[test] Added a test for the "x-forwarded-for" header

test/helpers.js

@@ -128,6 +128,40 @@ TestRunner.prototype.assertResponseCode = function (proxyPort, statusCode, creat
   return test;
 };
 
+// A test helper to check and see if the http headers were set properly.
+TestRunner.prototype.assertHeaders = function (proxyPort, headerName, createProxy) {
+  var assertion = "should receive http header \"" + headerName + "\"",
+      protocol = this.source.protocols.http;
+
+  var test = {
+    topic: function () {
+      var that = this, options = {
+        method: 'GET',
+        uri: protocol + '://localhost:' + proxyPort,
+        headers: {
+          host: 'unknown.com'
+        }
+      };
+
+      if (createProxy) {
+        return createProxy(function () {
+          request(options, that.callback);
+        });
+      }
+
+      request(options, this.callback);
+    }
+  };
+
+  test[assertion] = function (err, res, body) {
+    assert.isNull(err);
+    assert.isNotNull(res.headers[headerName]);
+  };
+
+  return test;
+};
+
+
 //
 // WebSocketTest
 //
@@ -368,4 +402,4 @@ function merge (target) {
     });
   });
   return target;
-}
+}

test/http/http-proxy-test.js

@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ vows.describe('node-http-proxy/http-proxy/' + testName).addBatch({
         "and a valid target server": runner.assertProxied('localhost', 8120, 8121, function (callback) {
           runner.startProxyServerWithForwarding(8120, 8121, 'localhost', forwardOptions, callback);
         }),
-        "and without a valid forward server": runner.assertProxied('localhost', 8122, 8123, function (callback) {
-          runner.startProxyServerWithForwarding(8122, 8123, 'localhost', badForwardOptions, callback);
+        "and also a valid target server": runner.assertHeaders(8122, "x-forwarded-for", function (callback) {
+          runner.startProxyServerWithForwarding(8122, 8123, 'localhost', forwardOptions, callback);
+        }),
+        "and without a valid forward server": runner.assertProxied('localhost', 8124, 8125, function (callback) {
+          runner.startProxyServerWithForwarding(8124, 8125, 'localhost', badForwardOptions, callback);
         })
       }
     }