Error while running

[nirmal-actowiz]

(node:11152) [MODULE_NOT_FOUND] Error Plugin: httptoolkit-server: Cannot find module '../build/Release/node_datachannel.node'
Require stack:

• E:\COMMON_CODES\httptoolkit-server\node_modules\node-datachannel\lib\index.cjs
  module: @oclif/config@1.18.2
  task: toCached
  plugin: httptoolkit-server
  root: E:\COMMON_CODES\httptoolkit-server
  See more details with DEBUG=*
  (Use node --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created)
  » Error: command start not found

[pimterry]

Thanks for reporting this @DataScraper007. It looks like this is a Windows machine, and you're running the server manually rather than running the main HTTP Toolkit app, is that right?

[nirmal-actowiz]

Yes

[nirmal-actowiz]

I'm trying to understand how the server works because I'm not sure how or where it intercepts requests.

[pimterry]

Can you delete node_modules, and then run npm install and share all the output here? That should explain why this file is missing.

I'm trying to understand how the server works because I'm not sure how or where it intercepts requests.

It depends what you mean, but you're probably looking for either:

• The interceptors directory, which contains various interceptors that automatically configure certain targets (e.g. opening a browser, running a Docker container, or intercepting an Android device) to send traffic via HTTP Toolkit's proxy & trust HTTP Toolkit's CA certificate when you click an interception button in HTTP Toolkit. This is where all the client configuration happens.
• Mockttp, a separate library (although it is initialised and distributed as part of the server) which contains the actual proxy server and rules system. This is where all the actual networking is handled.