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proxy-agent

Maps proxy protocols to `http.Agent` implementations

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What is proxy-agent?

The proxy-agent npm package is a module that provides an HTTP(s) proxy Agent which can be used to proxy HTTP and HTTPS requests through a specified proxy server. This is useful in scenarios where network requests need to be routed through a proxy for reasons such as security, privacy, or circumventing network restrictions.

What are proxy-agent's main functionalities?

Creating an HTTP proxy agent

This feature allows you to create an HTTP proxy agent that will route HTTP requests through the specified proxy server.

const ProxyAgent = require('proxy-agent');
const agent = new ProxyAgent('http://proxy-server.com:8080');
const http = require('http');

const requestOptions = {
  host: 'example.com',
  port: 80,
  path: '/',
  agent: agent
};

http.get(requestOptions, (res) => {
  console.log(`Got response: ${res.statusCode}`);
});

Creating an HTTPS proxy agent

This feature allows you to create an HTTPS proxy agent that will route HTTPS requests through the specified proxy server using TLS/SSL encryption.

const ProxyAgent = require('proxy-agent');
const agent = new ProxyAgent('https://proxy-server.com:443');
const https = require('https');

const requestOptions = {
  host: 'example.com',
  port: 443,
  path: '/',
  agent: agent
};

https.get(requestOptions, (res) => {
  console.log(`Got response: ${res.statusCode}`);
});

Support for different proxy protocols

The proxy-agent package supports various proxy protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS, and PAC (Proxy Auto-Config).

const ProxyAgent = require('proxy-agent');

const httpAgent = new ProxyAgent('http://proxy-server.com:8080');
const httpsAgent = new ProxyAgent('https://proxy-server.com:443');
const socksAgent = new ProxyAgent('socks://proxy-server.com:1080');
const pacAgent = new ProxyAgent('pac+http://proxy-server.com/proxy.pac');

// Use the appropriate agent for the request protocol

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Package last updated on 12 Feb 2024

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