v25.7.9

- Added `socket2` dependency for socket options.
- Introduced `keep_alive`, `keep_alive_initial_delay_ms`, and `max_connections` fields in `ConnectionConfig`.
- Implemented TCP keepalive settings in `TcpListenerManager` for both client and backend connections.
- Created a new `ConnectionPool` for managing idle HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 connections to reduce overhead.
- Enhanced TLS configuration to support ALPN for HTTP/2.
- Added performance tests for connection pooling, stability, and concurrent connections.

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changelog.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-21 - 25.7.9 - fix(tests)
+use high non-privileged ports in tests to avoid conflicts and CI failures
+
+- Updated multiple test files to use high-range, non-privileged ports instead of well-known or conflicting ports.
+- Files changed: test/test.acme-http01-challenge.ts, test/test.connection-forwarding.ts, test/test.forwarding-regression.ts, test/test.http-port8080-forwarding.ts, test/test.port-mapping.ts, test/test.smartproxy.ts, test/test.socket-handler.ts.
+- Notable port remappings: 8080/8081 -> 47730/47731 (and other proxy ports like 47710), 8443 -> 47711, 7001/7002 -> 47712/47713, 9090 -> 47721, 8181/8182 -> 47732/47733, 9999 -> 47780, TEST_PORT_START/PROXY_PORT_START -> 47750/48750, and TEST_SERVER_PORT/PROXY_PORT -> 47770/47771.
+
+## 2026-02-19 - 25.7.8 - fix(no-changes)
+no changes detected; nothing to release
+
+- Current package version: 25.7.7
+- Git diff: no changes
+- No files modified; no release necessary
+
+## 2026-02-19 - 25.7.7 - fix(proxy)
+restrict PROXY protocol parsing to configured trusted proxy IPs and parse PROXY headers before metrics/fast-path so client IPs reflect the real source
+
+- Add proxy_ips: Vec<std::net::IpAddr> to ConnectionConfig with a default empty Vec
+- Populate proxy_ips from options.proxy_ips strings in rust/crates/rustproxy/src/lib.rs, parsing each to IpAddr
+- Only peek for and parse PROXY v1 headers when the remote IP is contained in proxy_ips (prevents untrusted clients from injecting PROXY headers)
+- Move PROXY protocol parsing earlier so metrics and fast-path logic use the effective (real client) IP after PROXY parsing
+- If proxy_ips is empty, behavior remains unchanged (no PROXY parsing)
+
+## 2026-02-19 - 25.7.6 - fix(throughput)
+add tests for per-IP connection tracking and throughput history; assert per-IP eviction after connection close to prevent memory leak
+
+- Adds runtime assertions for per-IP TCP connection tracking (m.connections.byIP) while a connection is active
+- Adds checks for throughput history (m.throughput.history) to ensure history length and timestamps are recorded
+- Asserts that per-IP tracking data is evicted after connection close (byIP.size === 0) to verify memory leak fix
+- Reorders test checks so per-IP and history metrics are validated during the active connection and totals are validated after close
+
+## 2026-02-19 - 25.7.5 - fix(rustproxy)
+prune stale per-route metrics, add per-route rate limiter caching and regex cache, and improve connection tracking cleanup to prevent memory growth
+
+- Prune per-route metrics for routes removed from configuration via MetricsCollector::retain_routes invoked during route table updates
+- Introduce per-route shared RateLimiter instances (DashMap) with a request-count-triggered periodic cleanup to avoid stale limiters
+- Cache compiled URL-rewrite regexes (regex_cache) to avoid recompiling patterns on every request and insert compiled regex on first use
+- Improve upstream connection tracking to remove zero-count entries and guard against underflow, preventing unbounded DashMap growth
+- Evict per-IP metrics and timestamps when the last connection for an IP closes so per-IP DashMap entries are fully freed
+- Add unit tests validating connection tracking cleanup, per-IP eviction, and route-metrics retention behavior
+
+## 2026-02-19 - 25.7.4 - fix(smart-proxy)
+include proxy IPs in smart proxy configuration
+
+- Add proxyIps: this.settings.proxyIPs to proxy options in ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts
+- Ensures proxy IPs from settings are passed into the proxy implementation (enables proxy IP filtering/whitelisting)
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.7.3 - fix(metrics)
+centralize connection-closed reporting via ConnectionGuard and remove duplicate explicit metrics.connection_closed calls
+
+- Removed numerous explicit metrics.connection_closed calls from rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/proxy_service.rs so connection teardown and byte counting are handled by the connection guard / counting body instead of ad-hoc calls.
+- Simplified ConnectionGuard in rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/tcp_listener.rs: removed the disarm flag and disarm() method so Drop always reports connection_closed.
+- Stopped disarming the TCP-level guard when handing connections off to HTTP proxy paths (HTTP/WebSocket/streaming flows) to avoid missing or double-reporting metrics.
+- Fixes incorrect/duplicate connection-closed metric emission and ensures consistent byte/connection accounting during streaming and WebSocket upgrades.
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.7.2 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+preserve original Host header when proxying and add X-Forwarded-* headers; add TLS WebSocket echo backend helper and integration test for terminate-and-reencrypt websocket
+
+- Preserve the client's original Host header instead of replacing it with backend host:port when proxying requests.
+- Add standard reverse-proxy headers: X-Forwarded-For (appends client IP), X-Forwarded-Host, and X-Forwarded-Proto for upstream requests.
+- Ensure raw TCP/HTTP upstream requests copy original headers and skip X-Forwarded-* (which are added explicitly).
+- Add start_tls_ws_echo_backend test helper to start a TLS WebSocket echo backend for tests.
+- Add integration test test_terminate_and_reencrypt_websocket to verify WS upgrade through terminate-and-reencrypt TLS path.
+- Rename unused parameter upstream to _upstream in proxy_service functions to avoid warnings.
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.7.1 - fix(proxy)
+use TLS to backends for terminate-and-reencrypt routes
+
+- Set upstream.use_tls = true when a route's TLS mode is TerminateAndReencrypt so the proxy re-encrypts to backend servers.
+- Add start_tls_http_backend test helper and update integration tests to run TLS-enabled backend servers validating re-encryption behavior.
+- Make the selected upstream mutable to allow toggling the use_tls flag during request handling.
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.7.0 - feat(routes)
+add protocol-based route matching and ensure terminate-and-reencrypt routes HTTP through the full HTTP proxy; update docs and tests
+
+- Introduce a new 'protocol' match field for routes (supports 'http' and 'tcp') and preserve it through cloning/merging.
+- Add Rust integration test verifying terminate-and-reencrypt decrypts TLS and routes HTTP traffic via the HTTP proxy (per-request Host/path routing) instead of raw tunneling.
+- Add TypeScript unit tests covering protocol field validation, preservation, interaction with terminate-and-reencrypt, cloning, merging, and matching behavior.
+- Update README with a Protocol-Specific Routing section and clarify terminate-and-reencrypt behavior (HTTP routed via HTTP proxy; non-HTTP uses raw TLS-to-TLS tunnel).
+- Example config: include health check thresholds (unhealthyThreshold and healthyThreshold) in the sample healthCheck settings.
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.6.0 - feat(rustproxy)
+add protocol-based routing and backend TLS re-encryption support
+
+- Introduce optional route_match.protocol ("http" | "tcp") in Rust and TypeScript route types to allow protocol-restricted routing.
+- RouteManager: respect protocol field during matching and treat TLS connections without SNI as not matching domain-restricted routes (except wildcard-only routes).
+- HTTP proxy: add BackendStream abstraction to unify plain TCP and tokio-rustls TLS backend streams, and support connecting to upstreams over TLS (upstream.use_tls) with an InsecureBackendVerifier for internal/self-signed backends.
+- WebSocket and HTTP forwarding updated to use BackendStream so upstream TLS is handled transparently.
+- Passthrough listener: perform post-termination protocol detection for TerminateAndReencrypt; route HTTP flows into HttpProxyService and handle non-HTTP as TLS-to-TLS tunnel.
+- Add tests for protocol matching, TLS/no-SNI behavior, and other routing edge cases.
+- Add rustls and tokio-rustls dependencies (Cargo.toml/Cargo.lock updates).
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.5.0 - feat(tls)
+add shared TLS acceptor with SNI resolver and session resumption; prefer shared acceptor and fall back to per-connection when routes specify custom TLS versions
+
+- Add CertResolver that pre-parses PEM certs/keys into CertifiedKey instances for SNI-based lookup and cheap runtime resolution
+- Introduce build_shared_tls_acceptor to create a shared ServerConfig with session cache (4096) and Ticketer for session ticket resumption
+- Add ArcSwap<Option<TlsAcceptor>> shared_tls_acceptor to tcp_listener for hot-reloadable, pre-built acceptor and update accept loop/handlers to use it
+- set_tls_configs now attempts to build and store the shared TLS acceptor, falling back to per-connection acceptors on failure; raw PEM configs are still retained for route-level fallbacks
+- Add get_tls_acceptor helper: prefer shared acceptor for performance and session resumption, but build per-connection acceptor when a route requests custom TLS versions
+
+## 2026-02-16 - 25.4.0 - feat(rustproxy)
+support dynamically loaded TLS certificates via loadCertificate IPC and include them in listener TLS configs for rebuilds and hot-swap
+
+- Adds loaded_certs: HashMap<String, TlsCertConfig> to RustProxy to store certificates loaded at runtime
+- Merge loaded_certs into tls_configs in rebuild and listener hot-swap paths so dynamically loaded certs are served immediately
+- Persist loaded certificates on loadCertificate so future rebuilds include them
+
+## 2026-02-15 - 25.3.1 - fix(plugins)
+remove unused dependencies and simplify plugin exports
+
+- Removed multiple dependencies from package.json to reduce dependency footprint: @push.rocks/lik, @push.rocks/smartacme, @push.rocks/smartdelay, @push.rocks/smartfile, @push.rocks/smartnetwork, @push.rocks/smartpromise, @push.rocks/smartrequest, @push.rocks/smartrx, @push.rocks/smartstring, @push.rocks/taskbuffer, @types/minimatch, @types/ws, pretty-ms, ws
+- ts/plugins.ts: stopped importing/exporting node:https and many push.rocks and third-party modules; plugins now only re-export core node modules (without https), tsclass, smartcrypto, smartlog (+ destination-local), smartrust, and minimatch
+- Intended effect: trim surface area and remove unused/optional integrations; patch-level change (no feature/API additions)
+
+## 2026-02-14 - 25.3.0 - feat(smart-proxy)
+add background concurrent certificate provisioning with per-domain timeouts and concurrency control
+
+- Add ISmartProxyOptions settings: certProvisionTimeout (ms) and certProvisionConcurrency (default 4)
+- Run certProvisionFunction as fire-and-forget background tasks (stores promise on start/route-update and awaited on stop)
+- Provision certificates in parallel with a concurrency limit using a new ConcurrencySemaphore utility
+- Introduce per-domain timeout handling (default 300000ms) via withTimeout and surface timeout errors as certificate-failed events
+- Refactor provisioning into provisionSingleDomain to isolate domain handling, ACME fallback preserved
+- Run provisioning outside route update mutex so route updates are not blocked by slow provisioning
+
+## 2026-02-14 - 25.2.2 - fix(smart-proxy)
+start metrics polling before certificate provisioning to avoid blocking metrics collection
+
+- Start metrics polling immediately after Rust engine startup so metrics are available without waiting for certificate provisioning.
+- Run certProvisionFunction after startup because ACME/DNS-01 provisioning can hang or be slow and must not block observability.
+- Code change in ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts: metricsAdapter.startPolling() moved to run before provisionCertificatesViaCallback().
+
+## 2026-02-14 - 25.2.1 - fix(smartproxy)
+no changes detected in git diff
+
+- The provided diff contains no file changes; no code or documentation updates to release.
+
+## 2026-02-14 - 25.2.0 - feat(metrics)
+add per-IP and HTTP-request metrics, propagate source IP through proxy paths, and expose new metrics to the TS adapter
+
+- Add per-IP tracking and IpMetrics in MetricsCollector (active/total connections, bytes, throughput).
+- Add HTTP request counters and tracking (total_http_requests, http_requests_per_sec, recent counters and tests).
+- Include throughput history (ThroughputSample serialization, retention and snapshotting) and expose history in snapshots.
+- Propagate source IP through HTTP and passthrough code paths: CountingBody.record_bytes and MetricsCollector methods now accept source_ip; connection_opened/closed calls include source IP.
