Grout: An Ngrok Alternative

abhinavsingh · abhinavsingh · commit 028a01882846 · 2024-05-10T13:29:52.000+05:30
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 - [End-to-End Encryption](#end-to-end-encryption)
 - [TLS Interception](#tls-interception)
   - [TLS Interception With Docker](#tls-interception-with-docker)
+- [GROUT (NGROK Alternative)](#grout-ngrok-alternative)
+  - [How Grout works](#how-grout-works)
+  - [Self-hosted Grout](#self-hosted-grout)
 - [Proxy Over SSH Tunnel](#proxy-over-ssh-tunnel)
   - [Proxy Remote Requests Locally](#proxy-remote-requests-locally)
   - [Proxy Local Requests Remotely](#proxy-local-requests-remotely)
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
 [//]: # (DO-NOT-REMOVE-docs-badges-END)
 
 # Features
+- [A drop-in alternative to `ngrok`](#grout-ngrok-alternative)
 - Fast & Scalable
 
   - Scale up by using all available cores on the system
@@ -1290,6 +1294,76 @@ with TLS Interception:
    }
    ```
 
+# GROUT (NGROK Alternative)
+
+`grout` is a drop-in alternative to `ngrok` that comes packaged within `proxy.py`
+
+```console
+❯ grout
+NAME:
+  grout - securely tunnel local files, folders and services to public URLs
+
+USAGE:
+  grout route [name]
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+  grout exposes local networked services behinds NATs and firewalls to the
+  public internet over a secure tunnel. Share local folders, directories and websites,
+  build/test webhook consumers and self-host personal services to public URLs.
+
+EXAMPLES:
+  Share Files and Folders:
+    grout C:\path\to\folder                          # Share a folder on your system
+    grout /path/to/folder                            # Share a folder on your system
+    grout /path/to/folder --basic-auth user:pass     # Add authentication for shared folder
+    grout /path/to/photo.jpg                         # Share a specific file on your system
+
+  Expose HTTP, HTTPS and Websockets:
+    grout http://localhost:9090                      # Expose HTTP service running on port 9090
+    grout https://localhost:8080                     # Expose HTTPS service running on port 8080
+    grout https://localhost:8080 --path /worker/     # Expose only certain paths of HTTPS service on port 8080
+    grout https://localhost:8080 --basic-auth u:p    # Add authentication for exposed HTTPS service on port 8080
+
+  Expose TCP Services:
+    grout tcp://:6379                                # Expose Redis service running locally on port 6379
+    grout tcp://:22                                  # Expose SSH service running locally on port 22
+
+  Custom URLs:
+    grout https://localhost:8080 abhinavsingh        # Custom URL for HTTPS service running on port 8080
+    grout tcp://:22 abhinavsingh                     # Custom URL for SSH service running locally on port 22
+
+  Custom Domains:
+    grout tcp://:5432 abhinavsingh.domain.tld        # Custom URL for Postgres service running locally on port 5432
+
+  Self-hosted solutions:
+    grout tcp://:5432 abhinavsingh.my.server         # Custom URL for Postgres service running locally on port 5432
+
+SUPPORT:
+  Write to us at support@jaxl.com
+
+  Privacy policy and Terms & conditions
+  https://jaxl.com/privacy/
+
+  Created by Jaxl™
+  https://jaxl.io
+```
+
+## How Grout works
+
+- `grout` infrastructure has 2 components: client and server
+- `grout` client has 2 components: a thin and a thick client
+- `grout` thin client is part of open source `proxy.py` (BSD 3-Clause License)
+- `grout` thick client and servers are hosted at [jaxl.io](https://jaxl.io)
+  and a copyright of [Jaxl Innovations Private Limited](https://jaxl.com)
+- `grout` server has 3 components: a registry server, a reverse proxy server and a tunnel server
+
+## Self-Hosted `grout`
+
+- `grout` thick client and servers can also be hosted on your GCP, AWS, Cloud infrastructures
+- With a self-hosted version, your traffic flows through the network you control and trust
+- `grout` developers at [jaxl.io](https://jaxl.io) provides GCP, AWS, Docker images for self-hosted solutions
+- Please drop an email at [support@jaxl.com](mailto:support@jaxl.com) to get started.
