rama 0.3.0

modular service framework
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//! This example shows how one can begin with creating a MITM proxy.
//!
//! Note that this MITM proxy is not production ready, and is only meant
//! to show you how one might start. You might want to address the following:
//!
//! - Load in your tls mitm cert/key pair from file or ACME
//! - Make sure your clients trust the MITM cert
//! - Do not enforce the Application protocol and instead convert requests when needed,
//!   e.g. in this example we _always_ map the protocol between two ends,
//!   even though it might be better to be able to map bidirectionaly between http versions
//! - ... and much more
//!
//! That said for basic usage it does work and should at least give you an idea on how to get started.
//!
//! It combines concepts that can seen in action separately in the following examples:
//!
//! - [`http_connect_proxy`](./http_connect_proxy.rs);
//! - [`tls_boring_termination`](./tls_boring_termination.rs);
//!
//! # Run the example
//!
//! ```sh
//! cargo run --example http_mitm_proxy_boring --features=http-full,boring
//! ```
//!
//! ## Expected output
//!
//! The server will start and listen on `:62017`. You can use `curl` to interact with the service:
//!
//! ```sh
//! curl -v -x http://127.0.0.1:62017 --proxy-user 'john:secret' http://www.example.com/
//! curl -k -v -x http://127.0.0.1:62017 --proxy-user 'john:secret' https://www.example.com/
//! ```
//!
//! ## WebSocket support
//!
//! Since July of 2025 this example also contains WebSocket MITM support.
//! You can for example test it using:
//!
//! ```sh
//! rama -k \
//!     --proxy http://127.0.0.1:62017 --proxy-user 'john:secret' \
//!     wss://echo.ramaproxy.org
//! ```
//!
//! Or use one of alternative sub protocols available in the echo server:
//!
//! ```sh
//! rama -k \
//!     --proxy http://127.0.0.1:62017 --proxy-user 'john:secret' \
//!     --protocols echo-upper wss://echo.ramaproxy.org
//! ```

#![expect(
    clippy::unwrap_used,
    clippy::expect_used,
    reason = "example/test/bench: panic-on-error and print-for-output are the standard patterns for demos and harnesses"
)]

use rama::{
    Layer, Service,
    error::{BoxError, ErrorContext},
    extensions::{Extension, Extensions, ExtensionsRef},
    futures::SinkExt,
    http::{
        Body, BodyLimitLayer, Request, Response, StatusCode, Version,
        client::EasyHttpWebClient,
        conn::TargetHttpVersion,
        headers::{
            HeaderMapExt as _, SecWebSocketExtensions, TypedHeader as _,
            sec_websocket_extensions::Extension as WsExtension,
        },
        io::upgrade,
        layer::{
            compression::{CompressionLayer, MirrorDecompressed},
            decompression::DecompressionLayer,
            map_response_body::MapResponseBodyLayer,
            proxy_auth::ProxyAuthLayer,
            remove_header::{RemoveRequestHeaderLayer, RemoveResponseHeaderLayer},
            required_header::AddRequiredRequestHeadersLayer,
            trace::TraceLayer,
            traffic_writer::{self, RequestWriterLayer},
            upgrade::{DefaultHttpProxyConnectReplyService, UpgradeLayer, Upgraded},
        },
        matcher::MethodMatcher,
        proto::RequestHeaders,
        server::HttpServer,
        service::web::response::IntoResponse,
        ws::{
            AsyncWebSocket, Message, ProtocolError,
            handshake::{client::HttpClientWebSocketExt, matcher::WebSocketMatcher},
            protocol::{Role, WebSocketConfig},
        },
    },
    layer::{AddInputExtensionLayer, ConsumeErrLayer},
    matcher::Matcher,
    net::user::credentials::basic,
    rt::Executor,
    service::service_fn,
    tcp::server::TcpListener,
    telemetry::tracing::{
        self,
        level_filters::LevelFilter,
        subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt},
    },
    tls::boring::{
        client::{BoringClientConfigExt, EmulateTlsProfileLayer},
        server::TlsAcceptorLayer,
    },
    tls::{
        SecureTransport,
        client::{ServerVerifyMode, TlsClientConfig},
        server::{SelfSignedData, TlsServerConfig},
    },
    ua::{
        layer::emulate::{
            UserAgentEmulateHttpConnectModifierLayer, UserAgentEmulateHttpRequestModifierLayer,
            UserAgentEmulateLayer,
        },
        profile::UserAgentDatabase,
    },
    utils::octets::mib,
};

