Support proxy network

[hanguokai]

To use proxy network, like http(s) or socks5, I use http_proxy and https_proxy environment variable that are supported by many tools. Currently, clasp can't work in proxy environment, for example clasp login and clasp clone.

[grant]

I'm not sure what this would change would entail.
Can you be more specific about repro steps, some links, and a more detailed proposal on what commands this would be needed for?

It looks like this request would want to add something like:
--proxy "socks5://127.0.0.1/"
to every command.

Similar issue: ytdl-org/youtube-dl#402 (comment)

[hanguokai]

Yes, clasp need to add --proxy option, like youtube-dl, curl, gcloud, npm, git, etc.

http_proxy environment variable is the same meaning as --proxy, but detect by command if no --proxy option specified.

I am using socks5 protocol, there are others like http, https.

[grant]

@hanguokai Can you add proxy rule to the URL googleapis.com so that every googleapis.com request is proxied?

[grant]

Pull requests are welcome.
I'm closing this since I don't see much demand for this feature. Will reopen if there's demand or more discussion.

[HeavensBlade]

I would also like to see a proxy option.
Since I'm developing behind a corporate proxy I always need to activate my smartphone hotspot.

[nepsilon]

I'm using clasp from a censored internet where all things Google are blocked and need the proxy feature. Using proxy environment variables doesn't work.

[grant]

Why doesn't using proxy environment variables not work? Every request goes through http://googleapis.com/.

Does every application you use require a proxy feature?

[hanguokai]

Aha, please look at the same issue for firebase command line tool firebase/firebase-tools#155 . Nearly 2 years and 81 comments! Under certain conditions, people can't connect internet directly. That's it.

[nepsilon]

@grant Yes, all blocked domains and IP requires a VPN or proxy. It's very standard in places like China.

[grant]

Unfortunately G Suite and many of Google's services are blocked in China. I can't solve that issue. I'm guessing the Firebase tool would probably prefer to not be blocked too to solve that linked issue.

I don't understand why environment variables don't work, do you really need every single tool you use to implement a custom --proxy option?

Underneath it all, we use googleapis. It supports a proxy (HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY). Does that not work?

To implement this feature, I'd need:

• A reasonable number of people to request and use the proxy feature (👍 the issue)
• A design doc for this feature.
• Ideally a pull request with an initial implementation.

To be honest, I have no use for this feature and still don't understand why you can't use a proxy elsewhere in the tech stack.

[valen22br]

Hello, I'm running through the same problem. I tried setting up my user variables with proxy settings, and I'm still receiving the error below:
Error retrieving access token: Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 172.217.18.170:443

Is there a workaround for this issue?