Proxy example

README.md

yarn add http-proxy-middleware express
node proxy.js

proxy.js

var express = require('express');
var proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware');

var app = express();
var craPattern = /^(\/(static\/|.*\.hot-update\.js(on)?$|sockjs-node\/)).*$/;
app.use(craPattern, proxy({
    target: 'http://localhost:3000', // create react app
    ws: true,
    changeOrigin: true
}));
app.use(proxy({
    target: 'http://localhost:8000', // django
    changeOrigin: true
}));
app.listen(4000);

Hi smmoosavi, how are you?
May you please explain how does this proxy works?
Should I run "npm start" and "manage.py runserver" an then, in browser call localhost:4000 ?
The idea is to make requests from 3000 run like they're made directly from Django?

To achieve this I've made a Python script that tracks changes within the react app. Whenever there's any change, this python script runs "npm run build" and copies the main.js file to Django HOME so it can be served.
The problem is that the building process takes quite some time (Still testing though).

If this proxy idea works it is sure much better than mine.
Regards.