proxy.js

/**
 * UCSC Genomics Institute - CGL
 * https://cgl.genomics.ucsc.edu/
 *
 * Proxy server functionality.
 */

var https = require("https"),
    http  = require("http"),
    util  = require("util"),
    path  = require("path"),
    fs    = require("fs"),
    colors = require("colors"),
    httpProxy = require("http-proxy");


var welcome = [
    "#    # ##### ##### #####        #####  #####   ####  #    # #   #",
    "#    #   #     #   #    #       #    # #    # #    #  #  #   # # ",
    "######   #     #   #    # ##### #    # #    # #    #   ##     #  ",
    "#    #   #     #   #####        #####  #####  #    #   ##     #  ",
    "#    #   #     #   #            #      #   #  #    #  #  #    #  ",
    "#    #   #     #   #            #      #    #  ####  #    #   #  "
].join("\n");

console.log(welcome.rainbow.bold);

/**
 * Create a HTTP Proxy server with a HTTPS target
 */
httpProxy.createProxyServer({
    target: "https://jesse.ucsc-cgp-dev.org",
    agent  : https.globalAgent,
    headers: {
        host: "jesse.ucsc-cgp-dev.org"
    }
}).listen(3001);

console.log("http proxy server".blue + " started ".green.bold + "on port ".blue + "3001".yellow);