+
 # Proxy Over SSH Tunnel
 
 **This is a WIP and may not work as documented**
@@ -2340,12 +2414,17 @@ To run standalone benchmark for `proxy.py`, use the following command from repo
 
 ```console
 ❯ proxy -h
-usage: -m [-h] [--tunnel-hostname TUNNEL_HOSTNAME] [--tunnel-port TUNNEL_PORT]
+usage: -m [-h] [--enable-proxy-protocol] [--threadless] [--threaded]
+          [--num-workers NUM_WORKERS] [--enable-events] [--enable-conn-pool]
+          [--key-file KEY_FILE] [--cert-file CERT_FILE]
+          [--client-recvbuf-size CLIENT_RECVBUF_SIZE]
+          [--server-recvbuf-size SERVER_RECVBUF_SIZE]
+          [--max-sendbuf-size MAX_SENDBUF_SIZE] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
+          [--tunnel-hostname TUNNEL_HOSTNAME] [--tunnel-port TUNNEL_PORT]
           [--tunnel-username TUNNEL_USERNAME]
           [--tunnel-ssh-key TUNNEL_SSH_KEY]
           [--tunnel-ssh-key-passphrase TUNNEL_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE]
-          [--tunnel-remote-port TUNNEL_REMOTE_PORT] [--threadless]
-          [--threaded] [--num-workers NUM_WORKERS] [--enable-events]
+          [--tunnel-remote-port TUNNEL_REMOTE_PORT]
           [--local-executor LOCAL_EXECUTOR] [--backlog BACKLOG]
           [--hostname HOSTNAME] [--hostnames HOSTNAMES [HOSTNAMES ...]]
           [--port PORT] [--ports PORTS [PORTS ...]] [--port-file PORT_FILE]
@@ -2357,10 +2436,6 @@ usage: -m [-h] [--tunnel-hostname TUNNEL_HOSTNAME] [--tunnel-port TUNNEL_PORT]
           [--basic-auth BASIC_AUTH] [--enable-ssh-tunnel]
           [--work-klass WORK_KLASS] [--pid-file PID_FILE] [--openssl OPENSSL]
           [--data-dir DATA_DIR] [--ssh-listener-klass SSH_LISTENER_KLASS]
-          [--enable-proxy-protocol] [--enable-conn-pool] [--key-file KEY_FILE]
-          [--cert-file CERT_FILE] [--client-recvbuf-size CLIENT_RECVBUF_SIZE]
-          [--server-recvbuf-size SERVER_RECVBUF_SIZE]
-          [--max-sendbuf-size MAX_SENDBUF_SIZE] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
           [--disable-http-proxy] [--disable-headers DISABLE_HEADERS]
           [--ca-key-file CA_KEY_FILE] [--ca-cert-dir CA_CERT_DIR]
           [--ca-cert-file CA_CERT_FILE] [--ca-file CA_FILE]
@@ -2378,10 +2453,45 @@ usage: -m [-h] [--tunnel-hostname TUNNEL_HOSTNAME] [--tunnel-port TUNNEL_PORT]
           [--filtered-client-ips FILTERED_CLIENT_IPS]
           [--filtered-url-regex-config FILTERED_URL_REGEX_CONFIG]
 
-proxy.py v2.4.4rc6.dev172+ge1879403.d20240425
+proxy.py v2.4.4rc6.dev191+gef5a8922
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  --enable-proxy-protocol
+                        Default: False. If used, will enable proxy protocol.
+                        Only version 1 is currently supported.
+  --threadless          Default: True. Enabled by default on Python 3.8+ (mac,
+                        linux). When disabled a new thread is spawned to
+                        handle each client connection.
+  --threaded            Default: False. Disabled by default on Python < 3.8
+                        and windows. When enabled a new thread is spawned to
+                        handle each client connection.
+  --num-workers NUM_WORKERS
+                        Defaults to number of CPU cores.
+  --enable-events       Default: False. Enables core to dispatch lifecycle
+                        events. Plugins can be used to subscribe for core
+                        events.