+- Introduce ForwardMetricsCtx to carry metrics context (collector, route_id, source_ip) into passthrough forwarding routines; update ConnectionGuard to include source_ip.
+- TypeScript adapter (rust-metrics-adapter.ts) updated to return per-IP counts, top IPs, per-IP throughput, throughput history mapping, and HTTP request rates/total where available.
+- Numerous unit tests added for per-IP tracking, HTTP request tracking, throughput history and ThroughputTracker.history behavior.
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 25.1.0 - feat(metrics)
+add real-time throughput sampling and byte-counting metrics
+
+- Add CountingBody wrapper to count HTTP request and response bytes and report them to MetricsCollector.
+- Implement lock-free hot-path byte recording and a cold-path sampling API (sample_all) in MetricsCollector with throughput history and configurable retention (default 3600s).
+- Spawn a background sampling task in RustProxy (configurable sample_interval_ms) and tear it down on stop so throughput trackers are regularly sampled.
+- Instrument passthrough TCP forwarding and socket-relay paths to record per-chunk bytes (lock-free) so long-lived connections contribute to throughput measurements.
+- Wrap HTTP request/response bodies with CountingBody in proxy_service to capture bytes_in/bytes_out and report on body completion; connection_closed handling updated accordingly.
+- Expose recent throughput metrics to the TypeScript adapter (throughputRecentIn/Out) and pass metrics settings from the TS SmartProxy into Rust.
+- Add http-body dependency and update Cargo.toml/Cargo.lock entries for the new body wrapper usage.
+- Add unit tests for MetricsCollector throughput tracking and a new end-to-end throughput test (test.throughput.ts).
+- Update test certificates (assets/certs cert.pem and key.pem) used by TLS tests.
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 25.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(certs)
+accept a second eventComms argument in certProvisionFunction, add cert provisioning event types, and emit certificate lifecycle events
+
+- Breaking API change: certProvisionFunction signature changed from (domain: string) => Promise<TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject> to (domain: string, eventComms: ICertProvisionEventComms) => Promise<TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject>. Custom provisioners must accept (or safely ignore) the new second argument.
+- New types added and exported: ICertProvisionEventComms, ICertificateIssuedEvent, ICertificateFailedEvent.
+- smart-proxy now constructs an eventComms channel that allows provisioners to log/warn/error and set expiry date and source for the issued event.
+- Emits 'certificate-issued' (domain, expiryDate, source, isRenewal?) on successful provisioning and 'certificate-failed' (domain, error, source) on failures.
+- Updated public exports to include the new types so they are available to consumers.
+- Removed readme.byte-counting-audit.md (documentation file deleted).
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 24.0.1 - fix(proxy)
+improve proxy robustness: add connect timeouts, graceful shutdown, WebSocket watchdog, and metrics guard
+
+- Add tokio-util CancellationToken to HTTP handlers to support graceful shutdown (stop accepting new requests while letting in-flight requests finish).
+- Introduce configurable upstream connect timeout (DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) and return 504 Gateway Timeout on connect timeouts to avoid hanging connections.
+- Add WebSocket watchdog with inactivity and max-lifetime checks, activity tracking via AtomicU64, and cancellation-driven tunnel aborts.
+- Add ConnectionGuard RAII in passthrough listener to ensure metrics.connection_closed() is called on all exit paths and disarm the guard when handing off to the HTTP proxy.
+- Expose HttpProxyService::with_connect_timeout and wire connection timeout from ConnectionConfig into listeners.
+- Add tokio-util workspace dependency (CancellationToken) and related code changes across rustproxy-http and rustproxy-passthrough.
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 24.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(smart-proxy)
+move certificate persistence to an in-memory store and introduce consumer-managed certStore API; add default self-signed fallback cert and change ACME account handling
+
+- Cert persistence removed from Rust side: CertStore is now an in-memory cache (no filesystem reads/writes). Rust no longer persists or loads certs from disk.
+- ACME account credentials are no longer persisted by the library; AcmeClient uses ephemeral accounts only and account persistence APIs were removed.
+- TypeScript API changes: removed certificateStore option and added ISmartProxyCertStore + certStore option for consumer-provided persistence (loadAll, save, optional remove).
+- Default self-signed fallback certificate added (generateDefaultCertificate) and loaded as '*' unless disableDefaultCert is set.
+- SmartProxy now pre-loads certificates from consumer certStore on startup and persists certificates by calling certStore.save() after provisioning.
+- provisionCertificatesViaCallback signature changed to accept preloaded domains (prevents re-provisioning), and ACME fallback behavior adjusted with clearer logging.
+- Rust cert manager methods made infallible for cache-only operations (load_static/store no longer return errors for cache insertions); removed store-backed load_all/remove/base_dir APIs.
+- TCP listener tls_configs concurrency improved: switched to ArcSwap<HashMap<...>> so accept loops see hot-reloads immediately.
+- Removed dependencies related to filesystem cert persistence from the tls crate (serde_json, tempfile) and corresponding Cargo.lock changes and test updates.
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 23.1.6 - fix(smart-proxy)
+disable built-in Rust ACME when a certProvisionFunction is provided and improve certificate provisioning flow
+
+- Pass an optional ACME override into buildRustConfig so Rust ACME can be disabled per-run
+- Disable Rust ACME when certProvisionFunction is configured to avoid provisioning race conditions
+- Normalize routing glob patterns into concrete domain identifiers for certificate provisioning (expand leading-star globs and warn on unsupported patterns)
+- Deduplicate domains during provisioning to avoid repeated attempts
+- When the callback returns 'http01', explicitly trigger Rust ACME for the route via bridge.provisionCertificate and log success/failure
+
+## 2026-02-13 - 23.1.5 - fix(smart-proxy)
+provision certificates for wildcard domains instead of skipping them
+
+- Removed early continue that skipped domains containing '*' in the domain loop
+- Now calls provisionFn for wildcard domains so certificate provisioning can proceed for wildcard hosts
+- Fixes cases where wildcard domains never had certificates requested
+
+## 2026-02-12 - 23.1.4 - fix(tests)
+make tests more robust and bump small dependencies
+
+- Bump dependencies: @push.rocks/smartrust ^1.2.1 and minimatch ^10.2.0
+- Replace hardcoded ports with named constants (ECHO_PORT, PROXY_PORT, PROXY_PORT_1/2) to avoid collisions between tests
+- Add server 'error' handlers and reject listen promises on server errors to prevent silent hangs
+- Reduce test timeouts and intervals (shorter test durations, more frequent pings) to speed up test runs
+- Ensure proxy is stopped between tests and remove forced process.exit; export tap.start() consistently
+- Adjust assertions to match the new shorter ping/response counts
+
+## 2026-02-12 - 23.1.3 - fix(rustproxy)
+install default rustls crypto provider early; detect and skip raw fast-path for HTTP connections and return proper HTTP 502 when no route matches
+
+- Install ring-based rustls crypto provider at startup to prevent panics from instant-acme/hyper-rustls calling ClientConfig::builder() before TLS listeners are initialized
+- Add a non-blocking 10ms peek to detect HTTP traffic in the TCP passthrough fast-path to avoid misrouting HTTP and ensure HTTP proxy handles CORS, errors, and request-level routing
+- Skip the fast-path and fall back to the HTTP proxy when HTTP is detected (with a debug log)
+- When no route matches for detected HTTP connections, send an HTTP 502 Bad Gateway response and close the connection instead of silently dropping it
+
+## 2026-02-11 - 23.1.2 - fix(core)
+use node: scoped builtin imports and add route unit tests
+
+- Replaced bare Node built-in imports (events, fs, http, https, net, path, tls, url, http2, buffer, crypto) with 'node:' specifiers for ESM/bundler compatibility (files updated include ts/plugins.ts, ts/core/models/socket-types.ts, ts/core/utils/enhanced-connection-pool.ts, ts/core/utils/socket-tracker.ts, ts/protocols/common/fragment-handler.ts, ts/protocols/tls/sni/client-hello-parser.ts, ts/protocols/tls/sni/sni-extraction.ts, ts/protocols/websocket/utils.ts, ts/tls/sni/sni-handler.ts).
+- Added new unit tests (test/test.bun.ts and test/test.deno.ts) covering route helpers, validators, matching, merging and cloning to improve test coverage.
+
+## 2026-02-11 - 23.1.1 - fix(rust-proxy)
+increase rust proxy bridge maxPayloadSize to 100 MB and bump dependencies
+
+- Set maxPayloadSize to 100 * 1024 * 1024 (100 MB) in ts/proxies/smart-proxy/rust-proxy-bridge.ts to support large route configs
+- Bump devDependency @types/node from ^25.2.2 to ^25.2.3
+- Bump dependency @push.rocks/smartrust from ^1.1.1 to ^1.2.0
+
+## 2026-02-10 - 23.1.0 - feat(rust-bridge)
+integrate tsrust to build and locate cross-compiled Rust binaries; refactor rust-proxy bridge to use typed IPC and streamline process handling; add @push.rocks/smartrust and update build/dev dependencies
+
+- Add tsrust to the build script and include dist_rust candidates when locating the Rust binary (enables cross-compiled artifacts produced by tsrust).
+- Remove the old rust-binary-locator and refactor rust-proxy-bridge to use explicit, typed IPC command definitions and improved process spawn/cleanup logic.
+- Introduce @push.rocks/smartrust for type-safe JSON IPC and export it via plugins; update README with expanded metrics documentation and change initialDataTimeout default from 60s to 120s.
+- Add rust/.cargo/config.toml with aarch64 linker configuration to support cross-compilation for arm64.
+- Bump several devDependencies and runtime dependencies (e.g. @git.zone/tsbuild, @git.zone/tstest, @push.rocks/smartserve, @push.rocks/taskbuffer, ws, minimatch, etc.).
+- Update runtime message guiding local builds to use 'pnpm build' (tsrust) instead of direct cargo invocation.
+
+## 2026-02-09 - 23.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(proxies/nftables-proxy)
+remove nftables-proxy implementation, models, and utilities from the repository
+
+- Deleted nftables-proxy module files under ts/proxies/nftables-proxy (index, models, utils, command executor, validators, etc.)
+- Removed nftables-proxy exports from ts/index.ts and ts/proxies/index.ts
+- Updated smart-proxy types to drop dependency on nftables proxy models
+- Breaking change: any consumers importing nftables-proxy will no longer find those exports; update imports or install/use the extracted/alternative package if applicable
+
+## 2026-02-09 - 22.6.0 - feat(smart-proxy)
+add socket-handler relay, fast-path port-only forwarding, metrics and bridge improvements, and various TS/Rust integration fixes
+
+- Add Unix-domain socket relay for socket-handler routes so Rust can hand off matched connections to TypeScript handlers (metadata JSON + initial bytes, relay implementation in Rust and SocketHandlerServer in TS).
+- Implement fast-path port-only forwarding in the TCP accept/handler path to forward simple non-TLS, port-only routes immediately without peeking at client data (improves server-speaks-first protocol handling).
+- Use ArcSwap for route manager hot-reload visibility in accept loops and share socket_handler_relay via Arc<RwLock> so listeners see relay path updates immediately.
+- Enhance SNI/HTTP parsing: add extract_http_path and extract_http_host to aid domain/path matching from initial data.
+- Improve RustProxy shutdown/kill handling: remove listeners, reject pending requests, destroy stdio pipes and unref process to avoid leaking handles.
+- Enhance Rust <-> TS metrics bridge and adapter: add immediate poll(), map Rust JSON fields to IMetrics (per-route active/throughput/totals), and use safer polling/unref timers.
+- SocketHandlerServer enhancements: track active sockets, destroy on stop, pause/resume to prevent data loss, support async socketHandler callbacks and dynamic function-based target forwarding (resolve host/port functions and forward).
+- TypeScript smart-proxy lifecycle tweaks: only set bridge relay after Rust starts, guard unexpected-exit emission when intentionally stopping, stop polling and remove listeners on stop, add stopping flag.
+- Misc: README and API ergonomics updates (nft proxy option renames and config comments), various test updates to use stable http.request helper, adjust timeouts/metrics sampling and assertions, and multiple small bugfixes in listeners, timeouts and TLS typings. 
+
 ## 2026-02-09 - 22.5.0 - feat(rustproxy)
 introduce a Rust-powered proxy engine and workspace with core crates for proxy functionality, ACME/TLS support, passthrough and HTTP proxies, metrics, nftables integration, routing/security, management IPC, tests, and README updates
 

