README.md

node-keepalive-proxy-agent

features

• working keepalive
• option to allow self-signed servers
• basic auth for proxy authentication
• 60 lines of code (100% code coverage)
• only works with https requests (proxy can be http or https)

installation

npm install keepalive-proxy-agent

examples

using the https_proxy or HTTP_PROXY environment variables

let https = require('https')
let Agent = require('keepalive-proxy-agent')
let agent = new Agent ()
let options = {hostname: 'google.de', port: 443, agent: agent}
https.get(options, (resp) => resp.pipe(process.stdout))

using provided proxy

...
let agent = new Agent ({proxy:{host:"MYPROXYHOST",port:3128}})
...

connect to self-signed-server over proxy

...
let options = {hostname: 'google.de', port: 443, agent: agent, rejectUnauthorized: false}
...

allow proxy authentication

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let agent = new Agent ({proxy:{host:"MYPROXYHOST",port:3128, auth:"USER:PASS"}})
...