Vert.x Http Proxy

A HTTP reverse proxy based on Vert.x, it aims to implement the reverse proxy logic and be reusable, so one does not need to care about the proxy logic and can focus rather on higher concerns.

License

Eclipse Public License - Version 1.0 / Apache License - Version 2.0

Usage

package and then run the fatjar :

> mvn package
> java -jar target/vertx-reverse-proxy-3.3.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

Docker containers are discovered using docker labels, for example:

docker run --rm -p 8082:8080 -l service.type=http.endpoint -l service.route=/hello ehazlett/docker-demo

Then backend server will be accessible on the proxy server under the /hello route.

Behavior notes

The client posts a body and the backend closes the connection before upload is complete. The client gets a 502 response and its connection is closed.

The client posts a body and the backend receives parts of the body then the client closes the connectino before the upload is complete. The backend gets its connection closed.