyChooser([], {
  verbose: true,
  maxTimeout: 1000
});

singleProxy.testProxy(proxyList[0]).then(proxy => {
  console.log(proxy);
});

API

Class: ProxyChooser

constructor(proxyList, options)

• proxyList (Array): List of proxies to use.
• options (Object): Options to use.
  • verbose (boolean, optional): If true, will log to console. Default: false.
  • verboseIdentifier (string, optional): Identifier for verbose. Default: "[proxyChooser]".
  • maxTimeout (number, optional): Max timeout for a request. Default: 1000.
  • pingUrl (string, optional): URL to use to check proxy. Default: "http://myexternalip.com/raw".
  • forceRetry (boolean, optional): Whether function getProxy should continue searching even on error. Default: false.

resetList()

Resets the proxy list.

• Returns: boolean - Whether it failed or not.

addProxies(proxies)

Adds proxies to the proxy list.

• proxies (Array): List of proxies to add.
• Returns: boolean - Whether it failed or not.

getPing()

Gets the ping between the client and the pingUrl.

• Returns: Promise<number> - Ping in ms.

testProxy(proxy)

Tests the given proxy for connectivity.

• proxy (string): Proxy to test.
• Returns: Promise<boolean> - Whether the proxy is working or not.

resetCache()

Resets the cache of tested proxies.

• Returns: boolean - Whether the cache was reset or not.

getProxy()

Gets the next working proxy from the proxy list.

• Returns: Promise<string|null> - Next working proxy or null if no proxy is available.

License

MIT License

Author

Demon Martin