proxy-addr
npmv2.0.7Determine address of proxied request
Not recommended for new projects
No — proxy-addr should not be adopted for new projects. Last published 1927 days ago.
- AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.
72.2M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.
- FMaintenance: grade F, Failing.
Last published 1927 days ago.
- AWeight: grade A, Excellent.
Pulls in 2 transitive packages, about 84 KB installed.
- BSupply chain: grade B, Good.
This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).
- ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.
Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.
Install cost
What you actually take on by adding proxy-addr to a project.
Runtime packages this one declares itself.
Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.
Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.
Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.
Licenses in the dependency tree
Every license you inherit by installing proxy-addr, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.
Compatibility
- Node.js
- node >= 0.10
- Module format
- CommonJS only
- TypeScript
- No bundled types
- Install scripts
- None
Quick start
A usage example from the proxy-addr README.
var proxyaddr = require('proxy-addr')proxy-addr vs the alternatives
Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.
| Package | Weekly downloads | Dependents | License | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| proxy-addrthis page | 72.2M | 1 | MIT | 5 years ago |
| @fastify/proxy-addr | 0 | 1 | MIT | 1 day ago |
| https-proxy-agent | 225.1M | 10 | MIT | 1 day ago |
| ipaddr.js | 121.8M | 2 | MIT | 1 day ago |
| forwarded | 92M | 1 | MIT | 1 day ago |
| socks | 51.6M | 2 | MIT | 1 day ago |
Dependencies
Declared by proxy-addr v2.0.7. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.
Runtime (2)
Dev (12)
Used by
Popular packages that depend on proxy-addr.
Relationship graph
Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of proxy-addr.
Frequently installed together
Create and parse HTTP Content-Type header
The ultimate javascript content-type utility.
Create HTTP error objects
An AST-based pattern checker for JavaScript.
Encode a URL to a percent-encoded form, excluding already-encoded sequences
Node.js final http responder
Infer the content-type of a request.
Better streaming static file server with Range and conditional-GET support
Merge objects using their property descriptors
Run a function exactly one time
Deprecate all the things
Manipulate the HTTP Vary header
Release history
No releases in the last two years, typically about 69 days apart.
| Version | Published | Size | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.7latest | 5 years ago | 15 KB | MIT |
| 2.0.6 | 6 years ago | 15 KB | MIT |
| 2.0.5 | 7 years ago | 15 KB | MIT |
| 2.0.4 | 8 years ago | 15 KB | MIT |
| 2.0.3 | 8 years ago | 15 KB | MIT |
| 2.0.2 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 2.0.1 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 2.0.0 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.5 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.4 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.3 | 9 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.2 | 10 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.1 | 10 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.1.0 | 10 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.10 | 10 years ago | — | MIT |
Overview
proxy-addr is an npm package that determine address of proxied request. It is extremely widely used, with about 72.2M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 2.0.7, released under the MIT license.
Who should use it
Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need determine address of proxied request and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.
When not to use it
Consider an alternative if you need to have first-class TypeScript types out of the box, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.
Pros
- Large, well-established user base (72.2M weekly downloads).
- Clear open-source license (MIT).
Cons
- No bundled TypeScript types (may require a separate @types package).
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Maintainers
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Frequently asked questions
Should I use proxy-addr?
No — proxy-addr should not be adopted for new projects. Last published 1927 days ago.
How do I install proxy-addr?
Run `npm install proxy-addr` to add proxy-addr to your npm project.
How many dependencies does proxy-addr have?
proxy-addr declares 14 direct dependencies and pulls in 2 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 84 KB on disk.
What license is proxy-addr released under?
proxy-addr is distributed under the MIT license.
How popular is proxy-addr?
proxy-addr has approximately 72,217,116 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.
Is proxy-addr still maintained?
The most recent release of proxy-addr (v2.0.7) was published 5 years ago.
Does proxy-addr run install scripts?
No. proxy-addr does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.