Connect/Express HTTP Proxy Middleware

middleware-proxy is a connect-compliant HTTP middleware designed for transparently redirecting incoming requests, primarily useful in development environments where a frontend served by Node.js needs to proxy API calls to a separate backend server. It simplifies integrated project development by allowing developers to access static assets through a local Node server while redirecting RESTful API calls to an external backend. The current stable version is 2.0.5, with recent releases focusing on bug fixes like handling HTTPS and URL parsing edge cases. The package provides a flexible API that supports regular expressions for URL matching and offers an optional feature to strip URL prefixes before forwarding requests, making it suitable for managing API gateway differences between development and production setups.