npmextra.json

@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@
   },
   "@ship.zone/szci": {
     "npmGlobalTools": []
+  },
+  "@git.zone/tsrust": {
+    "targets": ["linux_amd64", "linux_arm64"]
   }
 }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartproxy",
-  "version": "22.5.0",
+  "version": "25.7.9",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
@@ -10,38 +10,26 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/**/test*.ts --verbose --timeout 60 --logfile)",
-    "build": "(tsbuild tsfolders --allowimplicitany)",
+    "build": "(tsbuild tsfolders --allowimplicitany) && (tsrust)",
     "format": "(gitzone format)",
     "buildDocs": "tsdoc"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^3.1.2",
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^4.1.2",
-    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.0",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^2.0.1",
-    "@git.zone/tstest": "^3.1.3",
+    "@git.zone/tsrust": "^1.3.0",
-    "@push.rocks/smartserve": "^1.4.0",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^3.1.8",
-    "@types/node": "^24.10.2",
+    "@push.rocks/smartserve": "^2.0.1",
+    "@types/node": "^25.2.3",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3",
     "why-is-node-running": "^3.2.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@push.rocks/lik": "^6.2.2",
-    "@push.rocks/smartacme": "^8.0.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartcrypto": "^2.0.4",
-    "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
-    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^13.1.0",
     "@push.rocks/smartlog": "^3.1.10",
-    "@push.rocks/smartnetwork": "^4.4.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartrust": "^1.2.1",
-    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.2.3",
-    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^5.0.1",
-    "@push.rocks/smartrx": "^3.0.10",
-    "@push.rocks/smartstring": "^4.1.0",
-    "@push.rocks/taskbuffer": "^3.5.0",
     "@tsclass/tsclass": "^9.3.0",
-    "@types/minimatch": "^6.0.0",
+    "minimatch": "^10.2.0"
-    "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
-    "minimatch": "^10.1.1",
-    "pretty-ms": "^9.3.0",
-    "ws": "^8.18.3"
   },
   "files": [
     "ts/**/*",

readme.byte-counting-audit.md

@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-# SmartProxy Byte Counting Audit Report
-
-## Executive Summary
-
-After a comprehensive audit of the SmartProxy codebase, I can confirm that **byte counting is implemented correctly** with no instances of double counting. Each byte transferred through the proxy is counted exactly once in each direction.
-
-## Byte Counting Implementation
-
-### 1. Core Tracking Mechanisms
-
-SmartProxy uses two complementary tracking systems:
-
-1. **Connection Records** (`IConnectionRecord`):
-   - `bytesReceived`: Total bytes received from client
-   - `bytesSent`: Total bytes sent to client
-
-2. **MetricsCollector**:
-   - Global throughput tracking via `ThroughputTracker`
-   - Per-connection byte tracking for route/IP metrics
-   - Called via `recordBytes(connectionId, bytesIn, bytesOut)`
-
-### 2. Where Bytes Are Counted
-
-Bytes are counted in only two files:
-
-#### a) `route-connection-handler.ts`
-- **Line 351**: TLS alert bytes when no SNI is provided
-- **Lines 1286-1301**: Data forwarding callbacks in `setupBidirectionalForwarding()`
-
-#### b) `http-proxy-bridge.ts`  
-- **Line 127**: Initial TLS chunk for HttpProxy connections
-- **Lines 142-154**: Data forwarding callbacks in `setupBidirectionalForwarding()`
-
-## Connection Flow Analysis
-
-### 1. Direct TCP Connection (No TLS)
-
-```
-Client → SmartProxy → Target Server
-```
-
-1. Connection arrives at `RouteConnectionHandler.handleConnection()`
-2. For non-TLS ports, immediately routes via `routeConnection()`
-3. `setupDirectConnection()` creates target connection
-4. `setupBidirectionalForwarding()` handles all data transfer:
-   - `onClientData`: `bytesReceived += chunk.length` + `recordBytes(chunk.length, 0)`
-   - `onServerData`: `bytesSent += chunk.length` + `recordBytes(0, chunk.length)`
-
-**Result**: ✅ Each byte counted exactly once
-
-### 2. TLS Passthrough Connection
-
-```
-Client (TLS) → SmartProxy → Target Server (TLS)
-```
-
-1. Connection waits for initial data to detect TLS
-2. TLS handshake detected, SNI extracted
-3. Route matched, `setupDirectConnection()` called
-4. Initial chunk stored in `pendingData` (NOT counted yet)
-5. On target connect, `pendingData` written to target (still not counted)
-6. `setupBidirectionalForwarding()` counts ALL bytes including initial chunk
-
-**Result**: ✅ Each byte counted exactly once
-
-### 3. TLS Termination via HttpProxy
-
-```
-Client (TLS) → SmartProxy → HttpProxy (localhost) → Target Server
-```
-
-1. TLS connection detected with `tls.mode = "terminate"`
-2. `forwardToHttpProxy()` called:
-   - Initial chunk: `bytesReceived += chunk.length` + `recordBytes(chunk.length, 0)`
-3. Proxy connection created to HttpProxy on localhost
-4. `setupBidirectionalForwarding()` handles subsequent data
-
-**Result**: ✅ Each byte counted exactly once
-
-### 4. HTTP Connection via HttpProxy
-
-```
-Client (HTTP) → SmartProxy → HttpProxy (localhost) → Target Server
-```
-
-1. Connection on configured HTTP port (`useHttpProxy` ports)
-2. Same flow as TLS termination
-3. All byte counting identical to TLS termination
-
-**Result**: ✅ Each byte counted exactly once
-
-### 5. NFTables Forwarding
-
-```
-Client → [Kernel NFTables] → Target Server
-```
-
-1. Connection detected, route matched with `forwardingEngine: 'nftables'`
-2. Connection marked as `usingNetworkProxy = true`
-3. NO application-level forwarding (kernel handles packet routing)
-4. NO byte counting in application layer
-
-**Result**: ✅ No counting (correct - kernel handles everything)
-
-## Special Cases
-
-### PROXY Protocol
-- PROXY protocol headers sent to backend servers are NOT counted in client metrics
-- Only actual client data is counted
-- **Correct behavior**: Protocol overhead is not client data
-
-### TLS Alerts
-- TLS alerts (e.g., for missing SNI) are counted as sent bytes
-- **Correct behavior**: Alerts are actual data sent to the client
-
-### Initial Chunks
-- **Direct connections**: Stored in `pendingData`, counted when forwarded
-- **HttpProxy connections**: Counted immediately upon receipt
-- **Both approaches**: Count each byte exactly once
-
-## Verification Methodology
-
-1. **Code Analysis**: Searched for all instances of:
-   - `bytesReceived +=` and `bytesSent +=`
-   - `recordBytes()` calls
-   - Data forwarding implementations
-
-2. **Flow Tracing**: Followed data path for each connection type from entry to exit
-
-3. **Handler Review**: Examined all forwarding handlers to ensure no additional counting
-
-## Findings
-
-### ✅ No Double Counting Detected
-
-- Each byte is counted exactly once in the direction it flows
-- Connection records and metrics are updated consistently
-- No overlapping or duplicate counting logic found
-
-### Areas of Excellence
-
-1. **Centralized Counting**: All byte counting happens in just two files
-2. **Consistent Pattern**: Uses `setupBidirectionalForwarding()` with callbacks
-3. **Clear Separation**: Forwarding handlers don't interfere with proxy metrics
-
-## Recommendations
-
-1. **Debug Logging**: Add optional debug logging to verify byte counts in production:
-   ```typescript
-   if (settings.debugByteCount) {
-     logger.log('debug', `Bytes counted: ${connectionId} +${bytes} (total: ${record.bytesReceived})`);
-   }
-   ```
-
-2. **Unit Tests**: Create specific tests to ensure byte counting accuracy:
-   - Test initial chunk handling
-   - Test PROXY protocol overhead exclusion
-   - Test HttpProxy forwarding accuracy
-
-3. **Protocol Overhead Tracking**: Consider separately tracking:
-   - PROXY protocol headers
-   - TLS handshake bytes
-   - HTTP headers vs body
-
-4. **NFTables Documentation**: Clearly document that NFTables-forwarded connections are not included in application metrics
-
-## Conclusion
-
-SmartProxy's byte counting implementation is **robust and accurate**. The design ensures that each byte is counted exactly once, with clear separation between connection tracking and metrics collection. No remediation is required.

readme.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Whether you're building microservices, deploying edge infrastructure, or need a
 | 🦀 **Rust-Powered Engine** | All networking handled by a high-performance Rust binary via IPC |
 | 🔀 **Unified Route-Based Config** | Clean match/action patterns for intuitive traffic routing |
 | 🔒 **Automatic SSL/TLS** | Zero-config HTTPS with Let's Encrypt ACME integration |
-| 🎯 **Flexible Matching** | Route by port, domain, path, client IP, TLS version, headers, or custom logic |
+| 🎯 **Flexible Matching** | Route by port, domain, path, protocol, client IP, TLS version, headers, or custom logic |
 | 🚄 **High-Performance** | Choose between user-space or kernel-level (NFTables) forwarding |
 | ⚖️ **Load Balancing** | Round-robin, least-connections, IP-hash with health checks |
 | 🛡️ **Enterprise Security** | IP filtering, rate limiting, basic auth, JWT auth, connection limits |
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Whether you're building microservices, deploying edge infrastructure, or need a
 | 📊 **Live Metrics** | Real-time throughput, connection counts, and performance data |
 | 🔧 **Dynamic Management** | Add/remove ports and routes at runtime without restarts |
 | 🔄 **PROXY Protocol** | Full PROXY protocol v1/v2 support for preserving client information |
+| 💾 **Consumer Cert Storage** | Bring your own persistence — SmartProxy never writes certs to disk |
 
 ## 🚀 Quick Start
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ SmartProxy uses a powerful **match/action** pattern that makes routing predictab
 ```
 
 Every route consists of:
-- **Match** — What traffic to capture (ports, domains, paths, IPs, headers)
+- **Match** — What traffic to capture (ports, domains, paths, protocol, IPs, headers)
 - **Action** — What to do with it (`forward` or `socket-handler`)
 - **Security** (optional) — IP allow/block lists, rate limits, authentication
 - **Headers** (optional) — Request/response header manipulation with template variables
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ SmartProxy supports three TLS handling modes:
 |------|-------------|----------|
 | `passthrough` | Forward encrypted traffic as-is (SNI-based routing) | Backend handles TLS |
 | `terminate` | Decrypt at proxy, forward plain HTTP to backend | Standard reverse proxy |
-| `terminate-and-reencrypt` | Decrypt, then re-encrypt to backend | Zero-trust environments |
+| `terminate-and-reencrypt` | Decrypt at proxy, re-encrypt to backend. HTTP traffic gets full per-request routing (Host header, path matching) via the HTTP proxy; non-HTTP traffic uses a raw TLS-to-TLS tunnel | Zero-trust / defense-in-depth environments |
 
 ## 💡 Common Use Cases
 
@@ -134,13 +135,13 @@ const proxy = new SmartProxy({
       ],
       {
         tls: { mode: 'terminate', certificate: 'auto' },
-        loadBalancing: {
         algorithm: 'round-robin',
         healthCheck: {
           path: '/health',
           interval: 30000,
-            timeout: 5000
+          timeout: 5000,
-          }
+          unhealthyThreshold: 3,
+          healthyThreshold: 2
         }
       }
     )
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ const echoRoute = createSocketHandlerRoute(
 const customRoute = createSocketHandlerRoute(
   'custom.example.com',
   9999,
-  async (socket, context) => {
+  async (socket) => {
-    console.log(`Connection from ${context.clientIp}`);
+    console.log(`New connection on custom protocol`);
     socket.write('Welcome to my custom protocol!\n');
 
     socket.on('data', (data) => {
@@ -261,8 +262,7 @@ const proxy = new SmartProxy({
       {
         ports: 443,
         certificate: 'auto',
-        preserveSourceIP: true,  // Backend sees real client IP
+        preserveSourceIP: true  // Backend sees real client IP
-        maxRate: '1gbps'         // QoS rate limiting
       }
     )
   ]
@@ -318,6 +318,42 @@ const proxy = new SmartProxy({
 
 > **Note:** Routes with dynamic functions (host/port callbacks) are automatically relayed through the TypeScript socket handler server, since JavaScript functions can't be serialized to Rust.
 
+### 🔀 Protocol-Specific Routing
+
+Restrict routes to specific application-layer protocols. When `protocol` is set, the Rust engine detects the protocol after connection (or after TLS termination) and only matches routes that accept that protocol:
+
+```typescript
+// HTTP-only route (rejects raw TCP connections)
+const httpOnlyRoute: IRouteConfig = {
+  name: 'http-api',
+  match: {
+    ports: 443,
+    domains: 'api.example.com',
+    protocol: 'http',   // Only match HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and WebSocket upgrades
+  },
+  action: {
+    type: 'forward',
+    targets: [{ host: 'api-backend', port: 8080 }],
+    tls: { mode: 'terminate', certificate: 'auto' }
+  }
+};
+
+// Raw TCP route (rejects HTTP traffic)
+const tcpOnlyRoute: IRouteConfig = {
+  name: 'database-proxy',
+  match: {
+    ports: 5432,
+    protocol: 'tcp',    // Only match non-HTTP TCP streams
+  },
+  action: {
+    type: 'forward',
+    targets: [{ host: 'db-server', port: 5432 }]
+  }
+};
+```
+
+> **Note:** Omitting `protocol` (the default) matches any protocol. For TLS routes, protocol detection happens *after* TLS termination — during the initial SNI-based route match, `protocol` is not yet known and the route is allowed to match. The protocol restriction is enforced after the proxy peeks at the decrypted data.
+
 ### 🔒 Security Controls
 
 Comprehensive per-route security options:
@@ -379,7 +415,9 @@ await proxy.updateRoutes([...newRoutes]);
 // Get real-time metrics
 const metrics = proxy.getMetrics();
 console.log(`Active connections: ${metrics.connections.active()}`);
-console.log(`Requests/sec: ${metrics.throughput.requestsPerSecond()}`);
+console.log(`Bytes in: ${metrics.totals.bytesIn()}`);
+console.log(`Requests/sec: ${metrics.requests.perSecond()}`);
+console.log(`Throughput in: ${metrics.throughput.instant().in} bytes/sec`);
 
 // Get detailed statistics from the Rust engine
 const stats = await proxy.getStatistics();
@@ -455,6 +493,51 @@ const proxy = new SmartProxy({
 });
 ```
 
