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An image proxy using the Express Node.js framework

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# Image Proxy

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A simple Express app for proxying and manipulating images, specifically headshots.

The code is just over 100 lines, making it easy to tailor to your needs.

## Getting Started

First, [install the dependencies](https://github.com/aheckmann/gm#getting-started) for the `gm` package.

npm install
    npm start
    curl -I http://localhost:5000/http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F60f641dfbb4215f1f6d6c059eebf1848/240/80.jpg

The URL structure is `/:url/:width/:height.:extension?`. The `:url` parameter must be escaped/encoded. If the remote image's width or height is greater than the given `:width` or `:height`, it will be resized, maintaining aspect ratio, and cropped. If smaller, it will be padded with white pixels. If an optional `:extension` parameter is provided, the image will be transcoded to the corresponding file format. The equivalent ImageMagick command for the example URL above is:

convert input.jpg -thumbnail 240x80^> -gravity center -extent 240x80 output.jpg

The `Cache-Control` header sets a `max-age` of one year.

## Features

Image proxy:

* Supports HTTP and HTTPS
* Follows 301 and 302 redirects
* Sets a maximum timeout for the remote server
* Handles complex MIME types like `image/jpeg; charset=utf-8`
* Optional whitelisting using regular expressions

Image manipulation:

* Accepts a custom width and height, up to 1000x1000
* Resizes, centers and crops the image
* Optionally transcodes to another file format

HTTP server:

* No query string parameters (preferred by CloudFront)
* Adds a Cache-Control header

If you need more features, see [node-imageable](https://github.com/sdepold/node-imageable) and [node-imageable-server](https://github.com/dawanda/node-imageable-server).

### Environment variables

* `DELAY`: The timeout delay in milliseconds, after which the proxy will respond with a HTTP 504 Gateway Timeout server error. Default: `5000`
* `WHITELIST`: A comma-separated list of domains to whitelist, e.g. `.gov,facebook.com`, which will be transformed into the regular expressions `/\.gov$/` and `/facebook\.com$/`.
* `PORT`: If running the server, changes the port on which it listens. Default: `5000`

## Deployment

### Heroku

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git clone https://github.com/jpmckinney/image-proxy.git
    heroku apps:create
    heroku config:set NODE_ENV=production
    git push heroku master
    heroku apps:open

### AWS CloudFront

Create a distribution and set the "Origin Domain Name" to the domain name of your Heroku app.

## Testing

npm test

## Acknowledgements

This project is inspired by [node-connect-image-proxy](https://github.com/mysociety/node-connect-image-proxy).

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