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var app = connect()
              .use(function(req,res,next){
                buffer = httpProxy.buffer(req);
                next();
              })
              .use(connect["static"](process.cwd()))
              .use(function(req, res){
                //alter request here.
                req.headers["host"] = host;

                req.headers["authorization"] = authorizationHeader;

                proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
                  target: {
                    https: useHttps, //or not
                    host: host.split(":")[0],
                    port: port
                  },
                  buffer: buffer
                });
                
              });