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docs: cleanups improvements and fighting sphinx
- Hide links to internal code listings, and link to github instead - Improve formatting of code/example captions - Fix outdated documentation of command-line options - Complete documentation of all events + improved formatting - tcp_open -> tcp_start, tcp_close -> tcp_end to reduce confusion
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+.. _api:
+
+API
+====
+
+.. automodule:: mitmproxy.models.http
+ :inherited-members:
+ :members: HTTPFlow, HTTPRequest, HTTPResponse
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+.. _context:
+
+Context
+=======
diff --git a/docs/scripting/events.rst b/docs/scripting/events.rst
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+.. _events:
+
+Events
+=======
+
+General
+-------
+
+.. list-table::
+ :widths: 40 60
+ :header-rows: 0
+
+ * - .. py:function:: configure(options, updated)
+ - Called once on startup, and whenever options change.
+
+ *options*
+ An ``options.Options`` object with the total current configuration
+ state of mitmproxy.
+ *updated*
+ A set of strings indicating which configuration options have been
+ updated. This contains all options when *configure* is called on
+ startup, and only changed options subsequently.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: done()
+ - Called once when the script shuts down, either because it's been
+ unloaded, or because the proxy itself is shutting down.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: log(entry)
+ - Called whenever an event log is added.
+
+ *entry*
+ An ``controller.LogEntry`` object - ``entry.msg`` is the log text,
+ and ``entry.level`` is the urgency level ("debug", "info", "warn",
+ "error").
+
+ * - .. py:function:: start()
+ - Called once on startup, before any other events. If you return a
+ value from this event, it will replace the current addon. This
+ allows you to, "boot into" an addon implemented as a class instance
+ from the module level.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: tick()
+ - Called at a regular sub-second interval as long as the addon is
+ executing.
+
+
+Connection
+----------
+
+.. list-table::
+ :widths: 40 60
+ :header-rows: 0
+
+ * - .. py:function:: clientconnect(root_layer)
+ - Called when a client initiates a connection to the proxy. Note that a
+ connection can correspond to multiple HTTP requests.
+
+ *root_layer*
+ The root layer (see `mitmproxy.protocol` for an explanation what
+ the root layer is), provides transparent access to all attributes
+ of the :py:class:`~mitmproxy.proxy.RootContext`. For example,
+ ``root_layer.client_conn.address`` gives the remote address of the
+ connecting client.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: clientdisconnect(root_layer)
+ - Called when a client disconnects from the proxy.
+
+ *root_layer*
+ The root layer object.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: next_layer(layer)
+
+ - Called whenever layers are switched. You may change which layer will
+ be used by returning a new layer object from this event.
+
+ *layer*
+ The next layer, as determined by mitmpmroxy.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: serverconnect(server_conn)
+ - Called before the proxy initiates a connection to the target server.
+ Note that a connection can correspond to multiple HTTP requests.
+
+ *server_conn*
+ A ``ServerConnection`` object. It is guaranteed to have a non-None
+ ``address`` attribute.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: serverdisconnect(server_conn)
+ - Called when the proxy has closed the server connection.
+
+ *server_conn*
+ A ``ServerConnection`` object.
+
+
+HTTP Events
+-----------
+
+.. list-table::
+ :widths: 40 60
+ :header-rows: 0
+
+ * - .. py:function:: request(flow)
+ - Called when a client request has been received.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.HTTPFlow`` object. At this point, the flow is
+ guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: requestheaders(flow)
+ - Called when the headers of a client request have been received, but
+ before the request body is read.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.HTTPFlow`` object. At this point, the flow is
+ guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: responseheaders(flow)
+
+ - Called when the headers of a server response have been received, but
+ before the response body is read.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.HTTPFlow`` object. At this point, the flow is
+ guaranteed to have a non-none ``request`` and ``response``
+ attributes, however the response will have no content.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: response(flow)
+
+ - Called when a server response has been received.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.HTTPFlow`` object. At this point, the flow is
+ guaranteed to have a non-none ``request`` and ``response``
+ attributes. The raw response body will be in ``response.body``,
+ unless response streaming has been enabled.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: error(flow)
+ - Called when a flow error has occurred, e.g. invalid server responses,
+ or interrupted connections. This is distinct from a valid server HTTP
+ error response, which is simply a response with an HTTP error code.