use itertools::Itertools;
use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::Arc, time::Duration};

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Extension)]
struct State {
    mitm_tls_service_data: TlsServerConfig,
    ua_db: Arc<UserAgentDatabase>,
    exec: Executor,
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
    tracing::subscriber::registry()
        .with(fmt::layer())
        .with(
            EnvFilter::builder()
                .with_default_directive(LevelFilter::INFO.into())
                .from_env_lossy(),
        )
        .init();

    let mitm_tls_service_data = new_mitm_tls_service_data();

    let graceful = rama::graceful::Shutdown::default();

    let exec = Executor::graceful(graceful.guard());
    let state = State {
        mitm_tls_service_data,
        ua_db: Arc::new(UserAgentDatabase::try_embedded()?),
        exec: exec.clone(),
    };

    graceful.spawn_task(async {
        let tcp_service = TcpListener::build(exec.clone())
            .bind_address("127.0.0.1:62017")
            .await
            .expect("bind tcp proxy to 127.0.0.1:62017");

        let http_mitm_service = new_http_mitm_proxy(&state);
        let http_service = HttpServer::auto(exec.clone()).service(Arc::new(
            (
                TraceLayer::new_for_http(),
                ConsumeErrLayer::default(),
                // See [`ProxyAuthLayer::with_labels`] for more information,
                // e.g. can also be used to extract upstream proxy filters
                ProxyAuthLayer::new(basic!("john", "secret")),
                UpgradeLayer::new(
                    exec,
                    MethodMatcher::CONNECT,
                    DefaultHttpProxyConnectReplyService::new(),
                    service_fn(http_connect_proxy),
                ),
            )
                .into_layer(http_mitm_service),
        ));

        tcp_service
            .serve(
                (
                    AddInputExtensionLayer::new(state),
                    // protect the http proxy from too large bodies, both from request and response end
                    BodyLimitLayer::symmetric(mib(2)),
                )
                    .into_layer(http_service),
            )
            .await;
    });

    graceful
        .shutdown_with_limit(Duration::from_secs(30))
        .await
        .context("graceful shutdown")?;

    Ok(())
}

async fn http_connect_proxy(upgraded: Upgraded) -> Result<(), Infallible> {
    let state = upgraded.extensions().get_ref::<State>().unwrap();
    let http_service = new_http_mitm_proxy(state);

    let executor = state.exec.clone();

    let mut http_tp = HttpServer::auto(executor);
    http_tp.h2_mut().set_enable_connect_protocol();

    let http_transport_service = http_tp.service(http_service);

    let https_service = TlsAcceptorLayer::new(state.mitm_tls_service_data.clone())
        .with_store_client_hello(true)
        .into_layer(http_transport_service);

    if let Err(err) = https_service.serve(upgraded).await {
        tracing::error!("https service failed with an error: {err}");
    }

