A lightweight caching proxy server that forwards requests to a specified origin server and caches responses to improve performance. Subsequent requests for the same resource are served from the cache, reducing load on the origin server.
- Forwards requests to an origin server.
- Caches responses to avoid redundant requests to the origin server.
- Supports clearing the cache.
- Configurable via command-line arguments.
- Easily deployable as a CLI tool.
- Node.js (v16 or higher)
- Redis (for caching)
git clone https://github.com/ayushsharma74/Caching-Proxy-Server
cd Caching-Proxy_servernpm installRun the following command to start the server:
node src/server.js --port <PORT> --origin <ORIGIN_URL>--port: The port on which the caching proxy server will run.--origin: The URL of the origin server to which requests will be forwarded.
node src/server.js --port 3000 --origin http://dummyjson.comTo clear the cache, run:
node src/server.js --clear-cache-
Forward Requests: Requests made to the proxy server (e.g.,
http://localhost:3000/products) are forwarded to the origin server (e.g.,http://dummyjson.com/products). -
Cache Responses: Responses are cached in Redis with a time-to-live (TTL) of 60 seconds.
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Serve Cached Data: If the same request is made again within the TTL, the cached response is returned with the header:
X-Cache: HITOtherwise, the request is forwarded to the origin server, and the response is returned with:
X-Cache: MISS
You can customize the following settings:
- Cache Expiration Time: Modify the TTL for cached responses in
caching.middleware.js. - Headers: Customize headers in the
axiosrequest within the server code.
node src/server.js --port 3000 --origin http://dummyjson.comAdd tests using your preferred testing framework, e.g., Jest, Mocha, or others.
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you’d like to improve this project.
Created by Ayush.