+
+ *flow*
+ The flow containing the error. It is guaranteed to have
+ non-None ``error`` attribute.
+
+
+WebSocket Events
+-----------------
+
+.. list-table::
+ :widths: 40 60
+ :header-rows: 0
+
+ * - .. py:function:: websockets_handshake(flow)
+
+ - Called when a client wants to establish a WebSockets connection. The
+ WebSockets-specific headers can be manipulated to manipulate the
+ handshake. The ``flow`` object is guaranteed to have a non-None
+ ``request`` attribute.
+
+ *flow*
+ The flow containing the HTTP websocket handshake request. The
+ object is guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
+
+
+TCP Events
+----------
+
+These events are called only if the connection is in :ref:`TCP mode
+<tcpproxy>`. So, for instance, TCP events are not called for ordinary HTTP/S
+connections.
+
+.. list-table::
+ :widths: 40 60
+ :header-rows: 0
+
+ * - .. py:function:: tcp_end(flow)
+ - Called when TCP streaming ends.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.TCPFlow`` object.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: tcp_error(flow)
+ - Called when a TCP error occurs - e.g. the connection closing
+ unexpectedly.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.TCPFlow`` object.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: tcp_message(flow)
+
+ - Called a TCP payload is received from the client or server. The
+ sender and receiver are identifiable. The most recent message will be
+ ``flow.messages[-1]``. The message is user-modifiable.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.TCPFlow`` object.
+
+ * - .. py:function:: tcp_start(flow)
+ - Called when TCP streaming starts.
+
+ *flow*
+ A ``models.TCPFlow`` object.
diff --git a/docs/scripting/inlinescripts.rst b/docs/scripting/inlinescripts.rst
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-.. _inlinescripts:
-
-Inline Scripts
-==============
-
-**mitmproxy** has a powerful scripting API that allows you to modify flows
-on-the-fly or rewrite previously saved flows locally.
-
-The mitmproxy scripting API is event driven - a script is simply a Python
-module that exposes a set of event methods. Here's a complete mitmproxy script
-that adds a new header to every HTTP response before it is returned to the
-client:
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/add_header.py
- :caption: examples/add_header.py
- :language: python
-
-All events that deal with an HTTP request get an instance of :py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.HTTPFlow`,
-which we can use to manipulate the response itself.
-
-We can now run this script using mitmdump or mitmproxy as follows:
-
->>> mitmdump -s add_header.py
-
-The new header will be added to all responses passing through the proxy.
-
-Examples
---------
-
-mitmproxy comes with a variety of example inline scripts, which demonstrate many basic tasks.
-We encourage you to either browse them locally or on `GitHub`_.
-
-
-Events
-------
-
-Script Lifecycle Events
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:function:: start(context)
-
- Called once on startup, before any other events.
-
- :param List[str] argv: The inline scripts' arguments.
- For example, ``mitmproxy -s 'example.py --foo 42'`` sets argv to ``["--foo", "42"]``.
-
-.. py:function:: done(context)
-
- Called once on script shutdown, after any other events.
-
-Connection Events
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:function:: clientconnect(context, root_layer)
-
- Called when a client initiates a connection to the proxy. Note that
- a connection can correspond to multiple HTTP requests.
-
- .. versionchanged:: 0.14
-
- :param Layer root_layer: The root layer, which provides transparent access to all attributes of the
- :py:class:`~mitmproxy.proxy.RootContext`. For example, ``root_layer.client_conn.address``
- gives the remote address of the connecting client.
-
-.. py:function:: clientdisconnect(context, root_layer)
-
- Called when a client disconnects from the proxy.
-
- .. versionchanged:: 0.14
-
- :param Layer root_layer: see :py:func:`clientconnect`
-
-.. py:function:: serverconnect(context, server_conn)
-
- Called before the proxy initiates a connection to the target server. Note that
- a connection can correspond to multiple HTTP requests.
-
- :param ServerConnection server_conn: The server connection object. It is guaranteed to have a
- non-None ``address`` attribute.
-
-.. py:function:: serverdisconnect(context, server_conn)
-
- Called when the proxy has closed the server connection.
-
- .. versionadded:: 0.14
-
- :param ServerConnection server_conn: see :py:func:`serverconnect`
-
-HTTP Events
-^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:function:: request(context, flow)
-
- Called when a client request has been received. The ``flow`` object is
- guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
-
- :param HTTPFlow flow: The flow containing the request which has been received.