    Ok(())
}

fn new_http_mitm_proxy(
    state: &State,
) -> impl Service<Request, Output = Response, Error = Infallible> + Clone {
    Arc::new(
        (
            MapResponseBodyLayer::new_boxed_streaming_body(),
            TraceLayer::new_for_http(),
            ConsumeErrLayer::default(),
            UserAgentEmulateLayer::new(state.ua_db.clone())
                .with_try_auto_detect_user_agent(true)
                .with_is_optional(true),
            // A MITM proxy relays whatever `Accept-Encoding` the client sends; it must not turn an
            // unsatisfiable negotiation into its own 406, so opt out of that enforcement.
            CompressionLayer::new()
                .with_compress_predicate(MirrorDecompressed::new())
                .with_enforce_not_acceptable(false),
            AddRequiredRequestHeadersLayer::new(),
            EmulateTlsProfileLayer::new(),
        )
            .into_layer(service_fn(http_mitm_proxy)),
    )
}

async fn http_mitm_proxy(req: Request) -> Result<Response, Infallible> {
    // This function will receive all requests going through this proxy,
    // be it sent via HTTP or HTTPS, both are equally visible. Hence... MITM

    // NOTE: use a custom connector (layers) in case you wish to add custom features,
    // such as upstream proxies or other configurations

    let tls_config = req
        .extensions()
        .get_ref::<SecureTransport>()
        .and_then(|st| st.client_hello())
        .map(TlsClientConfig::new_from_client_hello)
        .unwrap_or_else(TlsClientConfig::default_http)
        .with_server_verify(ServerVerifyMode::Disable);

    let state = req.extensions().get_ref::<State>().unwrap();
    let executor = state.exec.clone();

    // NOTE: in a production proxy you most likely
    // wouldn't want to build this each invocation,
    // but instead have a pre-built one as a struct local
    let client = EasyHttpWebClient::connector_builder()
        .with_default_transport_connector()
        .with_default_dns_connector()
        .with_tls_proxy_support_using_boringssl()
        .with_proxy_support()
        .with_tls_support_using_boringssl_and_default_http_version(tls_config, Version::HTTP_11)
        .with_custom_connector(UserAgentEmulateHttpConnectModifierLayer::default())
        .with_default_http_connector(executor.clone())
        .build_client()
        .with_jit_layer((
            UserAgentEmulateHttpRequestModifierLayer::default(),
            // these layers are for example purposes only,
            // best not to print requests like this in production...
            //
            // If you want to see the request that actually is send to the server
            // you also usually do not want it as a layer, but instead plug the inspector
            // directly JIT-style into your http (client) connector.
            RequestWriterLayer::stdout_unbounded(
                &executor,
                Some(traffic_writer::WriterMode::Headers),
            ),
        ));

    if WebSocketMatcher::new().matches(None, &req) {
        return Ok(mitm_websocket(&client, req).await);
    }

    // these are not desired for WS MITM flow, but they are for regular HTTP flow
    let client = (
        RemoveResponseHeaderLayer::hop_by_hop(),
        RemoveRequestHeaderLayer::hop_by_hop(),
        MapResponseBodyLayer::new_boxed_streaming_body(),
        // A MITM proxy decodes the upstream body to (potentially) inspect/rewrite it; a truncated
        // upstream response should end the client stream cleanly rather than surface a decode error.
        DecompressionLayer::new()
            .with_insert_accept_encoding_header(false)
            .with_tolerate_decode_errors(true),
    )
        .into_layer(client);

    match client.serve(req).await {
        Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
        Err(err) => {
            tracing::error!("error in client request: {err:?}");
            Ok(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.into_response())
        }
    }
}

// NOTE: for a production service you ideally use
// an issued TLS cert (if possible via ACME). Or at the very least
// load it in from memory/file, so that your clients can install the certificate for trust.
fn new_mitm_tls_service_data() -> TlsServerConfig {
    TlsServerConfig::new()
        .try_with_self_signed(SelfSignedData {
            organisation_name: Some("Example Server Acceptor".to_owned()),
            ..Default::default()
        })
        .expect("self-signed")
        .with_alpn_http_auto()
}

async fn mitm_websocket<S>(client: &S, req: Request) -> Response
where
    S: Service<Request, Output = Response, Error: Into<BoxError>>,
{
    tracing::debug!("detected websocket request: starting MITM WS upgrade...");

    let ingress_upgrade = upgrade::handle_upgrade(&req);

    let (parts, body) = req.into_parts();
    let parts_copy = parts.clone();

    let req = Request::from_parts(parts, body);

    let state = req.extensions().get_ref::<State>().unwrap();
    let guard = state.exec.guard().cloned();

    let cancel = async move {
        match guard {
            Some(guard) => guard.downgrade().into_cancelled().await,
            None => std::future::pending::<()>().await,
        }
    };

    let target_version = req.version();
    tracing::debug!("forcing egress http connection as {target_version:?} to ensure WS upgrade");