+### 💾 Consumer-Managed Certificate Storage
+
+SmartProxy **never writes certificates to disk**. Instead, you own all persistence through the `certStore` interface. This gives you full control — store certs in a database, cloud KMS, encrypted vault, or wherever makes sense for your infrastructure:
+
+```typescript
+const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+  routes: [...],
+
+  certProvisionFunction: async (domain) => myAcme.provision(domain),
+
+  // Your persistence layer — SmartProxy calls these hooks
+  certStore: {
+    // Called once on startup to pre-load persisted certs
+    loadAll: async () => {
+      const certs = await myDb.getAllCerts();
+      return certs.map(c => ({
+        domain: c.domain,
+        publicKey: c.certPem,
+        privateKey: c.keyPem,
+        ca: c.caPem,      // optional
+      }));
+    },
+
+    // Called after each successful cert provision
+    save: async (domain, publicKey, privateKey, ca) => {
+      await myDb.upsertCert({ domain, certPem: publicKey, keyPem: privateKey, caPem: ca });
+    },
+
+    // Optional: called when a cert should be removed
+    remove: async (domain) => {
+      await myDb.deleteCert(domain);
+    },
+  },
+});
+```
+
+**Startup flow:**
+1. Rust engine starts
+2. Default self-signed `*` fallback cert is loaded (unless `disableDefaultCert: true`)
+3. `certStore.loadAll()` is called → all returned certs are loaded into the Rust TLS stack
+4. `certProvisionFunction` runs for any remaining `certificate: 'auto'` routes (skipping domains already loaded from the store)
+5. After each successful provision, `certStore.save()` is called
+
+This means your second startup is instant — no re-provisioning needed for domains that already have valid certs in your store.
+
 ## 🏛️ Architecture
 
 SmartProxy uses a hybrid **Rust + TypeScript** architecture:
@@ -487,8 +570,8 @@ SmartProxy uses a hybrid **Rust + TypeScript** architecture:
 
 - **Rust Engine** handles all networking, TLS, HTTP proxying, connection management, security, and metrics
 - **TypeScript** provides the npm API, configuration types, route helpers, validation, and socket handler callbacks
-- **IPC** — JSON commands/events over stdin/stdout for seamless cross-language communication
+- **IPC** — The TypeScript wrapper uses JSON commands/events over stdin/stdout to communicate with the Rust binary
-- **Socket Relay** — a Unix domain socket server for routes requiring TypeScript-side handling (socket handlers, dynamic host/port functions)
+- **Socket Relay** — A Unix domain socket server for routes requiring TypeScript-side handling (socket handlers, dynamic host/port functions)
 
 ## 🎯 Route Configuration Reference
 
@@ -496,12 +579,13 @@ SmartProxy uses a hybrid **Rust + TypeScript** architecture:
 
 ```typescript
 interface IRouteMatch {
-  ports: number | number[] | Array<{ from: number; to: number }>;  // Port(s) to listen on
+  ports: number | number[] | Array<{ from: number; to: number }>;  // Required — port(s) to listen on
   domains?: string | string[];         // 'example.com', '*.example.com'
   path?: string;                       // '/api/*', '/users/:id'
   clientIp?: string[];                 // ['10.0.0.0/8', '192.168.*']
   tlsVersion?: string[];               // ['TLSv1.2', 'TLSv1.3']
   headers?: Record<string, string | RegExp>;  // Match by HTTP headers
+  protocol?: 'http' | 'tcp';          // Match specific protocol ('http' includes h2 + WebSocket upgrades)
 }
 ```
 
@@ -516,11 +600,16 @@ interface IRouteMatch {
 
 ```typescript
 interface IRouteTarget {
-  host: string | string[] | ((context: IRouteContext) => string);
+  host: string | string[] | ((context: IRouteContext) => string | string[]);
   port: number | 'preserve' | ((context: IRouteContext) => number);
-  tls?: { ... };           // Per-target TLS override
+  tls?: IRouteTls;           // Per-target TLS override
   priority?: number;          // Target priority
   match?: ITargetMatch;       // Sub-match within a route (by port, path, headers, method)
+  websocket?: IRouteWebSocket;
+  loadBalancing?: IRouteLoadBalancing;
+  sendProxyProtocol?: boolean;
+  headers?: IRouteHeaders;
+  advanced?: IRouteAdvanced;
 }
 ```
 
@@ -529,7 +618,7 @@ interface IRouteTarget {
 ```typescript
 interface IRouteTls {
   mode: 'passthrough' | 'terminate' | 'terminate-and-reencrypt';
-  certificate: 'auto' | {
+  certificate?: 'auto' | {
     key: string;
     cert: string;
     ca?: string;
@@ -543,7 +632,7 @@ interface IRouteTls {
     renewBeforeDays?: number;
   };
   versions?: string[];
-  ciphers?: string[];
+  ciphers?: string;
   honorCipherOrder?: boolean;
   sessionTimeout?: number;
 }
@@ -571,8 +660,8 @@ interface IRouteLoadBalancing {
     path: string;
     interval: number;        // ms
     timeout: number;         // ms
-    unhealthyThreshold?: number;
+    unhealthyThreshold: number;
-    healthyThreshold?: number;
+    healthyThreshold: number;
   };
 }
 ```
@@ -612,6 +701,7 @@ import {
   createPortMappingRoute,          // Port mapping with context
   createOffsetPortMappingRoute,    // Simple port offset
   createDynamicRoute,              // Dynamic host/port via functions
+  createPortOffset,                // Port offset factory
 
   // Security Modifiers
   addRateLimiting,                 // Add rate limiting to any route
@@ -679,7 +769,6 @@ interface ISmartProxyOptions {
     port?: number;                          // HTTP-01 challenge port (default: 80)
     renewThresholdDays?: number;            // Days before expiry to renew (default: 30)
     autoRenew?: boolean;                    // Enable auto-renewal (default: true)
-    certificateStore?: string;              // Directory to store certs (default: './certs')
     renewCheckIntervalHours?: number;       // Renewal check interval (default: 24)
   };
 
@@ -687,6 +776,12 @@ interface ISmartProxyOptions {
   certProvisionFunction?: (domain: string) => Promise<ICert | 'http01'>;
   certProvisionFallbackToAcme?: boolean;    // Fall back to ACME on failure (default: true)
 
+  // Consumer-managed certificate persistence (see "Consumer-Managed Certificate Storage")
+  certStore?: ISmartProxyCertStore;
+
+  // Self-signed fallback
+  disableDefaultCert?: boolean;             // Disable '*' self-signed fallback (default: false)
+
   // Global defaults
   defaults?: {
     target?: { host: string; port: number };
@@ -725,33 +820,62 @@ interface ISmartProxyOptions {
   // Behavior
   enableDetailedLogging?: boolean;          // Verbose connection logging
   enableTlsDebugLogging?: boolean;          // TLS handshake debug logging
-
-  // Rust binary
-  rustBinaryPath?: string;                  // Custom path to the Rust binary
 }
 ```
 
-### NfTablesProxy Class
+### ISmartProxyCertStore Interface
-
-A standalone class for managing nftables NAT rules directly (Linux only, requires root):
 
 ```typescript
-import { NfTablesProxy } from '@push.rocks/smartproxy';
+interface ISmartProxyCertStore {
+  /** Called once on startup to pre-load persisted certs */
+  loadAll: () => Promise<Array<{
+    domain: string;
+    publicKey: string;
+    privateKey: string;
+    ca?: string;
+  }>>;
 
-const nftProxy = new NfTablesProxy({
+  /** Called after each successful cert provision */
-  fromPorts: [80, 443],
+  save: (domain: string, publicKey: string, privateKey: string, ca?: string) => Promise<void>;
-  toHost: 'backend-server',
-  toPorts: [8080, 8443],
-  protocol: 'tcp',
-  preserveSourceIP: true,
-  enableIPv6: true,
-  maxRate: '1gbps',
-  useIPSets: true
-});
 
-await nftProxy.start();      // Apply nftables rules
+  /** Optional: remove a cert from storage */
-const status = nftProxy.getStatus();
+  remove?: (domain: string) => Promise<void>;
-await nftProxy.stop();        // Remove rules
+}
+```
+
+### IMetrics Interface
+
+The `getMetrics()` method returns a cached metrics adapter that polls the Rust engine:
+
+```typescript
+const metrics = proxy.getMetrics();
+
+// Connection metrics
+metrics.connections.active();              // Current active connections
+metrics.connections.total();               // Total connections since start
+metrics.connections.byRoute();             // Map<routeName, activeCount>
+metrics.connections.byIP();                // Map<ip, activeCount>
+metrics.connections.topIPs(10);            // Top N IPs by connection count
+
+// Throughput (bytes/sec)
+metrics.throughput.instant();              // { in: number, out: number }
+metrics.throughput.recent();               // Recent average
+metrics.throughput.average();              // Overall average
+metrics.throughput.byRoute();              // Map<routeName, { in, out }>
+
+// Request rates
+metrics.requests.perSecond();              // Requests per second
+metrics.requests.perMinute();              // Requests per minute
+metrics.requests.total();                  // Total requests
+
+// Cumulative totals
+metrics.totals.bytesIn();                  // Total bytes received
+metrics.totals.bytesOut();                 // Total bytes sent
+metrics.totals.connections();              // Total connections
+
+// Percentiles
+metrics.percentiles.connectionDuration();  // { p50, p95, p99 }
+metrics.percentiles.bytesTransferred();    // { in: { p50, p95, p99 }, out: { p50, p95, p99 } }
 ```
 
 ## 🐛 Troubleshooting
@@ -770,13 +894,13 @@ await nftProxy.stop();        // Remove rules
 - ✅ Enable debug logging with `enableDetailedLogging: true`
 
 ### Rust Binary Not Found
+
 SmartProxy searches for the Rust binary in this order:
 1. `SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY` environment variable
 2. Platform-specific npm package (`@push.rocks/smartproxy-linux-x64`, etc.)
-3. Local dev build (`./rust/target/release/rustproxy`)
+3. `dist_rust/rustproxy` relative to the package root (built by `tsrust`)
-4. System PATH (`rustproxy`)
+4. Local dev build (`./rust/target/release/rustproxy`)
-
+5. System PATH (`rustproxy`)
-Set `rustBinaryPath` in options to override.
 
 ### Performance Tuning
 - ✅ Use NFTables forwarding for high-traffic routes (Linux only)
@@ -796,6 +920,7 @@ Set `rustBinaryPath` in options to override.
 7. **✅ Validate Routes** — Use `RouteValidator.validateRoutes()` to catch config errors before deployment
 8. **🔀 Atomic Updates** — Use `updateRoutes()` for hot-reloading routes (mutex-locked, no downtime)
 9. **🎮 Use Socket Handlers** — For protocols beyond HTTP, implement custom socket handlers instead of fighting the proxy model
+10. **💾 Use `certStore`** — Persist certs in your own storage to avoid re-provisioning on every restart
 
 ## License and Legal Information
 

rust/.cargo/config.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+linker = "aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc"

rust/Cargo.lock

@@ -285,12 +285,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fastrand"
-version = "2.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "37909eebbb50d72f9059c3b6d82c0463f2ff062c9e95845c43a6c9c0355411be"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
 version = "0.1.9"
@@ -515,7 +509,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "libc",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.2",
  "tokio",
  "tower-service",
  "tracing",
@@ -618,12 +612,6 @@ version = "0.2.180"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bcc35a38544a891a5f7c865aca548a982ccb3b8650a5b06d0fd33a10283c56fc"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "linux-raw-sys"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df1d3c3b53da64cf5760482273a98e575c651a67eec7f77df96b5b642de8f039"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.14"
@@ -866,19 +854,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustix"
-version = "1.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "146c9e247ccc180c1f61615433868c99f3de3ae256a30a43b49f67c2d9171f34"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "errno",
- "libc",
- "linux-raw-sys",
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
 version = "0.23.36"
@@ -986,16 +961,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "bytes",
  "dashmap",
+ "http-body",
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "regex",
+ "rustls",
  "rustproxy-config",
  "rustproxy-metrics",
  "rustproxy-routing",
  "rustproxy-security",
+ "socket2 0.5.10",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-rustls",
+ "tokio-util",
  "tracing",
 ]
 
@@ -1040,6 +1020,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustproxy-routing",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "socket2 0.5.10",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rustls",
@@ -1084,8 +1065,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls",
  "rustproxy-config",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -1227,6 +1206,16 @@ version = "1.15.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "67b1b7a3b5fe4f1376887184045fcf45c69e92af734b7aaddc05fb777b6fbd03"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "socket2"
+version = "0.5.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e22376abed350d73dd1cd119b57ffccad95b4e585a7cda43e286245ce23c0678"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -1260,19 +1249,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.24.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "655da9c7eb6305c55742045d5a8d2037996d61d8de95806335c7c86ce0f82e9c"
-dependencies = [
- "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
- "once_cell",
- "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.69"
@@ -1365,7 +1341,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
- "socket2",
+ "socket2 0.6.2",
  "tokio-macros",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]

rust/Cargo.toml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ serde_json = "1"
 # HTTP proxy engine (hyper-based)
 hyper = { version = "1", features = ["http1", "http2", "server", "client"] }
 hyper-util = { version = "0.1", features = ["tokio", "http1", "http2", "client-legacy", "server-auto"] }
+http-body = "1"
 http-body-util = "0.1"
 bytes = "1"
 
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ async-trait = "0.1"
 # libc for uid checks
 libc = "0.2"
 
+# Socket-level options (keepalive, etc.)
+socket2 = { version = "0.5", features = ["all"] }
+
 # Internal crates
 rustproxy-config = { path = "crates/rustproxy-config" }
 rustproxy-routing = { path = "crates/rustproxy-routing" }

rust/crates/rustproxy-config/src/helpers.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub fn create_http_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn create_http_to_https_redirect(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ pub fn create_load_balancer_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: RouteAction {
             action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,

rust/crates/rustproxy-config/src/proxy_options.rs

@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ pub struct AcmeOptions {
     /// Enable automatic renewal (default: true)
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub auto_renew: Option<bool>,
-    /// Directory to store certificates (default: './certs')
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub certificate_store: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub skip_configured_certs: Option<bool>,
     /// How often to check for renewals (default: 24)
@@ -211,6 +208,10 @@ pub struct RustProxyOptions {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub connection_rate_limit_per_minute: Option<u64>,
 
+    /// Global maximum simultaneous connections (default: 100000)
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub max_connections: Option<u64>,
+
     // ─── Keep-Alive Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /// How to treat keep-alive connections
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ impl Default for RustProxyOptions {
             enable_randomized_timeouts: None,
             max_connections_per_ip: None,
             connection_rate_limit_per_minute: None,
+            max_connections: None,
             keep_alive_treatment: None,
             keep_alive_inactivity_multiplier: None,
             extended_keep_alive_lifetime: None,
@@ -361,7 +363,6 @@ mod tests {
                 use_production: None,
                 renew_threshold_days: None,
                 auto_renew: None,
-                certificate_store: None,
                 skip_configured_certs: None,
                 renew_check_interval_hours: None,
             }),

rust/crates/rustproxy-config/src/route_types.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ pub struct RouteMatch {
     /// Match specific HTTP headers
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub headers: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
+
+    /// Match specific protocol: "http" (includes h2 + websocket) or "tcp"
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub protocol: Option<String>,
 }
 
 // ─── Target Match ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ rustproxy-metrics = { workspace = true }
 hyper = { workspace = true }
 hyper-util = { workspace = true }
 regex = { workspace = true }
+http-body = { workspace = true }
 http-body-util = { workspace = true }
 bytes = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
+rustls = { workspace = true }
+tokio-rustls = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 arc-swap = { workspace = true }
 dashmap = { workspace = true }
+tokio-util = { workspace = true }
+socket2 = { workspace = true }

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/connection_pool.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+//! Backend connection pool for HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2.
+//!
+//! Reuses idle keep-alive connections to avoid per-request TCP+TLS handshakes.
+//! HTTP/2 connections are multiplexed (clone the sender for each request).
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use dashmap::DashMap;
+use http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody;
+use hyper::client::conn::{http1, http2};
+use tracing::debug;
+
+/// Maximum idle connections per backend key.
+const MAX_IDLE_PER_KEY: usize = 16;
+/// Default idle timeout — connections not used within this window are evicted.
+const IDLE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(90);
+/// Background eviction interval.
+const EVICTION_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+
+/// Identifies a unique backend endpoint.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PoolKey {
+    pub host: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub use_tls: bool,
+    pub h2: bool,
+}
+
+/// An idle HTTP/1.1 sender with a timestamp for eviction.
+struct IdleH1 {
+    sender: http1::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>,
+    idle_since: Instant,
+}
+
+/// A pooled HTTP/2 sender (multiplexed, Clone-able).
+struct PooledH2 {
+    sender: http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // Reserved for future age-based eviction
+    created_at: Instant,
+}
+
+/// Backend connection pool.
+pub struct ConnectionPool {
+    /// HTTP/1.1 idle connections indexed by backend key.
+    h1_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, Vec<IdleH1>>>,
+    /// HTTP/2 multiplexed connections indexed by backend key.
+    h2_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, PooledH2>>,
+    /// Handle for the background eviction task.
+    eviction_handle: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl ConnectionPool {
+    /// Create a new pool and start the background eviction task.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let h1_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, Vec<IdleH1>>> = Arc::new(DashMap::new());
+        let h2_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, PooledH2>> = Arc::new(DashMap::new());
+
+        let h1_clone = Arc::clone(&h1_pool);
+        let h2_clone = Arc::clone(&h2_pool);
+        let eviction_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            Self::eviction_loop(h1_clone, h2_clone).await;
+        });
+
+        Self {
+            h1_pool,
+            h2_pool,
+            eviction_handle: Some(eviction_handle),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Try to check out an idle HTTP/1.1 sender for the given key.
+    /// Returns `None` if no usable idle connection exists.
+    pub fn checkout_h1(&self, key: &PoolKey) -> Option<http1::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>> {
+        let mut entry = self.h1_pool.get_mut(key)?;
+        let idles = entry.value_mut();
+
+        while let Some(idle) = idles.pop() {
+            // Check if the connection is still alive and ready
+            if idle.idle_since.elapsed() < IDLE_TIMEOUT && idle.sender.is_ready() && !idle.sender.is_closed() {
+                debug!("Pool hit (h1): {}:{}", key.host, key.port);
+                return Some(idle.sender);
+            }
+            // Stale or closed — drop it
+        }
+
+        // Clean up empty entry
+        if idles.is_empty() {
+            drop(entry);
+            self.h1_pool.remove(key);
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
+    /// Return an HTTP/1.1 sender to the pool after the response body has been prepared.
+    /// The caller should NOT call this if the sender is closed or not ready.
+    pub fn checkin_h1(&self, key: PoolKey, sender: http1::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>) {
+        if sender.is_closed() || !sender.is_ready() {
+            return; // Don't pool broken connections
+        }
+
+        let mut entry = self.h1_pool.entry(key).or_insert_with(Vec::new);
+        if entry.value().len() < MAX_IDLE_PER_KEY {
+            entry.value_mut().push(IdleH1 {
+                sender,
+                idle_since: Instant::now(),
+            });
+        }
+        // If at capacity, just drop the sender
+    }
+
+    /// Try to get a cloned HTTP/2 sender for the given key.
+    /// HTTP/2 senders are Clone-able (multiplexed), so we clone rather than remove.
+    pub fn checkout_h2(&self, key: &PoolKey) -> Option<http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>> {
+        let entry = self.h2_pool.get(key)?;
+        let pooled = entry.value();
+
+        // Check if the h2 connection is still alive
+        if pooled.sender.is_closed() {
+            drop(entry);
+            self.h2_pool.remove(key);
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        if pooled.sender.is_ready() {
+            debug!("Pool hit (h2): {}:{}", key.host, key.port);
+            return Some(pooled.sender.clone());
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
+    /// Register an HTTP/2 sender in the pool. Since h2 is multiplexed,
+    /// only one sender per key is stored (it's Clone-able).
+    pub fn register_h2(&self, key: PoolKey, sender: http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>) {
+        if sender.is_closed() {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.h2_pool.insert(key, PooledH2 {
+            sender,
+            created_at: Instant::now(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Background eviction loop — runs every EVICTION_INTERVAL to remove stale connections.
+    async fn eviction_loop(
+        h1_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, Vec<IdleH1>>>,
+        h2_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, PooledH2>>,
+    ) {
+        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(EVICTION_INTERVAL);
+        loop {
+            interval.tick().await;
+
+            // Evict stale H1 connections
+            let mut empty_keys = Vec::new();
+            for mut entry in h1_pool.iter_mut() {
+                entry.value_mut().retain(|idle| {
+                    idle.idle_since.elapsed() < IDLE_TIMEOUT && !idle.sender.is_closed()
+                });
+                if entry.value().is_empty() {
+                    empty_keys.push(entry.key().clone());
+                }
+            }
+            for key in empty_keys {
+                h1_pool.remove(&key);
+            }
+
+            // Evict dead H2 connections
+            let mut dead_h2 = Vec::new();
+            for entry in h2_pool.iter() {
+                if entry.value().sender.is_closed() {
+                    dead_h2.push(entry.key().clone());
+                }
+            }
+            for key in dead_h2 {
+                h2_pool.remove(&key);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ConnectionPool {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(handle) = self.eviction_handle.take() {
+            handle.abort();
+        }
+    }
+}

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/counting_body.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+//! A body wrapper that counts bytes flowing through and reports them to MetricsCollector.
+
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use http_body::Frame;
+use rustproxy_metrics::MetricsCollector;
+
+/// Wraps any `http_body::Body` and counts data bytes passing through.
+///
+/// When the body is fully consumed or dropped, accumulated byte counts
+/// are reported to the `MetricsCollector`.
+///
+/// The inner body is pinned on the heap to support `!Unpin` types like `hyper::body::Incoming`.
+pub struct CountingBody<B> {
+    inner: Pin<Box<B>>,
+    counted_bytes: AtomicU64,
+    metrics: Arc<MetricsCollector>,
+    route_id: Option<String>,
+    source_ip: Option<String>,
+    /// Whether we count bytes as "in" (request body) or "out" (response body).
+    direction: Direction,
+    /// Whether we've already reported the bytes (to avoid double-reporting on drop).
+    reported: bool,
+}
+
+/// Which direction the bytes flow.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Direction {
+    /// Request body: bytes flowing from client → upstream (counted as bytes_in)
+    In,
+    /// Response body: bytes flowing from upstream → client (counted as bytes_out)
+    Out,
+}
+
+impl<B> CountingBody<B> {
+    /// Create a new CountingBody wrapping an inner body.
+    pub fn new(
+        inner: B,
+        metrics: Arc<MetricsCollector>,
+        route_id: Option<String>,
+        source_ip: Option<String>,
+        direction: Direction,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Box::pin(inner),
+            counted_bytes: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            metrics,
+            route_id,
+            source_ip,
+            direction,
+            reported: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Report accumulated bytes to the metrics collector.
+    fn report(&mut self) {
+        if self.reported {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.reported = true;
+
+        let bytes = self.counted_bytes.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if bytes == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let route_id = self.route_id.as_deref();
+        let source_ip = self.source_ip.as_deref();
+        match self.direction {
+            Direction::In => self.metrics.record_bytes(bytes, 0, route_id, source_ip),
+            Direction::Out => self.metrics.record_bytes(0, bytes, route_id, source_ip),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<B> Drop for CountingBody<B> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.report();
+    }
+}
+
+// CountingBody is Unpin because inner is Pin<Box<B>> (always Unpin).
+impl<B> Unpin for CountingBody<B> {}
+
+impl<B> http_body::Body for CountingBody<B>
+where
+    B: http_body::Body<Data = Bytes>,
+{
+    type Data = Bytes;
+    type Error = B::Error;
+
+    fn poll_frame(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Option<Result<Frame<Self::Data>, Self::Error>>> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
+
+        match this.inner.as_mut().poll_frame(cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(frame))) => {
+                if let Some(data) = frame.data_ref() {
+                    this.counted_bytes.fetch_add(data.len() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(frame)))
+            }
+            Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
+            Poll::Ready(None) => {
+                // Body is fully consumed — report now
+                this.report();
+                Poll::Ready(None)
+            }
+            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_end_stream(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.is_end_stream()
+    }
+
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> http_body::SizeHint {
+        self.inner.size_hint()
+    }
+}

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 //! Hyper-based HTTP proxy service for RustProxy.
 //! Handles HTTP request parsing, route-based forwarding, and response filtering.
 
+pub mod connection_pool;
+pub mod counting_body;
 pub mod proxy_service;
 pub mod request_filter;
 pub mod response_filter;
 pub mod template;
 pub mod upstream_selector;
 
+pub use connection_pool::*;
+pub use counting_body::*;
 pub use proxy_service::*;
 pub use template::*;
 pub use upstream_selector::*;

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/upstream_selector.rs

@@ -115,10 +115,18 @@ impl UpstreamSelector {
     /// Record that a connection to the given host has ended.
     pub fn connection_ended(&self, host: &str) {
         if let Some(counter) = self.active_connections.get(host) {
-            let prev = counter.value().fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let prev = counter.value().load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-            // Guard against underflow (shouldn't happen, but be safe)
             if prev == 0 {
-                counter.value().store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                // Already at zero — just clean up the entry
+                drop(counter);
+                self.active_connections.remove(host);
+                return;
+            }
+            counter.value().fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            // Clean up zero-count entries to prevent memory growth
+            if prev <= 1 {
+                drop(counter);
+                self.active_connections.remove(host);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -204,6 +212,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(r4.host, "a");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_connection_tracking_cleanup() {
+        let selector = UpstreamSelector::new();
+
+        selector.connection_started("backend:8080");
+        selector.connection_started("backend:8080");
+        assert_eq!(
+            selector.active_connections.get("backend:8080").unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            2
+        );
+
+        selector.connection_ended("backend:8080");
+        assert_eq!(
+            selector.active_connections.get("backend:8080").unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            1
+        );
+
+        // Last connection ends — entry should be removed entirely
+        selector.connection_ended("backend:8080");
+        assert!(selector.active_connections.get("backend:8080").is_none());
+
+        // Ending on a non-existent key should not panic
+        selector.connection_ended("nonexistent:9999");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_ip_hash_consistent() {
         let selector = UpstreamSelector::new();

rust/crates/rustproxy-metrics/src/collector.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+use crate::throughput::{ThroughputSample, ThroughputTracker};
 
 /// Aggregated metrics snapshot.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -12,7 +16,14 @@ pub struct Metrics {
     pub bytes_out: u64,
     pub throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: u64,
     pub throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+    pub throughput_recent_in_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+    pub throughput_recent_out_bytes_per_sec: u64,
     pub routes: std::collections::HashMap<String, RouteMetrics>,
+    pub ips: std::collections::HashMap<String, IpMetrics>,
+    pub throughput_history: Vec<ThroughputSample>,
+    pub total_http_requests: u64,
+    pub http_requests_per_sec: u64,
+    pub http_requests_per_sec_recent: u64,
 }
 
 /// Per-route metrics.
@@ -25,6 +36,20 @@ pub struct RouteMetrics {
     pub bytes_out: u64,
     pub throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: u64,
     pub throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+    pub throughput_recent_in_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+    pub throughput_recent_out_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+}
+
+/// Per-IP metrics.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct IpMetrics {
+    pub active_connections: u64,
+    pub total_connections: u64,
+    pub bytes_in: u64,
+    pub bytes_out: u64,
+    pub throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: u64,
+    pub throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: u64,
 }
 
 /// Statistics snapshot.
@@ -38,7 +63,18 @@ pub struct Statistics {
     pub uptime_seconds: u64,
 }
 
+/// Default retention for throughput samples (1 hour).
+const DEFAULT_RETENTION_SECONDS: usize = 3600;
+
+/// Maximum number of IPs to include in a snapshot (top by active connections).
+const MAX_IPS_IN_SNAPSHOT: usize = 100;
+
 /// Metrics collector tracking connections and throughput.
+///
+/// Design: The hot path (`record_bytes`) is entirely lock-free — it only touches
+/// `AtomicU64` counters. The cold path (`sample_all`, called at 1Hz) drains
+/// those atomics and feeds the throughput trackers under a Mutex. This avoids
+/// contention when `record_bytes` is called per-chunk in the TCP copy loop.
 pub struct MetricsCollector {
     active_connections: AtomicU64,
     total_connections: AtomicU64,
@@ -51,10 +87,38 @@ pub struct MetricsCollector {
     /// Per-route byte counters
     route_bytes_in: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
     route_bytes_out: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
+
+    // ── Per-IP tracking ──
+    ip_connections: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
+    ip_total_connections: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
+    ip_bytes_in: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
+    ip_bytes_out: DashMap<String, AtomicU64>,
+    ip_pending_tp: DashMap<String, (AtomicU64, AtomicU64)>,
+    ip_throughput: DashMap<String, Mutex<ThroughputTracker>>,
+
+    // ── HTTP request tracking ──
+    total_http_requests: AtomicU64,
+    pending_http_requests: AtomicU64,
+    http_request_throughput: Mutex<ThroughputTracker>,
+
+    // ── Lock-free pending throughput counters (hot path) ──
+    global_pending_tp_in: AtomicU64,
+    global_pending_tp_out: AtomicU64,
+    route_pending_tp: DashMap<String, (AtomicU64, AtomicU64)>,
+
+    // ── Throughput history — only locked during sampling (cold path) ──
+    global_throughput: Mutex<ThroughputTracker>,
+    route_throughput: DashMap<String, Mutex<ThroughputTracker>>,
+    retention_seconds: usize,
 }
 
 impl MetricsCollector {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::with_retention(DEFAULT_RETENTION_SECONDS)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a MetricsCollector with a custom retention period for throughput history.
+    pub fn with_retention(retention_seconds: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             active_connections: AtomicU64::new(0),
             total_connections: AtomicU64::new(0),
@@ -64,11 +128,26 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
             route_total_connections: DashMap::new(),
             route_bytes_in: DashMap::new(),
             route_bytes_out: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_connections: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_total_connections: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_bytes_in: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_bytes_out: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_pending_tp: DashMap::new(),
+            ip_throughput: DashMap::new(),
+            total_http_requests: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            pending_http_requests: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            http_request_throughput: Mutex::new(ThroughputTracker::new(retention_seconds)),
+            global_pending_tp_in: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            global_pending_tp_out: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            route_pending_tp: DashMap::new(),
+            global_throughput: Mutex::new(ThroughputTracker::new(retention_seconds)),
+            route_throughput: DashMap::new(),
+            retention_seconds,
         }
     }
 
     /// Record a new connection.
-    pub fn connection_opened(&self, route_id: Option<&str>) {
+    pub fn connection_opened(&self, route_id: Option<&str>, source_ip: Option<&str>) {
         self.active_connections.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.total_connections.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
@@ -82,10 +161,21 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
                 .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
                 .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
+
+        if let Some(ip) = source_ip {
+            self.ip_connections
+                .entry(ip.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.ip_total_connections
+                .entry(ip.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
     }
 
     /// Record a connection closing.
-    pub fn connection_closed(&self, route_id: Option<&str>) {
+    pub fn connection_closed(&self, route_id: Option<&str>, source_ip: Option<&str>) {
         self.active_connections.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
         if let Some(route_id) = route_id {
@@ -96,13 +186,40 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if let Some(ip) = source_ip {
+            if let Some(counter) = self.ip_connections.get(ip) {
+                let val = counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+                if val > 0 {
+                    counter.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
+                // Clean up zero-count entries to prevent memory growth
+                if val <= 1 {
+                    drop(counter);
+                    self.ip_connections.remove(ip);
+                    // Evict all per-IP tracking data for this IP
+                    self.ip_total_connections.remove(ip);
+                    self.ip_bytes_in.remove(ip);
+                    self.ip_bytes_out.remove(ip);
+                    self.ip_pending_tp.remove(ip);
+                    self.ip_throughput.remove(ip);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Record bytes transferred.
+    /// Record bytes transferred (lock-free hot path).
-    pub fn record_bytes(&self, bytes_in: u64, bytes_out: u64, route_id: Option<&str>) {
+    ///
+    /// Called per-chunk in the TCP copy loop. Only touches AtomicU64 counters —
+    /// no Mutex is taken. The throughput trackers are fed during `sample_all()`.
+    pub fn record_bytes(&self, bytes_in: u64, bytes_out: u64, route_id: Option<&str>, source_ip: Option<&str>) {
         self.total_bytes_in.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.total_bytes_out.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
+        // Accumulate into lock-free pending throughput counters
+        self.global_pending_tp_in.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.global_pending_tp_out.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+
         if let Some(route_id) = route_id {
             self.route_bytes_in
                 .entry(route_id.to_string())
@@ -112,7 +229,135 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
                 .entry(route_id.to_string())
                 .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
                 .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+            // Accumulate into per-route pending throughput counters (lock-free)
+            let entry = self.route_pending_tp
+                .entry(route_id.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
+            entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
+
+        if let Some(ip) = source_ip {
+            self.ip_bytes_in
+                .entry(ip.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                .fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.ip_bytes_out
+                .entry(ip.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+            // Accumulate into per-IP pending throughput counters (lock-free)
+            let entry = self.ip_pending_tp
+                .entry(ip.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
+            entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Record an HTTP request (called once per request in the HTTP proxy).
+    pub fn record_http_request(&self) {
+        self.total_http_requests.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.pending_http_requests.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Take a throughput sample on all trackers (cold path, call at 1Hz or configured interval).
+    ///
+    /// Drains the lock-free pending counters and feeds the accumulated bytes
+    /// into the throughput trackers (under Mutex). This is the only place
+    /// the Mutex is locked.
+    pub fn sample_all(&self) {
+        // Drain global pending bytes and feed into the tracker
+        let global_in = self.global_pending_tp_in.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let global_out = self.global_pending_tp_out.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if let Ok(mut tracker) = self.global_throughput.lock() {
+            tracker.record_bytes(global_in, global_out);
+            tracker.sample();
+        }
+
+        // Drain per-route pending bytes; collect into a Vec to avoid holding DashMap shards
+        let mut route_samples: Vec<(String, u64, u64)> = Vec::new();
+        for entry in self.route_pending_tp.iter() {
+            let route_id = entry.key().clone();
+            let pending_in = entry.value().0.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let pending_out = entry.value().1.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            route_samples.push((route_id, pending_in, pending_out));
