addr
v1.0.1
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Get the remote address of a request, with reverse-proxy support
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addr
Get the remote address of a request, with reverse-proxy support
Usage
$ npm install addr
addr(req, [proxies])
req
: anhttp.ServerRequest
object.proxes
: an array of IP addresses of trusted proxies. If specified and the request doesn't come from one of these addresses, theX-Forwarded-For
header will not be honored.- Returns: Remote IP address of the request, taken from the
X-Forwarded-For
header if it exists and the request is coming from a trusted proxy.
Example
var addr = require('addr')
, http = require('http')
, port = 3000
, proxies = ['127.0.0.1']
;
http.createServer(function(req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
res.write(JSON.stringify({addr: addr(req, proxies)}));
res.end();
}).listen(port, function() {
console.log('test server running on port ' + port);
});
License
MIT