grunt-connect-proxy config for Ember App Kit

connect.js

// tasks/options/connect.js
// add the proxy settings on the same level as your server settings
module.exports = {
  server: {
    options: {
      port: process.env.PORT || 8000,
      hostname: 'localhost',
      base: 'tmp/public',
      // Use this option to have the catch-all return a different
      // page than index.html on any url not matching an asset.
      //   wildcard: 'not_index.html'
      middleware: middleware
    },
  },
  proxies: [{
    context: '/api',
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 7000,
    changeOrigin: true,
    rejectUnauthorized: false
  }],
  dist: {
    options: {
      port: process.env.PORT || 8000,
      hostname: '0.0.0.0',
      base: 'dist/',
      middleware: middleware
    }
  }
};

// add the helper to require proxyRequest
function middleware(connect, options) {
  var result = [
    lock,
    connect['static'](options.base),
    connect.directory(options.base),
    // Remove this middleware to disable catch-all routing.
    buildWildcardMiddleware(options)
  ];

  // // Add connect-proxy middlware after lock middleware if enabled
  if (Helpers.isPackageAvailable("grunt-connect-proxy")) {
    result.splice(1,0, require("grunt-connect-proxy/lib/utils").proxyRequest);
  }

  // Add livereload middlware after lock middleware if enabled
  if (Helpers.isPackageAvailable("connect-livereload")) {
    result.splice(1,0, require("connect-livereload")());
  }

  return result;
}

Gruntfile.js

// add 'configureProxies' before 'connect:server' in the test:server and server tasks
grunt.registerTask('test:server', "Start a Karma test server. Automatically reruns your tests when files change and logs the results to the terminal.", [
                    'build:debug', 'karma:server', 'configureProxies', 'connect:server', 'watch:test']);

grunt.registerTask('server', "Run your server in development mode, auto-rebuilding when files change.",
                    ['build:debug', 'configureProxies', 'connect:server', 'watch:main']);

helpers.js

// tasks/helpers.js
// add connectProxy to the list of task requirements
var taskRequirements = {
  'coffee': ['grunt-contrib-coffee'],
  'compass': ['grunt-contrib-compass'],
  'sass': ['grunt-sass', 'grunt-contrib-sass'],
  'less': ['grunt-contrib-less'],
  'stylus': ['grunt-contrib-stylus'],
  'emberTemplates': ['grunt-ember-templates'],
  'emblem': ['grunt-emblem'],
  'connectProxy': ['grunt-connect-proxy']
};