A proxy is an intermediary between a web browser and the Internet. In this recipe, you will learn how to use a service worker as a proxy middleware.
To get started with service workers, you will need to have the service worker experiment feature turned on in your browser settings. If you have not done this yet, refer to the first recipe of Chapter 1, Learning Service Worker Basics: Setting up service workers. Service workers only run across HTTPS. To find out how to set up a development environment to support this feature, refer to the following recipes in Chapter 1, Learning Service Worker Basics: Setting up GitHub pages for SSL, Setting up SSL for Windows, and Setting up SSL for Mac.
Follow these instructions to set up your file structure:
Download all the files from the following location:
https://github.com/szaranger/szaranger.github.io/blob/master/service-workers/09/04/
Open a browser and go to
index.html
.Now click...