Conditional URL rewrite forwarding

conditional-url-forwarding.js

var http = require('http'),
    httpProxy = require('http-proxy');

  //
  // Create a new instance of HttProxy to use in your server
  //
  var proxy = new httpProxy.HttpProxy();

  //will match the root url or 
  //a request for any html pages
  var apacheUrls = [
    /.*\.html/,
    /^\/$/
  ];

  //
  // Create a regular http server and use the `proxy` 
  // conditionally inside the request handler
  //
  http.createServer(function (req, res) {
    //return true if any of the apacheUrls match
    var shouldProxy = apacheUrls.some(function (url) {
      return url.test(req.url);
    });

    if (shouldProxy) {
      //
      // If `req.url` matches any of the `apacheUrls` then 
      // proxy to Apache.
      //
      return proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
        //
        // This is the location of your Apache server
        //
        host: 'localhost',
        port: 9000
      });
    }

    //
    // Otherwise, do run whatever node.js logic you want here. 
    //
  }).listen(8000);