- The object is guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
-
-.. py:function:: responseheaders(context, flow)
-
- Called when the headers of a server response have been received.
- This will always be called before the response hook.
-
- :param HTTPFlow flow: The flow containing the request and response.
- The object is guaranteed to have non-None ``request`` and
- ``response`` attributes. ``response.content`` will be ``None``,
- as the response body has not been read yet.
-
-.. py:function:: response(context, flow)
-
- Called when a server response has been received.
-
- :param HTTPFlow flow: The flow containing the request and response.
- The object is guaranteed to have non-None ``request`` and
- ``response`` attributes. ``response.body`` will contain the raw response body,
- unless response streaming has been enabled.
-
-.. py:function:: error(context, flow)
-
- Called when a flow error has occurred, e.g. invalid server responses, or
- interrupted connections. This is distinct from a valid server HTTP error
- response, which is simply a response with an HTTP error code.
-
- :param HTTPFlow flow: The flow containing the error.
- It is guaranteed to have non-None ``error`` attribute.
-
-WebSockets Events
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:function:: websocket_handshake(context, flow)
-
- Called when a client wants to establish a WebSockets connection.
- The WebSockets-specific headers can be manipulated to manipulate the handshake.
- The ``flow`` object is guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
-
- :param HTTPFlow flow: The flow containing the request which has been received.
- The object is guaranteed to have a non-None ``request`` attribute.
-
-TCP Events
-^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:function:: tcp_message(context, tcp_msg)
-
- .. warning:: API is subject to change
-
- If the proxy is in :ref:`TCP mode <tcpproxy>`, this event is called when it
- receives a TCP payload from the client or server.
-
- The sender and receiver are identifiable. The message is user-modifiable.
-
- :param TcpMessage tcp_msg: see *examples/tcp_message.py*
-
-API
----
-
-The canonical API documentation is the code, which you can browse here, locally or on `GitHub`_.
-*Use the Source, Luke!*
-
-The main classes you will deal with in writing mitmproxy scripts are:
-
-:py:class:`mitmproxy.flow.FlowMaster`
- - The "heart" of mitmproxy, usually subclassed as :py:class:`mitmproxy.dump.DumpMaster` or
- :py:class:`mitmproxy.console.ConsoleMaster`.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.ClientConnection`
- - Describes a client connection.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.ServerConnection`
- - Describes a server connection.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.HTTPFlow`
- - A collection of objects representing a single HTTP transaction.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.HTTPRequest`
- - An HTTP request.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.HTTPResponse`
- - An HTTP response.
-:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.Error`
- - A communications error.
-:py:class:`netlib.http.Headers`
- - A dictionary-like object for managing HTTP headers.
-:py:class:`netlib.certutils.SSLCert`
- - Exposes information SSL certificates.
-
-
-Running scripts in parallel
----------------------------
-
-We have a single flow primitive, so when a script is blocking, other requests are not processed.
-While that's usually a very desirable behaviour, blocking scripts can be run threaded by using the
-:py:obj:`mitmproxy.script.concurrent` decorator.
-**If your script does not block, you should avoid the overhead of the decorator.**
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/nonblocking.py
- :caption: examples/nonblocking.py
- :language: python
-
-Make scripts configurable with arguments
-----------------------------------------
-
-Sometimes, you want to pass runtime arguments to the inline script. This can be simply done by
-surrounding the script call with quotes, e.g. ```mitmdump -s 'script.py --foo 42'``.
-The arguments are then exposed in the start event:
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/modify_response_body.py
- :caption: examples/modify_response_body.py
- :language: python
-
-Running scripts on saved flows
-------------------------------
-
-Sometimes, we want to run a script on :py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.Flow` objects that are already
-complete. This happens when you start a script, and then load a saved set of flows from a file
-(see the "scripted data transformation" example :ref:`here <mitmdump>`).
-It also happens when you run a one-shot script on a single flow through the ``|`` (pipe) shortcut
-in mitmproxy.
-
-In this case, there are no client connections, and the events are run in the following order:
-**start**, **request**, **responseheaders**, **response**, **error**, **done**.
-If the flow doesn't have a **response** or **error** associated with it, the matching events will
-be skipped.
