Hello fellow monks,

I am seeking information with respect to HTTP::Proxy capability to dish out files I have stored in a local cache. The context for the files being dished out is as follows:
1. Use a self written LWP agent to collect web resources and store the files to cache area (already completed)
2. Store headers of resources in same area (already completed)

I want to start with the following but add filters so I can push already stored content back to clients, otherwise, allow them to perform a passthrough and pull content from sites. I have no intention of caching content that I don't already have cached. If the client performs passthrough to site, the content is not stored at all.

    use HTTP::Proxy;

    # initialisation
    my $proxy = HTTP::Proxy->new( port => 3128 );

    # alternate initialisation
    my $proxy = HTTP::Proxy->new;
    $proxy->port( 3128 ); # the classical accessors are here!

    # this is a MainLoop-like method
    $proxy->start;

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I have been testing HTTP::Proxy more and more and like how it works with complex sites, too. I already have tens of millions of resources in the cache, so I would prefer not to have to refetch all the resources. I have absolutely no experience setting up or writing HTTP::Proxy filters. So, if there is a way I can get this to work, it would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help.

In reply to HTTP::Proxy filter for dishing out own files by r1n0

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