fix proxy issue

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ There are three modes of operation balancing between usability & security:
 
 1. You can just serve the `public` directory using a static file server or GitHub Pages. No config needed, just serve the app and point to your repo in the browser, e.g.: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/#!/radekstepan/disposable`. You are rate limited to the tune of [60 requests per hour](http://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting).
 1. As before but now you want to use your [GitHub OAuth2 API Token](http://developer.github.com/v3/#authentication) in the config. This will require you to specify the token in the `config.json` file as outlined below.
-1. You find it preposterous to share your token with the world. In this case you will need to serve the app through `proxy.coffee`. Your token will be scrubbed from the config file and all requests be routed through this proxy.
+1. You find it preposterous to share your token with the world. In this case you will need to serve the app using the [Proxy Mode](#proxy-mode). Your token will be scrubbed from the config file and all requests be routed through a proxy.
 
 None of the following fields or the file, `config.json` itself are required:
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This is also the default label if no other is specified.
 
 ###Token
 
-Your OAuth2 token from GitHub. Get it [here](https://github.com/settings/applications). Bear in mind that if you just statically serve the app, everybody will be able to see the token in transmission. If you would like to avoid that, use the `proxy.coffee` file to route the traffic.
+Your OAuth2 token from GitHub. Get it [here](https://github.com/settings/applications). Bear in mind that if you just statically serve the app, everybody will be able to see the token in transmission. If you would like to avoid that, use the [Proxy Mode](#proxy-mode).
 
 Using the token increases your limit of requests per hour from [60 to 5000](http://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting).
 

proxy.coffee

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ request = require 'request'
 
 # Read the original config.
 config = JSON.parse fs.readFileSync './config.json', 'utf-8'
+# Some defaults.
+config.host ?= 'api.github.com'
 # This is the scrubbed version.
 _.extend scrubbed = {}, config, { 'protocol': 'http', 'token': null }
 
@@ -24,14 +26,15 @@ proxy = (req, res, next) ->
     # API request?
     if req.url.match /^\/repos/
         # The new headers.
-        headers = Accept: 'application/vnd.github.raw'
+        headers = 'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.raw'
         # Add a token?
         headers.Authorization = 'token ' + config.token if config.token
-        # Make the request.
+        # Make the HTTPS request.
         return request {
-            uri: 'https://' + config.host + req.url
+            'uri': 'https://' + config.host + req.url
             headers
         }, (_err, _res, body) ->
+            return write(500) if _err
             write _res.statusCode, body
 
     # Get handled by Connect.

src/modules/request.coffee

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 sa    = require 'superagent'
 { _ } = require 'lodash'
 
+# Custom JSON parser.
+sa.parse =
+    'application/json': (res) ->
+        try
+            JSON.parse res
+        catch e
+            {} # it was not to be...
+
 module.exports =
     
     # Get all milestones.