-
-Spaces in the script path
--------------------------
-
-By default, spaces are interpreted as a separator between the inline script and its arguments
-(e.g. ``-s 'foo.py 42'``). Consequently, the script path needs to be wrapped in a separate pair of
-quotes if it contains spaces: ``-s '\'./foo bar/baz.py\' 42'``.
-
-.. _GitHub: https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy
diff --git a/docs/scripting/mitmproxy.rst b/docs/scripting/mitmproxy.rst
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-
-FlowMaster
-==========
-
-.. note::
-
- We strongly encourage you to use :ref:`inlinescripts` rather than subclassing mitmproxy's FlowMaster.
- - Inline Scripts are equally powerful and provide an easier syntax.
- - Most examples are written as inline scripts.
- - Multiple inline scripts can be used together.
- - Inline Scripts can either be executed headless with mitmdump or within the mitmproxy UI.
-
-
-All of mitmproxy's basic functionality is exposed through the **mitmproxy**
-library. The example below shows a simple implementation of the "sticky cookie"
-functionality included in the interactive mitmproxy program. Traffic is
-monitored for ``Cookie`` and ``Set-Cookie`` headers, and requests are rewritten
-to include a previously seen cookie if they don't already have one. In effect,
-this lets you log in to a site using your browser, and then make subsequent
-requests using a tool like curl, which will then seem to be part of the
-authenticated session.
-
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/stickycookies
- :caption: examples/stickycookies
- :language: python
diff --git a/docs/scripting/overview.rst b/docs/scripting/overview.rst
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+.. _overview:
+
+Overview
+=========
+
+Mitmproxy has a powerful scripting API that allows you to control almost any
+aspect of traffic being proxied. In fact, much of mitmproxy's own core
+functionality is implemented using the exact same API exposed to scripters (see
+:src:`mitmproxy/builtins`).
+
+Scripting is event driven, with named handlers on the script object called at
+appropriate points of mitmproxy's operation. Here's a complete mitmproxy script
+that adds a new header to every HTTP response before it is returned to the
+client:
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/add_header.py
+ :caption: :src:`examples/add_header.py`
+ :language: python
+
+All events that deal with an HTTP request get an instance of
+:py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.HTTPFlow`, which we can use to manipulate the
+response itself. We can now run this script using mitmdump or mitmproxy as
+follows:
+
+>>> mitmdump -s add_header.py
+
+The new header will be added to all responses passing through the proxy.
+
+
+mitmproxy comes with a variety of example inline scripts, which demonstrate
+many basic tasks.
+
+
+Running scripts in parallel
+---------------------------
+
+We have a single flow primitive, so when a script is blocking, other requests are not processed.
+While that's usually a very desirable behaviour, blocking scripts can be run threaded by using the
+:py:obj:`mitmproxy.script.concurrent` decorator.
+**If your script does not block, you should avoid the overhead of the decorator.**
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/nonblocking.py
+ :caption: examples/nonblocking.py
+ :language: python
+
+Make scripts configurable with arguments
+----------------------------------------
+
+Sometimes, you want to pass runtime arguments to the inline script. This can be simply done by
+surrounding the script call with quotes, e.g. ```mitmdump -s 'script.py --foo 42'``.
+The arguments are then exposed in the start event:
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/modify_response_body.py
+ :caption: examples/modify_response_body.py
+ :language: python
+
+
+Running scripts on saved flows
+------------------------------
+
+Sometimes, we want to run a script on :py:class:`~mitmproxy.models.Flow` objects that are already
+complete. This happens when you start a script, and then load a saved set of flows from a file
+(see the "scripted data transformation" example :ref:`here <mitmdump>`).
+It also happens when you run a one-shot script on a single flow through the ``|`` (pipe) shortcut
+in mitmproxy.
+
+In this case, there are no client connections, and the events are run in the following order:
+**start**, **request**, **responseheaders**, **response**, **error**, **done**.
+If the flow doesn't have a **response** or **error** associated with it, the matching events will
+be skipped.
+
+Spaces in the script path
+-------------------------
+
+By default, spaces are interpreted as a separator between the inline script and its arguments
+(e.g. ``-s 'foo.py 42'``). Consequently, the script path needs to be wrapped in a separate pair of
+quotes if it contains spaces: ``-s '\'./foo bar/baz.py\' 42'``.
+
+.. _GitHub: https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy