expose fwdproxy to socks users

wyattwalter commented 4 years ago

User Story or Problem Statement

For VFS teams getting started with a new backend or using a new API within an existing backend, a common issue is that backends have little or inaccurate documentation about data expected and returned from the API. This makes doing things like building VCR cassettes and mocking test data very difficult. A few folks have come up with some creative solutions, but we believe that we can do better by providing a pattern that could be followed. How might we allow developers to interact with these backends through the VSP fwdproxy in lower environments directly from their development machines?

Goal

Enable and build patterns for developers to configure local installations of vets-api on their workstations to interact with lower environment backends through VSP's fwdproxy implementation.

Objectives or Key Results this is meant to further

Enable agile delivery of performant applications

Acceptance Criteria

[x] Technical ability (through firewall allow rules) for a developer to reach the VSP fwdproxy in dev and staging from their laptops
[x] Consistent hostname to reach the fwdproxy (current problem is that folks look up hostnames in AWS, but they change constantly since they use individual instances)
[ ] Documentation on how to configure vets-api locally and how to find mapping of backends to ports

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andreahewitt-odd commented 4 years ago

@wyattwalter @ricetj Does this need product support assistance or can we take the label off?

wyattwalter commented 4 years ago

Hi @andreahewitt-odd.

Yes, I was hoping product support could help out with getting this across the finish line. JP said that he would take this on, but I forgot to add him as an assignee here.

https://dsva.slack.com/archives/CQHBJ5U06/p1575305035003000

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