[doc] Added more documentation

demo.js

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ var welcome = '\
 #    #   #     #   #            #      #    #  ####  #    #   #   \n';
 util.puts(welcome.rainbow.bold);
 
-
 //
 // Basic Http Proxy Server
 //

lib/node-http-proxy.js

@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ var util = require('util'),
     ProxyTable = require('./proxy-table').ProxyTable,
     maxSockets = 100;
 
-
+//
+// ### function _getAgent (host, port)
+// #### @host {string} Host of the agent to get
+// #### @port {number} Port of the agent to get
+// Retreives an agent from the `http` module
+// and sets the `maxSockets` property appropriately.
+//
 function _getAgent (host, port) {
   //
   // TODO (indexzero): Make this configurable for http / https
@@ -42,17 +48,33 @@ function _getAgent (host, port) {
   return agent;
 }
 
+//
+// ### function getMaxSockets ()
+// Returns the maximum number of sockets
+// allowed on __every__ outgoing request
+// made by __all__ instances of `HttpProxy`
+//
 exports.getMaxSockets = function () {
   return maxSockets;
 };
 
+//
+// ### function setMaxSockets ()
+// Sets the maximum number of sockets
+// allowed on __every__ outgoing request
+// made by __all__ instances of `HttpProxy`
+//
 exports.setMaxSockets = function (value) {
   maxSockets = value;
 };
 
+//
+// ### function createServer ([port, host, options], handler)
+// 
+//
 exports.createServer = function () {
   var args, callback, port, host, forward, 
-      silent, proxyTable, options = {};
+      silent, options, proxy, server;
   
   args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
   callback = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function' && args.pop();
@@ -69,9 +91,8 @@ exports.createServer = function () {
     }
   }
 
-  var proxy = new HttpProxy(options);
+  proxy = new HttpProxy(options);
-
+  server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
-  var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
     winston.verbose('Incoming HTTP request to: ' + req.headers.host + req.url);
 
     // If we were passed a callback to process the request
@@ -98,13 +119,14 @@ exports.createServer = function () {
   
   proxy.on('routes', function (routes) {
     server.emit('routes', routes);
-  })
+  });
 
   if (!callback) {
     // WebSocket support: if callback is empty tunnel 
     // websocket request automatically
     server.on('upgrade', function(req, socket, head) {
       // Tunnel websocket requests too
+      
       proxy.proxyWebSocketRequest(port, host);
     });
   }
@@ -112,6 +134,25 @@ exports.createServer = function () {
   return server;
 };
 
+//
+// ### function HttpProxy (options)
+// #### @options {Object} Options for this instance.
+// Constructor function for new instances of HttpProxy responsible
+// for managing the life-cycle of streaming reverse proxyied HTTP requests.
+//
+// Example options:
+//
+//      {
+//        router: {
+//          'foo.com': 'localhost:8080',
+//          'bar.com': 'localhost:8081'
+//        },
+//        forward: {
+//          host: 'localhost',
+//          port: 9001
+//        }
+//      } 
+//
 var HttpProxy = exports.HttpProxy = function (options) {
   events.EventEmitter.call(this);
   
@@ -127,38 +168,36 @@ var HttpProxy = exports.HttpProxy = function (options) {
   }
 };
 
+// Inherit from events.EventEmitter
 util.inherits(HttpProxy, events.EventEmitter);
 
-HttpProxy.prototype.close = function () {
+//
-  if (this.proxyTable) this.proxyTable.close();
+// ### function pause (obj) 
-};
+// #### @obj {Object} Object to pause events from
-
+// Pause `data` and `end` events on the given `obj`.
-/**
+// Consumers of HttpProxy performing async tasks 
- * Pause `data` and `end` events on the given `obj`.
+// __must__ utilize this utility, to re-emit data once
- * Middleware performing async tasks _should_ utilize
+// the async operation has completed, otherwise these
- * this utility (or similar), to re-emit data once
+// __events will be lost.__
- * the async operation has completed, otherwise these
+//
- * events may be lost.
+//      var pause = httpProxy.pause(req);
- *
+//      fs.readFile(path, function(){
- *      var pause = utils.pause(req);
+//         httpProxy.proxyRequest(req, res, host, port, paused);
- *      fs.readFile(path, function(){
+//      });
- *         next();
+//
- *         pause.resume();
+// __Attribution:__ This approach is based heavily on 
- *      });
+// [Connect](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect/blob/master/lib/utils.js#L157).
- *
+// However, this is not a big leap from the implementation in  node-http-proxy < 0.4.0. 
- * @param {Object} obj
+// This simply chooses to manage the scope of  the events on a new Object literal as opposed to
- * @return {Object}
+// [on the HttpProxy instance](https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/blob/v0.3.1/lib/node-http-proxy.js#L154).
- * @api public
+//
- */
 HttpProxy.prototype.pause = function (obj) {
   var onData, onEnd, events = [];
 
-  // buffer data
   obj.on('data', onData = function (data, encoding) {
     events.push(['data', data, encoding]);
   });
 
-  // buffer end
   obj.on('end', onEnd = function (data, encoding) {
     events.push(['end', data, encoding]);
   });
@@ -177,8 +216,25 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.pause = function (obj) {
   };
 };
 