    // Todo improve extensions handling here? This feels error prone and easy to forget.
    // In a better way this should be handled behind the scenes similar to tls alpn works
    // Now that we can pass extensions all around this will probably just work, but needs
    // to be looked at individually
    let extensions = Extensions::new();
    extensions.insert(TargetHttpVersion(target_version));

    let mut handshake = match client
        .websocket_with_request(req)
        .initiate_handshake(extensions)
        .await
    {
        Ok(socket) => socket,
        Err(err) => {
            tracing::error!("failed to create initiate egress websocket handshake: {err:?}");
            return StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY.into_response();
        }
    };

    if let Some(orig_req_headers) = handshake.response.extensions().get_ref::<RequestHeaders>() {
        let req_extensions = orig_req_headers.typed_get::<SecWebSocketExtensions>();
        tracing::debug!(
            "apply original req WS extensions (perhaps after UA Emulation) as handshake exts: {req_extensions:?}"
        );
        handshake.extensions = req_extensions;
    }

    let egress_socket = match handshake.complete().await {
        Ok(socket) => socket,
        Err(err) => {
            tracing::error!("failed to complete WS handshake and create egress websocket: {err:?}");
            return StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY.into_response();
        }
    };

    let (egress_socket, mut response_parts, _) = egress_socket.into_parts();

    let mut ingress_socket_cfg: WebSocketConfig = Default::default();
    let ingress_pmd_cfg = parts_copy
        .headers
        .typed_get::<SecWebSocketExtensions>()
        .and_then(|ingress_header| {
            ingress_header.0.iter().find_map(|ext| {
                if let WsExtension::PerMessageDeflate(cfg) = ext {
                    Some(cfg.clone())
                } else {
                    None
                }
            })
        });
    // The ingress client only accepts the extensions it offered, so the response
    // we return must reflect the ingress offer, not whatever the egress side (e.g.
    // after UA emulation) happened to negotiate with the upstream. If the ingress
    // client did not offer per-message-deflate we strip any extension header from
    // the upstream response, otherwise the client fails the handshake with an
    // extension mismatch.
    if let Some(accept_pmd_cfg) = ingress_pmd_cfg {
        tracing::debug!("use deflate ext for ingress ws cfg: {accept_pmd_cfg:?}");
        ingress_socket_cfg.per_message_deflate = Some((&accept_pmd_cfg).into());
        response_parts.headers.typed_insert(
            SecWebSocketExtensions::per_message_deflate_with_config(accept_pmd_cfg),
        );
    } else {
        tracing::debug!(
            "ingress client did not offer per-message-deflate: strip any sec-websocket-extensions header from response"
        );
        _ = response_parts
            .headers
            .remove(SecWebSocketExtensions::name());
    }

    let response = Response::from_parts(response_parts, Body::empty());

    tokio::spawn(async move {
        tracing::debug!("egresss websocket active: starting ingress WS upgrade...");

        let ingress_socket = match ingress_upgrade.await {
            Ok(upgraded) => {
                AsyncWebSocket::from_raw_socket(upgraded, Role::Server, Some(ingress_socket_cfg))
                    .await
            }
            Err(err) => {
                tracing::error!("error in upgrading ingress websocket: {err:?}");
                return;
            }
        };
        tracing::debug!("both ingress and egress websockets active: MITM Relay started");

        relay_websockets(cancel, ingress_socket, egress_socket).await;
    });