+        }
+
+        // Feed pending bytes into route trackers and sample
+        let retention = self.retention_seconds;
+        for (route_id, pending_in, pending_out) in &route_samples {
+            // Ensure the tracker exists
+            self.route_throughput
+                .entry(route_id.clone())
+                .or_insert_with(|| Mutex::new(ThroughputTracker::new(retention)));
+            // Now get a separate ref and lock it
+            if let Some(tracker_ref) = self.route_throughput.get(route_id) {
+                if let Ok(mut tracker) = tracker_ref.value().lock() {
+                    tracker.record_bytes(*pending_in, *pending_out);
+                    tracker.sample();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Also sample any route trackers that had no new pending bytes
+        // (to keep their sample window advancing)
+        for entry in self.route_throughput.iter() {
+            if !self.route_pending_tp.contains_key(entry.key()) {
+                if let Ok(mut tracker) = entry.value().lock() {
+                    tracker.sample();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Drain per-IP pending bytes and feed into IP throughput trackers
+        let mut ip_samples: Vec<(String, u64, u64)> = Vec::new();
+        for entry in self.ip_pending_tp.iter() {
+            let ip = entry.key().clone();
+            let pending_in = entry.value().0.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let pending_out = entry.value().1.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            ip_samples.push((ip, pending_in, pending_out));
+        }
+        for (ip, pending_in, pending_out) in &ip_samples {
+            self.ip_throughput
+                .entry(ip.clone())
+                .or_insert_with(|| Mutex::new(ThroughputTracker::new(retention)));
+            if let Some(tracker_ref) = self.ip_throughput.get(ip) {
+                if let Ok(mut tracker) = tracker_ref.value().lock() {
+                    tracker.record_bytes(*pending_in, *pending_out);
+                    tracker.sample();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Sample idle IP trackers
+        for entry in self.ip_throughput.iter() {
+            if !self.ip_pending_tp.contains_key(entry.key()) {
+                if let Ok(mut tracker) = entry.value().lock() {
+                    tracker.sample();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Drain pending HTTP request count and feed into HTTP throughput tracker
+        let pending_reqs = self.pending_http_requests.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        if let Ok(mut tracker) = self.http_request_throughput.lock() {
+            // Use bytes_in field to track request count (each request = 1 "byte")
+            tracker.record_bytes(pending_reqs, 0);
+            tracker.sample();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Remove per-route metrics for route IDs that are no longer active.
+    /// Call this after `update_routes()` to prune stale entries.
+    pub fn retain_routes(&self, active_route_ids: &HashSet<String>) {
+        self.route_connections.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
+        self.route_total_connections.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
+        self.route_bytes_in.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
+        self.route_bytes_out.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
+        self.route_pending_tp.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
+        self.route_throughput.retain(|k, _| active_route_ids.contains(k));
     }
 
     /// Get current active connection count.
@@ -135,10 +380,22 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
         self.total_bytes_out.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
-    /// Get a full metrics snapshot including per-route data.
+    /// Get a full metrics snapshot including per-route and per-IP data.
     pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Metrics {
         let mut routes = std::collections::HashMap::new();
 
+        // Get global throughput (instant = last 1 sample, recent = last 10 samples)
+        let (global_tp_in, global_tp_out, global_recent_in, global_recent_out, throughput_history) =
+            self.global_throughput
+                .lock()
+                .map(|t| {
+                    let (i_in, i_out) = t.instant();
+                    let (r_in, r_out) = t.recent();
+                    let history = t.history(60);
+                    (i_in, i_out, r_in, r_out, history)
+                })
+                .unwrap_or((0, 0, 0, 0, Vec::new()));
+
         // Collect per-route metrics
         for entry in self.route_total_connections.iter() {
             let route_id = entry.key().clone();
@@ -156,24 +413,92 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
                 .map(|c| c.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
                 .unwrap_or(0);
 
+            let (route_tp_in, route_tp_out, route_recent_in, route_recent_out) = self.route_throughput
+                .get(&route_id)
+                .and_then(|entry| entry.value().lock().ok().map(|t| {
+                    let (i_in, i_out) = t.instant();
+                    let (r_in, r_out) = t.recent();
+                    (i_in, i_out, r_in, r_out)
+                }))
+                .unwrap_or((0, 0, 0, 0));
+
             routes.insert(route_id, RouteMetrics {
                 active_connections: active,
                 total_connections: total,
                 bytes_in,
                 bytes_out,
-                throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: 0,
+                throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: route_tp_in,
-                throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: 0,
+                throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: route_tp_out,
+                throughput_recent_in_bytes_per_sec: route_recent_in,
+                throughput_recent_out_bytes_per_sec: route_recent_out,
             });
         }
 
+        // Collect per-IP metrics — only IPs with active connections or total > 0,
+        // capped at top MAX_IPS_IN_SNAPSHOT sorted by active count
+        let mut ip_entries: Vec<(String, u64, u64, u64, u64, u64, u64)> = Vec::new();
+        for entry in self.ip_total_connections.iter() {
+            let ip = entry.key().clone();
+            let total = entry.value().load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let active = self.ip_connections
+                .get(&ip)
+                .map(|c| c.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let bytes_in = self.ip_bytes_in
+                .get(&ip)
+                .map(|c| c.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let bytes_out = self.ip_bytes_out
+                .get(&ip)
+                .map(|c| c.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+                .unwrap_or(0);
+            let (tp_in, tp_out) = self.ip_throughput
+                .get(&ip)
+                .and_then(|entry| entry.value().lock().ok().map(|t| t.instant()))
+                .unwrap_or((0, 0));
+            ip_entries.push((ip, active, total, bytes_in, bytes_out, tp_in, tp_out));
+        }
+        // Sort by active connections descending, then cap
+        ip_entries.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.cmp(&a.1));
+        ip_entries.truncate(MAX_IPS_IN_SNAPSHOT);
+
+        let mut ips = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        for (ip, active, total, bytes_in, bytes_out, tp_in, tp_out) in ip_entries {
+            ips.insert(ip, IpMetrics {
+                active_connections: active,
+                total_connections: total,
+                bytes_in,
+                bytes_out,
+                throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: tp_in,
+                throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: tp_out,
+            });
+        }
+
+        // HTTP request rates
+        let (http_rps, http_rps_recent) = self.http_request_throughput
+            .lock()
+            .map(|t| {
+                let (instant, _) = t.instant();
+                let (recent, _) = t.recent();
+                (instant, recent)
+            })
+            .unwrap_or((0, 0));
+
         Metrics {
             active_connections: self.active_connections(),
             total_connections: self.total_connections(),
             bytes_in: self.total_bytes_in(),
             bytes_out: self.total_bytes_out(),
-            throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: 0,
+            throughput_in_bytes_per_sec: global_tp_in,
-            throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: 0,
+            throughput_out_bytes_per_sec: global_tp_out,
+            throughput_recent_in_bytes_per_sec: global_recent_in,
+            throughput_recent_out_bytes_per_sec: global_recent_out,
             routes,
+            ips,
+            throughput_history,
+            total_http_requests: self.total_http_requests.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            http_requests_per_sec: http_rps,
+            http_requests_per_sec_recent: http_rps_recent,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -198,10 +523,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_connection_opened_increments() {
         let collector = MetricsCollector::new();
-        collector.connection_opened(None);
+        collector.connection_opened(None, None);
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 1);
         assert_eq!(collector.total_connections(), 1);
-        collector.connection_opened(None);
+        collector.connection_opened(None, None);
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 2);
         assert_eq!(collector.total_connections(), 2);
     }
@@ -209,10 +534,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_connection_closed_decrements() {
         let collector = MetricsCollector::new();
-        collector.connection_opened(None);
+        collector.connection_opened(None, None);
-        collector.connection_opened(None);
+        collector.connection_opened(None, None);
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 2);
-        collector.connection_closed(None);
+        collector.connection_closed(None, None);
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 1);
         // total_connections should stay at 2
         assert_eq!(collector.total_connections(), 2);
@@ -221,23 +546,23 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_route_specific_tracking() {
         let collector = MetricsCollector::new();
-        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), None);
-        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), None);
-        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-b"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-b"), None);
 
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 3);
         assert_eq!(collector.total_connections(), 3);
 
-        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"));
+        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"), None);
         assert_eq!(collector.active_connections(), 2);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_record_bytes() {
         let collector = MetricsCollector::new();
-        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-a"));
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-a"), None);
-        collector.record_bytes(50, 75, Some("route-a"));
+        collector.record_bytes(50, 75, Some("route-a"), None);
-        collector.record_bytes(25, 30, None);
+        collector.record_bytes(25, 30, None, None);
 
         let total_in = collector.total_bytes_in.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         let total_out = collector.total_bytes_out.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -248,4 +573,179 @@ mod tests {
         let route_in = collector.route_bytes_in.get("route-a").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(route_in.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 150);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_throughput_tracking() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        // Open a connection so the route appears in the snapshot
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), None);
+
+        // Record some bytes
+        collector.record_bytes(1000, 2000, Some("route-a"), None);
+        collector.record_bytes(500, 750, None, None);
+
+        // Take a sample (simulates the 1Hz tick)
+        collector.sample_all();
+
+        // Check global throughput
+        let snapshot = collector.snapshot();
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_in_bytes_per_sec, 1500);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_out_bytes_per_sec, 2750);
+
+        // Check per-route throughput
+        let route_a = snapshot.routes.get("route-a").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(route_a.throughput_in_bytes_per_sec, 1000);
+        assert_eq!(route_a.throughput_out_bytes_per_sec, 2000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_throughput_zero_before_sampling() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+        collector.record_bytes(1000, 2000, None, None);
+
+        // Without sampling, throughput should be 0
+        let snapshot = collector.snapshot();
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_in_bytes_per_sec, 0);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_out_bytes_per_sec, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_per_ip_tracking() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), Some("1.2.3.4"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), Some("1.2.3.4"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-b"), Some("5.6.7.8"));
+
+        // Check IP active connections (drop DashMap refs immediately to avoid deadlock)
+        assert_eq!(
+            collector.ip_connections.get("1.2.3.4").unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            2
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            collector.ip_connections.get("5.6.7.8").unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            1
+        );
+
+        // Record bytes per IP
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-a"), Some("1.2.3.4"));
+        collector.record_bytes(300, 400, Some("route-b"), Some("5.6.7.8"));
+        collector.sample_all();
+
+        let snapshot = collector.snapshot();
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.ips.len(), 2);
+        let ip1_metrics = snapshot.ips.get("1.2.3.4").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ip1_metrics.active_connections, 2);
+        assert_eq!(ip1_metrics.bytes_in, 100);
+
+        // Close connections
+        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"), Some("1.2.3.4"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            collector.ip_connections.get("1.2.3.4").unwrap().load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            1
+        );
+
+        // Close last connection for IP — should be cleaned up
+        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"), Some("1.2.3.4"));
+        assert!(collector.ip_connections.get("1.2.3.4").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_per_ip_full_eviction_on_last_close() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        // Open connections from two IPs
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), Some("10.0.0.1"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), Some("10.0.0.1"));
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-b"), Some("10.0.0.2"));
+
+        // Record bytes to populate per-IP DashMaps
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-a"), Some("10.0.0.1"));
+        collector.record_bytes(300, 400, Some("route-b"), Some("10.0.0.2"));
+        collector.sample_all();
+
+        // Verify per-IP data exists
+        assert!(collector.ip_total_connections.get("10.0.0.1").is_some());
+        assert!(collector.ip_bytes_in.get("10.0.0.1").is_some());
+        assert!(collector.ip_throughput.get("10.0.0.1").is_some());
+
+        // Close all connections for 10.0.0.1
+        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"), Some("10.0.0.1"));
+        collector.connection_closed(Some("route-a"), Some("10.0.0.1"));
+
+        // All per-IP data for 10.0.0.1 should be evicted
+        assert!(collector.ip_connections.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.ip_total_connections.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.ip_bytes_in.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.ip_bytes_out.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.ip_pending_tp.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.ip_throughput.get("10.0.0.1").is_none());
+
+        // 10.0.0.2 should still have data
+        assert!(collector.ip_connections.get("10.0.0.2").is_some());
+        assert!(collector.ip_total_connections.get("10.0.0.2").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_http_request_tracking() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        collector.record_http_request();
+        collector.record_http_request();
+        collector.record_http_request();
+
+        assert_eq!(collector.total_http_requests.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 3);
