Closed chris-martin closed 3 years ago
@chris-martin: All of the bidirectional machinery uses terms from networking (e.g. Client
/Server
/Proxy
), so the name Proxy
is meant to evoke what is known in networking as a "reverse proxy". In other words, a service that you directly make requests to which then translates those to new requests that it makes on your behalf.
Ah yes, when I look at just the names Client
, Server
, and Proxy
, I see they form a coherent system. Much-belated thank you for clarifying.
You're welcome! 🙂
This is mostly just a question, but possibly a documentation issue: Why "Proxy"? I don't think I see the connection between the word and what it is, which is making me feel like there may be a larger concept or useful metaphor that I'm missing out on.