caching-proxy

A CLI tool that acts as an HTTP proxy, intercepting user requests and caching responses to reduce repeated network calls. Cached responses are served locally when possible, improving performance and efficiency.

Steps to Build

1. Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/bunnysocks/caching-proxy
cd caching-proxy

2. Install deps and make it executable

npm i
chmod +x ./bin/parser 
npm link

3. start the server

caching-proxy --port <port-number> --origin <origin-server>

for example:

caching-proxy --port 8080 --origin http://dummyjson.com

4. send a GET Request using curl

curl -i http://localhost:8080/docs

5. Expected Output

First Request

curl -i http://localhost:8080/docs

X-Cache: MISS

On Second Request

curl -i http://localhost:8080/docs

X-Cache: HIT

6. How to get started? (DEMO)

Ref: https://roadmap.sh/projects/caching-server