Proxy rewrites Origin header to match the target server URL (facebook…

…#1212) * Proxy rewrites Origin header to match the target server URL * Added comments on rewriting Origin header by the proxy middleware
alexdriaguine · Jan 23, 2017 · 7dc8069 · 7dc8069
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diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ function addMiddleware(devServer) {
     var hpm = httpProxyMiddleware(pathname => mayProxy.test(pathname), {
       target: proxy,
       logLevel: 'silent',
+      onProxyReq: function(proxyReq, req, res) {
+        // Browers may send Origin headers even with same-origin
+        // requests. To prevent CORS issues, we have to change
+        // the Origin to match the target URL.
+        if (proxyReq.getHeader('origin')) {
+          proxyReq.setHeader('origin', proxy);
+        }
+      },
       onError: onProxyError(proxy),
       secure: false,
       changeOrigin: true,