+//
+// ### function close ()
+// Frees the resources associated with this instance,
+// if they exist. 
+//
+HttpProxy.prototype.close = function () {
+  if (this.proxyTable) this.proxyTable.close();
+};
+
+//
+// ### function proxyRequest (req, res, [port, host, paused])
+// #### @req {ServerRequest} Incoming HTTP Request to proxy.
+// #### @res {ServerResponse} Outgoing HTTP Request to write proxied data to.
+// #### @port {number} **Optional** Port to use on the proxy target host.
+// #### @host {string} **Optional** Host of the proxy target.
+// #### @paused {Object} **Optional** Result from `httpProxy.pause(req)`
+//
 HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, port, host, paused) {
-  var self = this, reverseProxy, location;
+  var self = this, reverseProxy, location, errState = false;
   
   //
   // Check the proxy table for this instance to see if we need
@@ -189,6 +245,10 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, port, host, paused) {
   if (this.proxyTable && !host) {
     location = this.proxyTable.getProxyLocation(req);
     
+    //
+    // If no location is returned from the ProxyTable instance
+    // then respond with `404` since we do not have a valid proxy target.
+    //
     if (!location) {
       res.writeHead(404);
       return res.end();
@@ -198,36 +258,34 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, port, host, paused) {
     // When using the ProxyTable in conjunction with an HttpProxy instance
     // only the following arguments are valid:
     // 
-    // * proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, port, host, paused): This will be skipped
+    // * `proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, port, host, paused)`: This will be skipped
-    // * proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, paused): Paused will get updated appropriately
+    // * `proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, paused)`: Paused will get updated appropriately
-    // * proxy.proxyRequest(req, res): No effect `undefined = undefined` 
+    // * `proxy.proxyRequest(req, res)`: No effect `undefined = undefined` 
     //
     paused = port;
     port = location.port;
     host = location.host;
   }
   
+  //
+  // If forwarding is enabled for this instance, foward proxy the
+  // specified request to the address provided in `this.options.forward`
+  //
   if (this.options.forward) {
     winston.verbose('Forwarding HTTP request to: ' + this.options.forward.host + ':' + this.options.forward.port);
     this._forwardRequest(req);
   }
   
-  // Create an error handler so we can use it temporarily
+  function proxyError(err) {
-  function error (obj) {
+    errState = true;
-    var fn = function (err) {
+    res.writeHead(500, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
-      res.writeHead(500, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
 
-      if (req.method !== 'HEAD') {
+    if (req.method !== 'HEAD') {
-        res.write('An error has occurred: ' + JSON.stringify(err));
+      res.write('An error has occurred: ' + JSON.stringify(err));
-      }
+    }
-    
-      // Response end may never come so removeListener here
-      obj.removeListener('error', fn);
-      res.end();
-    };
   
-    return fn;
+    res.end();
-  };
+  }
   
   // Open new HTTP request to internal resource with will act as a reverse proxy pass
   reverseProxy = http.request({
@@ -263,26 +321,31 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, port, host, paused) {
 
     // Add event listener for end of proxied response
     response.on('end', function () {
-      reverseProxy.removeListener('error', reverseProxyError);
+      if (!errState) {
-      res.end();
+        reverseProxy.removeListener('error', proxyError);
+        res.end();
+      }
     });
   });
   
   // Add a listener for the connection timeout event
-  var reverseProxyError = error(reverseProxy);
+  reverseProxy.once('error', proxyError);
-  reverseProxy.on('error', reverseProxyError);
   
   // Chunk the client request body as chunks from the proxied request come in
   req.on('data', function (chunk) {
-    reverseProxy.write(chunk);
+    if (!errState) {
+      reverseProxy.write(chunk);
+    }
   });
 
   // At the end of the client request, we are going to stop the proxied request
   req.on('end', function () {
-    reverseProxy.end();
+    if (!errState) {
+      reverseProxy.end();
+    }
   });
 
-  if (paused) {
+  if (paused && !errState) {
     paused.resume();
   }
 };
@@ -308,11 +371,12 @@ HttpProxy.prototype._forwardRequest = function (req) {
     //
   });
   
-  // Add a listener for the connection timeout event
+  // Add a listener for the connection timeout event.
-  forwardProxy.on('error', function (err) {
+  //
-    // Remark: Ignoring this error in the event 
+  // Remark: Ignoring this error in the event 
-    //         forward target doesn't exist.
+  //         forward target doesn't exist.
-  });
+  //
+  forwardProxy.on('error', function (err) { });
 
   // Chunk the client request body as chunks from the proxied request come in
   req.on('data', function (chunk) {

lib/proxy-table.js

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 var util = require('util'),
     events = require('events'),
-    fs = require('fs');
+    fs = require('fs'),
+    winston = require('winston');
 
 //
 // ### function ProxyTable (router, silent) 
@@ -109,9 +110,7 @@ ProxyTable.prototype.getProxyLocation = function (req) {
           host = location[0],
           port = location.length === 1 ? 80 : location[1];
       
-      if (!this.silent) {
+      winston.verbose('Proxy Table proxying request to: ' + host + ':' + port);
-        util.log('Proxy Table proxying request to: ' + host + ':' + port);
-      }
       
       return {
         port: port,