multi: add socks proxy config option

This commit adds a socks proxy option to the rpc config. This option is
set using the SocksProxy flag in the main faraday config.

accounting/config.go

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ type CommonConfig struct {
 func NewOnChainConfig(ctx context.Context, lnd lndclient.LndServices, startTime,
 	endTime time.Time, disableFiat bool, txLookup fees.GetDetailsFunc,
 	fiatBackend fiat.PriceBackend, granularity *fiat.Granularity,
-	categories []CustomCategory) *OnChainConfig {
+	categories []CustomCategory, socksProxy string) *OnChainConfig {
 
 	var getFee func(chainhash.Hash) (btcutil.Amount, error)
 	if txLookup != nil {
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ func NewOnChainConfig(ctx context.Context, lnd lndclient.LndServices, startTime,
 			FiatBackend: fiatBackend,
 			Granularity: granularity,
 			Categories:  categories,
+			SocksProxy:  socksProxy,
 		},
 		GetFee: getFee,
 	}
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func NewOffChainConfig(ctx context.Context, lnd lndclient.LndServices,
 	maxInvoices, maxPayments, maxForwards uint64, ownPubkey route.Vertex,
 	startTime, endTime time.Time, disableFiat bool,
 	fiatBackend fiat.PriceBackend, granularity *fiat.Granularity,
-	categories []CustomCategory) *OffChainConfig {
+	categories []CustomCategory, socksProxy string) *OffChainConfig {
 
 	return &OffChainConfig{
 		ListInvoices: func() ([]lndclient.Invoice, error) {
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func NewOffChainConfig(ctx context.Context, lnd lndclient.LndServices,
 			FiatBackend: fiatBackend,
 			Granularity: granularity,
 			Categories:  categories,
+			SocksProxy:  socksProxy,
 		},
 	}
 }

cmd/frcli/fiat_estimate.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var fiatEstimateCommand = cli.Command{
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name: "fiat_backend",
 			Usage: "fiat backend to be used. Options include: " +
-				"'coincap' (default) and 'coindesk'",
+				"'coincap' (default if no proxy is set) and 'coindesk' (default if a proxy is set)",
 		},
 	},
 	Action: queryFiatEstimate,

config.go

@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ type Config struct { //nolint:maligned
 
 	// Bitcoin is the configuration required to connect to a bitcoin node.
 	Bitcoin *chain.BitcoinConfig `group:"bitcoin" namespace:"bitcoin"`
+
+	// SocksProxy is the address to use as a socks proxy for http requests. No proxy is used if the value is empty.
+	SocksProxy string `long:"proxy" description:"Address to be used as the socks proxy for HTTP requests."`
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig returns all default values for the Config struct.

faraday.go

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func Main() error {
 		RestClientConfig: restClientCreds,
 		FaradayDir:       config.FaradayDir,
 		MacaroonPath:     config.MacaroonPath,
+		SocksProxy:       config.SocksProxy,
 	}
 
 	// If the client chose to connect to a bitcoin client, get one now.

frdrpc/node_audit.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func parseNodeAuditRequest(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config,
 		ctx, cfg.Lnd, uint64(maxInvoiceQueries),
 		uint64(maxPaymentQueries), uint64(maxForwardQueries),
 		pubkey, start, end, req.DisableFiat, fiatBackend, granularity,
-		offChainCategories,
+		offChainCategories, cfg.SocksProxy,
 	)
 
 	// If we have a chain connection, set our tx lookup function. Otherwise
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func parseNodeAuditRequest(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config,
 	onChain := accounting.NewOnChainConfig(
 		ctx, cfg.Lnd, start, end, req.DisableFiat,
 		feeLookup, fiatBackend, granularity, onChainCategories,
+		cfg.SocksProxy,
 	)
 
 	return onChain, offChain, nil

frdrpc/rpcserver.go

@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// that is created automatically. This path normally is within
 	// FaradayDir unless otherwise specified by the user.
 	MacaroonPath string
+
+	// SocksProxy that if set is the url to use to proxy http requests.
+	SocksProxy string
 }
 
 // NewRPCServer returns a server which will listen for rpc requests on the
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ func (s *RPCServer) ExchangeRate(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	prices, err := fiat.GetPrices(
-		ctx, timestamps, fiatBackend, *granularity, "",
+		ctx, timestamps, fiatBackend, *granularity, s.cfg.SocksProxy,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err