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java-ngrok is a Java wrapper for ngrok that manages its own binary, making ngrok available via a convenient Java
API.
ngrok is a reverse proxy tool that opens secure tunnels from public URLs to localhost, perfect for exposing local web servers, building webhook integrations, enabling SSH access, testing chatbots, demoing from your own machine, and more, and its made even more powerful with native Java integration through java-ngrok.
Installation
java-ngrok is available on Maven Central.
Maven
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.alexdlaird</groupId>
<artifactId>java-ngrok</artifactId>
<version>1.5.3</version>
</dependency>
Gradle
implementation "com.github.alexdlaird:java-ngrok:1.5.3"
If we want ngrok to be available from the command line, pyngrok can be
installed using pip to manage that for us.
Basic Usage
All ngrok functionality is available through the NgrokClient. To open a tunnel, use the connect method, which returns a Tunnel, and this returned object has a reference to the public URL generated by ngrok, which can be retrieved with getPublicUrl().
final NgrokClient ngrokClient = new NgrokClient.Builder().build();
// Open a HTTP tunnel on the default port 80
// <Tunnel: "http://<public_sub>.ngrok.io" -> "http://localhost:80">
final Tunnel httpTunnel = ngrokClient.connect();
// Open a SSH tunnel
// <Tunnel: "tcp://0.tcp.ngrok.io:12345" -> "localhost:22">
final CreateTunnel sshCreateTunnel = new CreateTunnel.Builder()
.withProto(Proto.TCP)
.withAddr(22)
.build();
final Tunnel sshTunnel = ngrokClient.connect(sshCreateTunnel);
The connect method can also take a CreateTunnel (which can be built through its Builder) that allows us to pass additional properties that are supported by ngrok.
Assuming we have also installed pyngrok, all features of ngrok are available on the command line.
ngrok http 80
For details on how to fully leverage ngrok from the command line, see ngrok's official documentation.
Documentation
For more advanced usage, java-ngrok's official documentation is available at https://javadoc.io/doc/com.github.alexdlaird/java-ngrok.
Java 8
Java 8 support is not actively maintained, but a compatible build of this project does exist for Java 8. To use it,
include the java8-ngrok dependency from Maven Central instead.
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.alexdlaird</groupId>
<artifactId>java8-ngrok</artifactId>
<version>1.4.3</version>
</dependency>
The Process API was introduced in Java 9, so certain convenience methods around managing the ngrok process (for instance, tearing it down) are not available in the Java 8 build.
Contributing
If you would like to get involved, be sure to review
the Contribution Guide.
Want to contribute financially? If you've found java-ngrok useful, a donation
would also be greatly appreciated!
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Alex Laird
Alex Laird | Sciencx (2021-08-27T19:19:54+00:00) java-ngrok – a Java wrapper for ngrok. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2021/08/27/java-ngrok-a-java-wrapper-for-ngrok/
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