Map Local (Directory)

1. What's it?

It's a handy tool to map a matched requests to local files on a selected Directory. If the local files doesn't exist, it will serve from the real server.

If you would like to map a Local File, let check out the Map Local (File) page

Map Local (File)

2. How to use

2.1 Map a path and its subdirectories

api.proxyman.io/build/v1/* => All sub-paths after /v1/ will map to a selected directory.

For instance, we select ~/desktop/my_folder as the local directory

Real URL

Resolved Local Path

http://api.proxyman.io/build/v1/index.html

~/desktop/my_folder/index.html

http://api.proxyman.io/build/v1/js/main.js

~/desktop/my_folder/js/main.js

How to config

Rule

How to use

Examples

Wildcard

  • Check ON "Include subpaths" checkbox

  • Or use /* at the end of the URL

  • api.proxyman.io/build/v1/ (Check ON)

  • api.proxyman.io/build/v1/*

Regex

  • Use (.*) at the end

  • https:\/\/api.proxyman.io\/build\/v1\/(.*)

  • https:\/\/api.proxyman.io\/build\/v1\/(.*.css)

Make sure you use () group Regex operator to tell Proxyman where to map

2.2 Map Entire Host

api.proxyman.io/* => All sub-paths will map to a selected directory.

For instance, we select ~/desktop/my_folder as the local directory

Real URL

Resolved Local Path

http://api.proxyman.io/build/v1/index.html

~/desktop/my_folder/build/v1/index.html

http://api.proxyman.io/build/v1/js/main.js

~/desktop/my_folder/build/v1/js/main.js

How to config

Rule

How to use

Examples

Wildcard

  • Leave the path blank

  • api.proxyman.io

Regex

  • Use single path that contains (.*) at the end

  • https:\/\/api.proxyman.io\/(.*)

  • https:\/\/api.proxyman.io\/(*.html)

3. Map Local Directoy with Scripting Tool ✅

If you would like to do Map Local Directory with complicated rules, you might check out Scripting since it's easier to achieve the same result.

Please check out our Snippet Code to understand how to map a local file with Javascript Code.

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