Minimal Express.js server for local SAPUI5 development. Also works for SAP Web IDE projects. Only framework sources are proxied, no OData supported. Run with '$ npm start'.

package.json

{
  "name": "ui5-experts-servergist",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "server.js",
  "author": {
    "name": "Christian Schuff",
    "email": "christian.schuff@ui5experts.com",
    "url": "http://www.ui5experts.com"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
    "express": "^4.15.4",
    "http-proxy-middleware": "^0.17.4"
  }
}

scripts.sh

# install dependencies
npm install --save-dev express http-proxy-middleware

# start server
npm start

server.js

const express = require('express');
const url = require('url');
const proxy = require('proxy-middleware');
const app = express();

const ui5Origin = 'https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/1.44.31';
// const ui5Origin = 'https://openui5.hana.ondemand.com/1.44.31';
// const ui5Origin = 'https://[BACKEND_HOST]:[BACKEND_PORT]/sap/public/bc/ui5_ui5/1.44';

const backend = 'https://[BACKEND_HOST]:[BACKEND_PORT]';


// statically serve webapp folder, use test.html as index (as used in SAP Web IDE templates)
app.use(express.static('webapp', { index: 'test.html' }));

// proxy resources and test-resources from remote location
let proxyOptions = url.parse(ui5Origin + '/resources');

proxyOptions.cookieRewrite = true;

app.use('/resources', proxy(proxyOptions));



proxyOptions = url.parse(ui5Origin + '/test-resources');

proxyOptions.cookieRewrite = true;

app.use('/test-resources', proxy(proxyOptions));



// proxy backend
proxyOptions = url.parse(backend + '/sap');

proxyOptions.cookieRewrite = true;

app.use('/sap', proxy(proxyOptions));

// start server
app.listen(8000, function () {

  console.log('Express server listening on port 8000');

});