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-http_helper
-===========
+# http_helper
 
-A lightweight NodeJS app to provide redirect and proxy service, based on an included config file
+# OVERVIEW
+A simple node.js redirector and proxy application.  Given a config file full of
+redirect and proxy mappings, this application will match incoming HOST headers
+and take the appropriate action by 301/302 redirecting or proxying.
+
+This is useful for redirecting www to root domains, redirecting old domains
+to new domains, proxying for SSL from non-SSL sources on AWS.
+
+# PREREQUISITES
+* node.js (v0.10.28 preferred)
+* npm (comes with node.js)
+
+# PREFLIGHT
+* mv ./config-json.dist to ./config.json
+* Update mappings for redirects/proxies based on your needs
+
+As an example, if we wanted to setup a redirect to yourdomain.com
+from www.yourdomain.com, we would add the following block in config.json:
+    "www.yourdomain.com": {
+      "host": "http://yourdomain.com",
+      "code": 301,
+      "function": "redirect"
+      },
+(*Note*: The function setting can be either redirect or proxy)
+
+
+# RUNNING THIS APPLICATION
+Simply run node ./bin/server.js
+
+
+# FURTHER INFORMATION
+Author: JP Schneider (Github: jdotpz, jp@mozillafoundation.org)
+Bugs/Requests: https://www.github.com/mozilla/http_helper/issues
+
+* New Relic monitoring is written into this application.  Simply provide your own
+newrelic.js or config settings and it will just work.
+
+* Messina is an amazing GELF log utility written by Brian Brennan (brianloveswords).  To output
+to your own GELF facility, set the following env variables
+
+export GRAYLOG_HOST="address.to_your_logging_server.com"    #defaults to localhost
+export GRAYLOG_PORT=12201                    #defaults to 12201
+export GRAYLOG_FACILITY="httphelper-production" #defaults to openbadger
+export ENABLE_GELF_LOGS=true
diff --git a/bin/server.js b/bin/server.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+if ( process.env.NEW_RELIC_ENABLED ) {
+  require( "newrelic" );
+}
+
+var config = require("nconf")
+    .argv()
+    .file({file:__dirname+"/../config.json"});
+
+var helperApp = require('../lib/brain')(config.get('appOptions'), config.get('port'));
+console.log('Running redirector / proxy application');
diff --git a/config-json.dist b/config-json.dist
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+{
+  "port": 80,
+  "appOptions": {
+    "host.answering_the_request.com": {
+      "host": "http://the.target_host.com/target/path",
+      "function": "proxy"
+      },
+    "a-host.youwant": {
+      "host": "http://the_url.to_redirect_to.com/path/to/redirect/to",
+      "code": 301,
+      "function": "redirect"
+      },
+    "a-host.youwant": {
+      "host": "http://the_url.to_redirect_to.com/path/to/redirect/to",
+      "code": 301,
+      "function": "redirect"
+      }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/brain.js b/lib/brain.js
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+var http = require('http');
+var request = require('request');
+
+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+
+// Messina allows for GELF logging
+var messina = require('messina');
+var log = messina('myapp');
+
+// app.use(log.middleware({ combinedOutput: true }));
+
+module.exports = function (appOptions, port) {
+  app.use(log.middleware({ combinedOutput: true }));
+
+  // A simple healthcheck endpoint for load balancers to watch
+  app.get('/healthcheck', function(req, res){
+    res.send('healthcheck');
+    console.log('Request to ' + req.protocol + ':://' + req.host + '/' + req.path + ' returned a ' + res.statusCode );
+  });
+
+  // Any other path or route takes us to this block
+  app.get('*', function(req, res){
+    var requestHost = req.headers.host.split(':')[0];
+    var hostOptions = appOptions[requestHost];
+
+    // We only want to allow http protocol
+    if(req.protocol != 'http'){
+      console.log(req.protocol + 'is not a valid protocol');
+      res.send(req.protocol + ' is not a valid protocol for this app');
+      res.end();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // We are only proxying or redirecting with GETs
+    if(req.method != 'GET'){
+      console.log(req.method + ' is not an acceptable method');
+      res.end();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // If the host header does not have a corresponding entry in
+    // the config.json file, bust out.
+    if(!hostOptions){
+      console.log(req.host + ' is not a valid host');
+      res.statusCode = 404;
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
+      res.end(req.host + ' is invalid');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // actionOptions dictates whether this is a proxy or redirect
+    var actionOptions = hostOptions.function;
+
+    // For requests that match a redirect host
+    if(actionOptions === "redirect"){
+      var url = hostOptions.host + req.url;
+
+      // Set the status and redirect
+      console.log('Redirecting ' + req.protocol + '://' + req.host + ' to ' + hostOptions.host + ' with a http status code of ' + hostOptions.code);
+      res.statusCode = hostOptions.code || 302;
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
+      res.setHeader('Location', url);
+      res.end('Redirecting to '+url);
+    }
+
+    // For requests that match a proxy host
+    if(actionOptions === "proxy") {
+      var url = hostOptions.host + req.url;
+      request.get(url, function(error, result) {
+        if (error) {
+          res.write("there was an error requesting " + req.protocol + '://' + hostOptions.host);
+          res.write( JSON.stringify(error) );
+          return console.error(error);
+        }
+      console.log('Pulling ' + url + ' to ' + requestHost);
+      res.write( result.body );
+      res.end();
+      return;
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  app.listen(80) ;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "mofo_http_manipulator",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "author": "JP Schneider jdotpz",
+  "description": "A http manipulator cobbled together for use in MoFo infra, with code from git://github.com/pksunkara/node-redirect.git",
+  "main": "",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/jdotpz/mofo_http_manipulator.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "redirect",
+    "302",
+    "server",
+    "proxy",
+    "http"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "http://github.com/jdotpz/mofo_http_manipulator",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "./server"
+  },
+  "contributors": [
+    {
+      "name": "JP Schneider, Pavan Kumar Sunkara, Pomax",
+      "email": "jp@mozillafoundation.org"
+    }
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "nconf": "0.6.x",
+    "newrelic": "*",
+    "messina": "0.1.1",
+    "habitat": "*",
+    "request": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=0.6"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/jdotpz/mofo_http_manipulator/issues"
+  },
+  "licenses": [
+    {
+      "type": "MIT",
+      "url": "https://github.com/pksunkara/node-redirect/raw/master/LICENSE"
+    }
+  ],
+  "analyze": false
+}