diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+node_modules
+*.swp
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+module.exports = require('./lib/caronte');
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diff --git a/lib/caronte.js b/lib/caronte.js
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+var http    = require('http'),
+    https   = require('https'),
+    url     = require('url'),
+    caronte = require('./caronte'),
+    events  = require('eventemitter2'),
+    proxy   = exports;
+
+/**
+ * Creates the proxy server.
+ * 
+ * Examples:
+ * 
+ *    caronte.createProxyServer({ .. }, 8000)
+ *    // => '{ web: [Function], ws: [Function] ... }'
+ *
+ * @param {Object} Options Config object passed to the proxy 
+ *
+ * @return {Object} Proxy Proxy object with handlers for `ws` and `web` requests 
+ *
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+proxy.createProxyServer = function createProxyServer(options) {
+  if(!options) {
+    throw new Error([
+      "`options` is needed and it must have the following layout:",
+      "                                                          ",
+      " {                                                        ",
+      "   target : <url string to be parsed with the url module> ",
+      "   forward: <url string to be parsed with the url module> ",
+      "   ssl    : <object to be passed to https.createServer()> ",
+      "   ws     : <true/false, if you want to proxy websockets> ",
+      "   xfwd   : <true/false, adds x-forward headers>          ",
+      " }                                                        ",
+      "                                                          ",
+      "NOTE: `options.ws` and `options.ssl` are optional         ",
+      "      either one or both `options.target` and             ",
+      "      `options.forward` must exist                        "
+    ].join("\n"));
+  }
+
+  ['target', 'forward'].forEach(function(key) {
+    options[key] = url.parse(options[key]);
+  });
+
+  return {
+    __proto__: new events.EventEmitter2({ wildcard: true, delimiter: ':' }), 
+    web      : caronte.createWebProxy(options),
+    ws       : caronte.createWsProxy(options),
+    listen   : function listen(port) {
+      var server = options.ssl ? http.createServer(this.web) : https.createServer(options.ssl, this.web);
+
+      if(options.ws) {
+        server.on('upgrade', this.ws);
+      }
+
+      return server;
+    }
+  };
+};
+
diff --git a/lib/caronte/index.js b/lib/caronte/index.js
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+++ b/lib/caronte/index.js
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+var caronte = exports; 
+
+caronte.createWebProxy = require('./web');
+caronte.createWsProxy  = require('./ws');
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diff --git a/lib/caronte/streams/forward.js b/lib/caronte/streams/forward.js
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+++ b/lib/caronte/streams/forward.js
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+function ForwardStream() {
+  
+}
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diff --git a/lib/caronte/streams/proxy.js b/lib/caronte/streams/proxy.js
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+++ b/lib/caronte/streams/proxy.js
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+function ProxyStream() {
+  
+}
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diff --git a/lib/caronte/web.js b/lib/caronte/web.js
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+++ b/lib/caronte/web.js
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+var passes = require('./web/');
+
+module.exports = createWebProxy;
+
+function createWebProxy(options) {
+  passes = Object.keys(passes).map(function(pass) {
+    return passes[pass];
+  });
+
+  return function(req, res) {
+    var self = this;
+    
+    self.emit('caronte:web:begin', req, res); 
+
+    passes.forEach(function(pass) {
+      var event = 'caronte:web:' + pass.name.toLowerCase();
+      
+      self.emit(event + ':begin', req, res);   
+      pass(req, res, options); 
+      self.emit(event + ':end');
+    });
+
+    self.emit('caronte:web:end');
+  }; 
+};
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diff --git a/lib/caronte/web/index.js b/lib/caronte/web/index.js
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+++ b/lib/caronte/web/index.js
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+var ForwardStream = require('../streams/forward'),
+    ProxyStream   = require('../streams/proxy'),
+    passes        = exports;
+
+/*!
+ * List of passes.
+ * 
+ * A `pass` is just a function that is executed on `req, res, options`
+ * so that you can easily add new checks while still keeping the base
+ * flexible.
+ *
+ */
+
+passes.XHeaders     = XHeaders;
+passes.deleteLength = deleteLength;
+passes.timeout      = timeout;
+passes.stream       = stream;
+
+function deleteLength(req, res, options) {
+  if(req.method === 'DELETE' && !req.headers['content-length']) {
+    req.headers['content-length'] = '0';
+  }
+}
+
+function timeout(req, res, options) {
+  if(options.timeout) {
+    req.socket.setTimeout(options.timeout);
+  }
+}
+
+function XHeaders(req, res, options) {
+  var values = {
+    for  : req.connection.remoteAddress || req.socket.remoteAddress,
+    port : req.connection.remotePort || req.socket.remotePort,
+    proto: req.isSpdy ? 'https' : (req.connection.pair ? 'https' : 'http')
+  };
+
+  ['for', 'port', 'proto'].forEach(function(header) {
+    req.headers['x-forwarded-' + header] = 
+      (req.headers['x-forwarded-' + header] || '') +
+      (req.headers['x-forwarded-' + header] ? ',' : '') +
+      values[header]
+  });
+}
+
+function stream(req, res, options) {
+  if(options.forward) {
+    req.pipe(new ForwardStream(options.forward));
+  }
+
+  if(options.target) {
+    return req.pipe(new ProxyStream(res, options)).pipe(res);
+  }
+
+  res.end();
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name"           : "caronte",
+  "version"        : "0.0.0",
+  "description"    : "HTTP proxying for the masses",
+  "author"         : "yawnt <yawn.localhost@gmail.com>",
+
+  "main"           : "index.js", 
+
+  "dependencies"   : {
+    "eventemitter2": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha"    : "*",
+    "expect.js": "*",
+    "dox"      : "*" 
+  },
+  "scripts"        : {
+    "test"     : "mocha -t 20000 -R spec -r expect test/*-test.js"
+  },
+
+  "license"        : "MIT"
+}