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Why is node-Gyp not inheriting the cafile option?
If you have the cafile option set in your .npmrc or specified on the command line, then node-gyp should inherit that automatically when invoked by npm. The cafile option is seemingly ignored by some part of the build process.
Why does node-Gyp not respect the TLS config?
The problem is that it doesn’t respect the tls config when downloading the tarball. Since node-gyp is a tool for nodejs, but not resides inside of nodejs, I can fully understand why it should not use the node/npm configs for setting the network environment.
How to override the default certificate chain in node?
The ‘workaround’ with NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 works, but it is not very user friendly: Add –cafile command line option. Add an option for overriding the default CA chain that is used when downloading the tarball.
What are the two parameters of a proxy?
A Proxy is created with two parameters: handler: an object that defines which operations will be intercepted and how to redefine intercepted operations. For example, this code defines a simple target with just two properties, and an even simpler handler with no properties:
How to set Global Proxy in Node.js?
As of Node.js v12, you can use github.com/gajus/global-agent. – Gajus Apr 25 ’19 at 15:15 Unfortunately, it seems that proxy information must be set on each call to http.request. Node does not include a mechanism for global proxy settings.
A Proxy is created with two parameters: handler: an object that defines which operations will be intercepted and how to redefine intercepted operations. For example, this code defines a simple target with just two properties, and an even simpler handler with no properties:
Which is the target object to wrap with proxy?
A target object to wrap with Proxy. It can be any sort of object, including a native array, a function or even another proxy. handler. An object whose properties are functions which define the behavior of the proxy when an operation is performed on it.
What can a proxy do for an object?
The Proxy object enables you to create a proxy for another object, which can intercept and redefine fundamental operations for that object. A Proxy is created with two parameters: