Proxied HTTPS request

gistfile1.txt

var http = require('http')
    , https = require('https')

res.writeHead(200);

console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(http));
console.log(http)

http.request({ // establishing a tunnel
    host: 'itgproxy',
    port: 80,
    method: 'CONNECT',
    path: 'github.com:443'
}).on('connect', function(pres, socket, head) {
    if (pres.statusCode !== 200) 
        res.end('Proxy response status code: ' + pres.statusCode);
    else 
        https.get({
            host: 'github.com',
            socket: socket, // using a tunnel
            agent: false    // cannot use a default agent
        }, function (bres) {
            bres.pipe(res);
        }).on('error', function (err) {
            res.end('Error talking to backend: ' + err);
        });
}).on('error', function (err) {
    res.end('Error talking to proxy: ' + err);
}).end();