+  --enable-conn-pool    Default: False. (WIP) Enable upstream connection
+                        pooling.
+  --key-file KEY_FILE   Default: None. Server key file to enable end-to-end
+                        TLS encryption with clients. If used, must also pass
+                        --cert-file.
+  --cert-file CERT_FILE
+                        Default: None. Server certificate to enable end-to-end
+                        TLS encryption with clients. If used, must also pass
+                        --key-file.
+  --client-recvbuf-size CLIENT_RECVBUF_SIZE
+                        Default: 128 KB. Maximum amount of data received from
+                        the client in a single recv() operation.
+  --server-recvbuf-size SERVER_RECVBUF_SIZE
+                        Default: 128 KB. Maximum amount of data received from
+                        the server in a single recv() operation.
+  --max-sendbuf-size MAX_SENDBUF_SIZE
+                        Default: 64 KB. Maximum amount of data to flush in a
+                        single send() operation.
+  --timeout TIMEOUT     Default: 10.0. Number of seconds after which an
+                        inactive connection must be dropped. Inactivity is
+                        defined by no data sent or received by the client.
   --tunnel-hostname TUNNEL_HOSTNAME
                         Default: None. Remote hostname or IP address to which
                         SSH tunnel will be established.
@@ -2397,17 +2507,6 @@ options:
   --tunnel-remote-port TUNNEL_REMOTE_PORT
                         Default: 8899. Remote port which will be forwarded
                         locally for proxy.
-  --threadless          Default: True. Enabled by default on Python 3.8+ (mac,
-                        linux). When disabled a new thread is spawned to
-                        handle each client connection.
-  --threaded            Default: False. Disabled by default on Python < 3.8
-                        and windows. When enabled a new thread is spawned to
-                        handle each client connection.
-  --num-workers NUM_WORKERS
-                        Defaults to number of CPU cores.
-  --enable-events       Default: False. Enables core to dispatch lifecycle
-                        events. Plugins can be used to subscribe for core
-                        events.
   --local-executor LOCAL_EXECUTOR
                         Default: 1. Enabled by default. Use 0 to disable. When
                         enabled acceptors will make use of local (same
@@ -2463,30 +2562,6 @@ options:
   --ssh-listener-klass SSH_LISTENER_KLASS
                         Default: proxy.core.ssh.listener.SshTunnelListener. An
                         implementation of BaseSshTunnelListener
-  --enable-proxy-protocol
-                        Default: False. If used, will enable proxy protocol.
-                        Only version 1 is currently supported.
-  --enable-conn-pool    Default: False. (WIP) Enable upstream connection
-                        pooling.
-  --key-file KEY_FILE   Default: None. Server key file to enable end-to-end
-                        TLS encryption with clients. If used, must also pass
-                        --cert-file.
-  --cert-file CERT_FILE
-                        Default: None. Server certificate to enable end-to-end
-                        TLS encryption with clients. If used, must also pass
-                        --key-file.
-  --client-recvbuf-size CLIENT_RECVBUF_SIZE
-                        Default: 128 KB. Maximum amount of data received from
-                        the client in a single recv() operation.
-  --server-recvbuf-size SERVER_RECVBUF_SIZE
-                        Default: 128 KB. Maximum amount of data received from
-                        the server in a single recv() operation.
-  --max-sendbuf-size MAX_SENDBUF_SIZE
-                        Default: 64 KB. Maximum amount of data to flush in a
-                        single send() operation.
-  --timeout TIMEOUT     Default: 10.0. Number of seconds after which an
-                        inactive connection must be dropped. Inactivity is
-                        defined by no data sent or received by the client.
   --disable-http-proxy  Default: False. Whether to disable
                         proxy.HttpProxyPlugin.
   --disable-headers DISABLE_HEADERS
diff --git a/check.py b/check.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 # Ensure all python files start with licensing information
 for py_file in ALL_PY_FILES:
-    if py_file.is_file() and py_file.name != '_scm_version.py':
+    if py_file.is_file() and py_file.name not in ('_scm_version.py', 'grout.py'):
         with open(py_file, 'rb') as f:
             code = f.read(len(PY_FILE_PREFIX))
             if code != PY_FILE_PREFIX:
diff --git a/proxy/__init__.py b/proxy/__init__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
     :copyright: (c) 2013-present by Abhinav Singh and contributors.
