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| From: | Elifarley |
| Subject: | [Javaweb-submit] ZeeProxy |
| Date: | Sat, 09 Jun 2001 10:33:37 -0300 |
| User-agent: | Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 |
Hi there,
Would you like to list ZeeProxy in your Java page at
http://www.gnu.org/software/java/java-software.html
?
Below is some information about ZeeProxy. The same info can be read at the
following URL: http://www.geocities.com/elifarley/zeeproxy/
--------------------
I wanted a way to store a web site in a
compressed
archive in my computer and
browse it just
as if I were browsing the
on-line version
of the site.
I could simply
decompress the archive inside
a folder and
browse the folder, but then why
did I compress
it in the first place? To save
space, of
course. Besides, if the pages use
absolute URLs,
like
a
link
the browser
would have to connect to the
internet in
order to get the URL.
I developed
ZeeProxy to solve this problem.
It's a HTTP
proxy that serves web sites
stored inside
archives, decompressing things
on-the-fly, as
needed.
ZeeProxy
currently can serve sites stored
inside the
following types of archives:
-
TAR files;
- TAR files
compressed with RAZip;
- TAR files
compressed with GZIP (things
go really
slow if the GZIP file is large);
INSTALLING
ZeeProxy uses
some Java classes which can
be
found here.
If you use
a Mac, just put the file
elifarley_pkg.jar inside "System
Folder:Extensions:MRJ
Libraries:MRJClasses"
If you are not
using MacOS, you should
include the
above file in your class path.
RUNNING
To run ZeeProxy
on a Macintosh, double
click the
"ZeeProxy app" icon. It will
automatically
detect and serve any supported
archive named
"default-arc" you put on the
same folder as
zeeproxy.jar. Instead of
putting the
file, you can use an alias to it.
To run ZeeProxy
under an OS which has a
command line
interface, cd to the folder
containing
zeeproxy,jar, and type "java -cp
zeeproxy.jar
ZeeProxy [archive-name]",
without quotes.
If you ommit the optional
archive-name
parameter, it will try to use
"default-arc"
as the archive to serve.
After launching
ZeeProxy, all you have to do
is to configure
your browser to use a HTTP
proxy. Set
appropriately the IP (try
127.0.0.1 to
use the same machine you are
on) and the
port to 443.
Then you will
be ready to browse the
contents of the
archive.
Let's suppose
you downloaded the example
file
default-arc.tgz to the same folder
zeeproxy.jar is
located, renamed
"default-arc.tgz" to "default-arc", launched
ZeeProxy and
configured your browser.
Now just type
http://www.geocities.com/elifarley/index.html
in your browser
to see ZeeProxy working.
CHANGES FROM
LAST VERSION:
ZeeProxy
alpha 2 has been completely
rewritten to
take advantage of some new
technologies, like:
-
VersaStreamFactory (automatically detects
compression
format used in archive);
- RAZip format
(improved random access
performance);
-
VersaFSFactory (automatically detects and
mounts TAR and
ZIP file systems; other file
systems are
planned in the future);
- Jandy web
application framework (allows
you to easily
create web clients and servers);
For further
information regarding these
technologies, please visit
http://www.geocities.com/elifarley/javalibs/
CONVERTING
FILES TO RAZIP
FORMAT:
To create
RAZip files or to convert your
GZIP files to
RAZip format (in order to get
faster
performance, for example), please take
a
look at the
RAZip
home page
If you have any
comments, please let me
know.
ZeeProxy at
SourceForge - You can
download
ZeeProxy from there too.
ZeeProxy source
code ( 8k)
zeeproxy alpha
2 r2 ( 16k) - more convenient
for Mac users.
zeeproxy alpha
2 r2 ( 13k) - more convenient
for PC users.
default-arc
compressed in GZIP format (
78k) - Save
this file in the same folder as
zeeproxy.jar,
and then rename it from
default-arc.tgz
to "default-arc"
default-arc
compressed in RAZip format (
78k) - Save
this file in the same folder as
zeeproxy.jar,
and then rename it from
"default-arc.pdf" to "default-arc"
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