    tracing::debug!("return egress WebSocket accept response as ingress WebSocket response");
    response
}

async fn relay_websockets<F>(
    cancel: F,
    mut ingress_socket: AsyncWebSocket,
    mut egress_socket: AsyncWebSocket,
) where
    F: Future<Output = ()>,
{
    let mut cancel = Box::pin(cancel);

    loop {
        tokio::select! {
            ingress_result = ingress_socket.recv_message() => {
                match ingress_result {
                    Ok(msg) => {
                        if let Some(msg) = mod_ws_message(msg) {
                            tracing::info!("relay ingress msg: {msg}");
                            if let Err(err) = egress_socket.send(msg).await {
                                if err.is_connection_error() {
                                    tracing::debug!("egress socket disconnected ({err})... drop MITM relay");
                                    return;
                                }
                                tracing::error!("failed to relay ingress msg: {err}");
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    Err(err) => {
                        if err.is_connection_error() || matches!(err, ProtocolError::ResetWithoutClosingHandshake) {
                            tracing::debug!("ingress socket disconnected ({err})... drop MITM relay");
                        } else {
                            tracing::error!("ingress socket failed with error: {err}; drop MITM relay");
                        }
                        return
                    }
                }
            }

            egress_result = egress_socket.recv_message() => {
                match egress_result {
                    Ok(msg) => {
                        if let Some(msg) = mod_ws_message(msg) {
                            tracing::info!("relay egress msg: {msg}");
                            if let Err(err) = ingress_socket.send(msg).await {
                                if err.is_connection_error() {
                                    tracing::debug!("ingress socket disconnected ({err})... drop MITM relay");
                                    return;
                                }
                                tracing::error!("failed to relay egress msg: {err}");
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    Err(err) => {
                        if err.is_connection_error() || matches!(err, ProtocolError::ResetWithoutClosingHandshake) {
                            tracing::debug!("egress socket disconnected ({err})... drop MITM relay");
                        } else {
                            tracing::error!("egress socket failed with error: {err}; drop MITM relay");
                        }
                        return
                    }
                }
            }

            _ = cancel.as_mut() => {
                tracing::debug!("shutdown initiated... drop MITM relay early (cancelled)");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
}

fn mod_ws_message(msg: Message) -> Option<Message> {
    match msg {
        Message::Text(utf8_bytes) => {
            let s = utf8_bytes.as_str();

            let filtered_s = s
                .split_whitespace()
                .map(|word| {
                    let (prefix, core, suffix) = split_word(word);

                    let replacement = if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("damn") {
                        Some("frack")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("hell") {
                        Some("heckscape")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("shit") {
                        Some("gronk")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("fuck") {
                        Some("zarquon")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("bastard") {
                        Some("shazbot")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("crap") {
                        Some("quant-dump")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("idiot") {
                        Some("neural-misfire")
                    } else if core.eq_ignore_ascii_case("stupid") {
                        Some("entropy-brained")
                    } else {
                        None
                    };

                    match replacement {
                        Some(rep) => format!("{prefix}{rep}{suffix}"),
                        None => word.to_owned(),
                    }
                })
                .join(" ");

            Some(filtered_s.into())
        }
        Message::Binary(_) => {
            tracing::warn!("drop unsupported ws message: {msg}");
            None
        }
        Message::Ping(_) | Message::Pong(_) | Message::Close(_) | Message::Frame(_) => {
            tracing::debug!("ignore meta ws message: {msg}");
            None
        }
    }
}

fn split_word(word: &str) -> (&str, &str, &str) {
    let bytes = word.as_bytes();
    let mut start = 0;
    let mut end = bytes.len();

    while start < end && !bytes[start].is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
        start += 1;
    }
    while end > start && !bytes[end - 1].is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
        end -= 1;
    }

    let prefix = &word[..start];
    let core = &word[start..end];
    let suffix = &word[end..];
    (prefix, core, suffix)
}