Simple http-proxy cli with ssl

pxy.js

fs = require('fs');
// Syslog = require('node-syslog');
// Syslog.init("node-syslog", Syslog.LOG_PID | Syslog.LOG_ODELAY, Syslog.LOG_LOCAL0);

parser = require("optimist")
  	.alias("r", "router")
		.demand("router")
		.boolean('https')
		.describe('https', 'Use https instead of http')
		.describe('key', 'Path to keyfile (https only)')
		.describe('cert', 'Path to cert file (https only)')
		
		.alias("h", "help")
		.alias("p", "port")
		.default('port', 8080)

args = parser.argv

if (args.help){
    parser.showHelp();
    process.exit(-1);	
}

options =  { router: require(args.router) }

if (args.https) {
	if (!args.key && !args.cert){
	    parser.showHelp();
	    console.log('ERROR: Arguments --key and --cert reqruired when --https is true')
	    process.exit(-1);	
	}
	options.https = {
    	key: fs.readFileSync(args.key, 'utf8'),
    	cert: fs.readFileSync(args.cert, 'utf8')
	}
}

console.log(args.router);

server = require("http-proxy").createServer(options);
server.listen(args.port);

// server.proxy.on('end', function(data1) {
//   	console.log("The request was proxied.", data1.url);
//    	Syslog.log(Syslog.LOG_INFO, "Node Syslog Module output " + new Date());
// 	});

// ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ====
http = require('http')
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
  res.write('hello 1\n');
  res.end();
}).listen(8001);

http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
  res.write('hello 2\n');
  res.end();
}).listen(8002);

To use this file you need the dependancies:

• "http-proxy": "~0",
• "optimist": "~0",

The routing table should be a JSON file like

{
    "localhost/foo": "127.0.0.1:8001",
    "localhost/bar": "127.0.0.1:8002"
}