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
+from .grout import grout
 from .proxy import Proxy, main, sleep_loop, entry_point
 from .testing import TestCase
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    # Grout entry point. See
+    # https://jaxl.io/
+    'grout',
     # PyPi package entry_point. See
     # https://github.com/abhinavsingh/proxy.py#from-command-line-when-installed-using-pip
     'entry_point',
diff --git a/proxy/grout.py b/proxy/grout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Copyright (c) 2010-present by Jaxl Innovations Private Limited.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms,
+with or without modification, is strictly prohibited.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import gzip
+import json
+import time
+import socket
+import getpass
+import argparse
+from typing import Any, Dict, Tuple, Optional, cast
+
+from .http.codes import httpStatusCodes
+from .http.client import client
+from .http.methods import httpMethods
+from .common.plugins import Plugins
+from .common.version import __version__
+from .common.constants import HTTPS_PROTO
+
+
+def grout() -> None:  # noqa: C901
+    default_grout_tld = os.environ.get('JAXL_DEFAULT_GROUT_TLD', 'jaxl.io')
+
+    def _clear_line() -> None:
+        print('\r' + ' ' * 60, end='', flush=True)
+
+    def _env(scheme: bytes, host: bytes, port: int) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        response = client(
+            scheme=scheme,
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            path=b'/env/',
+            method=httpMethods.BIND,
+            body='v={0}&u={1}&h={2}'.format(
+                __version__,
+                os.environ.get('USER', getpass.getuser()),
+                socket.gethostname(),
+            ).encode(),
+        )
+        if response:
+            if (
+                response.code is not None
+                and int(response.code) == httpStatusCodes.OK
+                and response.body is not None
+            ):
+                return cast(
+                    Dict[str, Any],
+                    json.loads(
+                        (
+                            gzip.decompress(response.body).decode()
+                            if response.has_header(b'content-encoding')
+                            and response.header(b'content-encoding') == b'gzip'
+                            else response.body.decode()
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                )
+            if response.code is None:
+                _clear_line()
+                print('\r\033[91mUnable to fetch\033[0m', end='', flush=True)
+            else:
+                _clear_line()
+                print(
+                    '\r\033[91mError code {0}\033[0m'.format(
+                        response.code.decode(),
+                    ),
+                    end='',
+                    flush=True,
+                )
+        else:
+            _clear_line()
+            print('\r\033[91mUnable to connect\033[0m')
+        return None
+
+    def _parse() -> Tuple[str, int]:
+        """Here we deduce registry host/port based upon input parameters."""
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+        parser.add_argument('route', nargs='?', default=None)
+        parser.add_argument('name', nargs='?', default=None)
+        args, _remaining_args = parser.parse_known_args()
+        grout_tld = default_grout_tld
+        if args.name is not None and '.' in args.name:
+            grout_tld = args.name.split('.', maxsplit=1)[1]
+        grout_tld_parts = grout_tld.split(':')
+        tld_host = grout_tld_parts[0]
+        tld_port = 443
+        if len(grout_tld_parts) > 1:
+            tld_port = int(grout_tld_parts[1])
+        return tld_host, tld_port
+
+    tld_host, tld_port = _parse()
+    env = None
+    attempts = 0
+    try:
+        while True:
+            env = _env(scheme=HTTPS_PROTO, host=tld_host.encode(), port=int(tld_port))
+            attempts += 1
+            if env is not None:
+                print('\rStarting ...' + ' ' * 30 + '\r', end='', flush=True)
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+            _clear_line()
+            print(
+                '\rWaiting for connection {0}'.format('.' * (attempts % 4)),
+                end='',
+                flush=True,
+            )
+            time.sleep(1)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    assert env is not None
+    print('\r' + ' ' * 70 + '\r', end='', flush=True)
+    Plugins.from_bytes(env['m'].encode(), name='client').grout(env=env['e'])  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ install_requires =
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
   proxy = proxy:entry_point
+  grout = proxy:grout
 
 [options.package_data]
 proxy =