+
+        collector.sample_all();
+
+        let snapshot = collector.snapshot();
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.total_http_requests, 3);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.http_requests_per_sec, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_retain_routes_prunes_stale() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        // Create metrics for 3 routes
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-a"), None);
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-b"), None);
+        collector.connection_opened(Some("route-c"), None);
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-a"), None);
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-b"), None);
+        collector.record_bytes(100, 200, Some("route-c"), None);
+        collector.sample_all();
+
+        // Now "route-b" is removed from config
+        let active = HashSet::from(["route-a".to_string(), "route-c".to_string()]);
+        collector.retain_routes(&active);
+
+        // route-b entries should be gone
+        assert!(collector.route_connections.get("route-b").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.route_total_connections.get("route-b").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.route_bytes_in.get("route-b").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.route_bytes_out.get("route-b").is_none());
+        assert!(collector.route_throughput.get("route-b").is_none());
+
+        // route-a and route-c should still exist
+        assert!(collector.route_total_connections.get("route-a").is_some());
+        assert!(collector.route_total_connections.get("route-c").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_throughput_history_in_snapshot() {
+        let collector = MetricsCollector::with_retention(60);
+
+        for i in 1..=5 {
+            collector.record_bytes(i * 100, i * 200, None, None);
+            collector.sample_all();
+        }
+
+        let snapshot = collector.snapshot();
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_history.len(), 5);
+        // History should be chronological (oldest first)
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_history[0].bytes_in, 100);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.throughput_history[4].bytes_in, 500);
+    }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy-metrics/src/throughput.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 /// A single throughput sample.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ThroughputSample {
     pub timestamp_ms: u64,
     pub bytes_in: u64,
@@ -106,6 +108,27 @@ impl ThroughputTracker {
         self.throughput(10)
     }
 
+    /// Return the last N samples in chronological order (oldest first).
+    pub fn history(&self, window_seconds: usize) -> Vec<ThroughputSample> {
+        let window = window_seconds.min(self.count);
+        if window == 0 {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(window);
+        for i in 0..window {
+            let idx = if self.write_index >= i + 1 {
+                self.write_index - i - 1
+            } else {
+                self.capacity - (i + 1 - self.write_index)
+            };
+            if idx < self.samples.len() {
+                result.push(self.samples[idx]);
+            }
+        }
+        result.reverse(); // Return oldest-first (chronological)
+        result
+    }
+
     /// How long this tracker has been alive.
     pub fn uptime(&self) -> std::time::Duration {
         self.created_at.elapsed()
@@ -170,4 +193,40 @@ mod tests {
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10));
         assert!(tracker.uptime().as_millis() >= 10);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_history_returns_chronological() {
+        let mut tracker = ThroughputTracker::new(60);
+        for i in 1..=5 {
+            tracker.record_bytes(i * 100, i * 200);
+            tracker.sample();
+        }
+        let history = tracker.history(5);
+        assert_eq!(history.len(), 5);
+        // First sample should have 100 bytes_in, last should have 500
+        assert_eq!(history[0].bytes_in, 100);
+        assert_eq!(history[4].bytes_in, 500);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_history_wraps_around() {
+        let mut tracker = ThroughputTracker::new(3); // Small capacity
+        for i in 1..=5 {
+            tracker.record_bytes(i * 100, i * 200);
+            tracker.sample();
+        }
+        // Only last 3 should be retained
+        let history = tracker.history(10); // Ask for more than available
+        assert_eq!(history.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(history[0].bytes_in, 300);
+        assert_eq!(history[1].bytes_in, 400);
+        assert_eq!(history[2].bytes_in, 500);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_history_empty() {
+        let tracker = ThroughputTracker::new(60);
+        let history = tracker.history(10);
+        assert!(history.is_empty());
+    }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/Cargo.toml

@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ rustls-pemfile = { workspace = true }
 tokio-util = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
+socket2 = { workspace = true }

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/connection_tracker.rs

@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ impl ConnectionTracker {
     pub fn connection_closed(&self, ip: &IpAddr) {
         if let Some(counter) = self.active.get(ip) {
             let prev = counter.value().fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            // Clean up zero entries
+            // Clean up zero entries to prevent memory growth
             if prev <= 1 {
                 drop(counter);
                 self.active.remove(ip);
+                self.timestamps.remove(ip);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -205,10 +206,13 @@ impl ConnectionTracker {
                         let zombies = tracker.scan_zombies();
                         if !zombies.is_empty() {
                             warn!(
-                                "Detected {} zombie connection(s): {:?}",
+                                "Cleaning up {} zombie connection(s): {:?}",
                                 zombies.len(),
                                 zombies
                             );
+                            for id in &zombies {
+                                tracker.unregister_connection(*id);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -304,6 +308,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(tracker.tracked_ips(), 1);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_timestamps_cleaned_on_last_close() {
+        let tracker = ConnectionTracker::new(None, Some(100));
+        let ip: IpAddr = "10.0.0.1".parse().unwrap();
+
+        // try_accept populates the timestamps map (when rate limiting is enabled)
+        assert!(tracker.try_accept(&ip));
+        tracker.connection_opened(&ip);
+        assert!(tracker.try_accept(&ip));
+        tracker.connection_opened(&ip);
+
+        // Timestamps should exist
+        assert!(tracker.timestamps.get(&ip).is_some());
+
+        // Close one connection — timestamps should still exist
+        tracker.connection_closed(&ip);
+        assert!(tracker.timestamps.get(&ip).is_some());
+
+        // Close last connection — timestamps should be cleaned up
+        tracker.connection_closed(&ip);
+        assert!(tracker.timestamps.get(&ip).is_none());
+        assert!(tracker.active.get(&ip).is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_register_unregister_connection() {
         let tracker = ConnectionTracker::new(None, None);

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/forwarder.rs

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use tracing::debug;
 
-use super::connection_record::ConnectionRecord;
+use rustproxy_metrics::MetricsCollector;
 
-/// Statistics for a forwarded connection.
+/// Context for forwarding metrics, replacing the growing tuple pattern.
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct ForwardStats {
+pub struct ForwardMetricsCtx {
-    pub bytes_in: AtomicU64,
+    pub collector: Arc<MetricsCollector>,
-    pub bytes_out: AtomicU64,
+    pub route_id: Option<String>,
+    pub source_ip: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Perform bidirectional TCP forwarding between client and backend.
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional(
 
 /// Perform bidirectional TCP forwarding with inactivity and max lifetime timeouts.
 ///
+/// When `metrics` is provided, bytes are reported to the MetricsCollector
+/// per-chunk (lock-free) as they flow through the copy loops, enabling
+/// real-time throughput sampling for long-lived connections.
+///
 /// Returns (bytes_from_client, bytes_from_backend) when the connection closes or times out.
 pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
     client: TcpStream,
@@ -76,10 +81,14 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
     inactivity_timeout: std::time::Duration,
     max_lifetime: std::time::Duration,
     cancel: CancellationToken,
+    metrics: Option<ForwardMetricsCtx>,
 ) -> std::io::Result<(u64, u64)> {
     // Send initial data (peeked bytes) to backend
     if let Some(data) = initial_data {
         backend.write_all(data).await?;
+        if let Some(ref ctx) = metrics {
+            ctx.collector.record_bytes(data.len() as u64, 0, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
+        }
     }
 
     let (mut client_read, mut client_write) = client.into_split();
@@ -90,6 +99,7 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
 
     let la1 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
     let initial_len = initial_data.map_or(0u64, |d| d.len() as u64);
+    let metrics_c2b = metrics.clone();
     let c2b = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
         let mut total = initial_len;
@@ -103,12 +113,16 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
             }
             total += n as u64;
             la1.store(start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            if let Some(ref ctx) = metrics_c2b {
+                ctx.collector.record_bytes(n as u64, 0, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
+            }
         }
         let _ = backend_write.shutdown().await;
         total
     });
 
     let la2 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
+    let metrics_b2c = metrics;
     let b2c = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
         let mut total = 0u64;
@@ -122,6 +136,9 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
             }
             total += n as u64;
             la2.store(start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            if let Some(ref ctx) = metrics_b2c {
+                ctx.collector.record_bytes(0, n as u64, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
+            }
         }
         let _ = client_write.shutdown().await;
         total
@@ -173,153 +190,3 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
     watchdog.abort();
     Ok((bytes_in, bytes_out))
 }
-
-/// Forward bidirectional with a callback for byte counting.
-pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_stats(
-    client: TcpStream,
-    backend: TcpStream,
-    initial_data: Option<&[u8]>,
-    stats: Arc<ForwardStats>,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let (bytes_in, bytes_out) = forward_bidirectional(client, backend, initial_data).await?;
-    stats.bytes_in.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    stats.bytes_out.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Perform bidirectional TCP forwarding with inactivity / lifetime timeouts,
-/// updating a `ConnectionRecord` with byte counts and activity timestamps
-/// in real time for zombie detection.
-///
-/// When `record` is `None`, this behaves identically to
-/// `forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts`.
-///
-/// The record's `client_closed` / `backend_closed` flags are set when the
-/// respective copy loop terminates, giving the zombie scanner visibility
-/// into half-open connections.
-pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_record(
-    client: TcpStream,
-    mut backend: TcpStream,
-    initial_data: Option<&[u8]>,
-    inactivity_timeout: std::time::Duration,
-    max_lifetime: std::time::Duration,
-    cancel: CancellationToken,
-    record: Option<Arc<ConnectionRecord>>,
-) -> std::io::Result<(u64, u64)> {
-    // Send initial data (peeked bytes) to backend
-    if let Some(data) = initial_data {
-        backend.write_all(data).await?;
-        if let Some(ref r) = record {
-            r.record_bytes_in(data.len() as u64);
-        }
-    }
-
-    let (mut client_read, mut client_write) = client.into_split();
-    let (mut backend_read, mut backend_write) = backend.into_split();
-
-    let last_activity = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
-    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
-
-    let la1 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-    let initial_len = initial_data.map_or(0u64, |d| d.len() as u64);
-    let rec1 = record.clone();
-    let c2b = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
-        let mut total = initial_len;
-        loop {
-            let n = match client_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                Ok(n) => n,
-            };
-            if backend_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
-                break;
-            }
-            total += n as u64;
-            let now_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
-            la1.store(now_ms, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            if let Some(ref r) = rec1 {
-                r.record_bytes_in(n as u64);
-            }
-        }
-        let _ = backend_write.shutdown().await;
-        // Mark client side as closed
-        if let Some(ref r) = rec1 {
-            r.client_closed.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        }
-        total
-    });
-
-    let la2 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-    let rec2 = record.clone();
-    let b2c = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
-        let mut total = 0u64;
-        loop {
-            let n = match backend_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                Ok(n) => n,
-            };
-            if client_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
-                break;
-            }
-            total += n as u64;
-            let now_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
-            la2.store(now_ms, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            if let Some(ref r) = rec2 {
-                r.record_bytes_out(n as u64);
-            }
-        }
-        let _ = client_write.shutdown().await;
-        // Mark backend side as closed
-        if let Some(ref r) = rec2 {
-            r.backend_closed.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        }
-        total
-    });
-
-    // Watchdog: inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation
-    let la_watch = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-    let c2b_handle = c2b.abort_handle();
-    let b2c_handle = b2c.abort_handle();
-    let watchdog = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let check_interval = std::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
-        let mut last_seen = 0u64;
-        loop {
-            tokio::select! {
-                _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
-                    debug!("Connection cancelled by shutdown");
-                    c2b_handle.abort();
-                    b2c_handle.abort();
-                    break;
-                }
-                _ = tokio::time::sleep(check_interval) => {
-                    // Check max lifetime
-                    if start.elapsed() >= max_lifetime {
-                        debug!("Connection exceeded max lifetime, closing");
-                        c2b_handle.abort();
-                        b2c_handle.abort();
-                        break;
-                    }
-
-                    // Check inactivity
-                    let current = la_watch.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-                    if current == last_seen {
-                        let elapsed_since_activity = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64 - current;
-                        if elapsed_since_activity >= inactivity_timeout.as_millis() as u64 {
-                            debug!("Connection inactive for {}ms, closing", elapsed_since_activity);
-                            c2b_handle.abort();
-                            b2c_handle.abort();
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    last_seen = current;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    });
-
-    let bytes_in = c2b.await.unwrap_or(0);
-    let bytes_out = b2c.await.unwrap_or(0);
-    watchdog.abort();
-    Ok((bytes_in, bytes_out))
-}

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/lib.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod tls_handler;
 pub mod connection_record;
 pub mod connection_tracker;
 pub mod socket_relay;
+pub mod socket_opts;
 
 pub use tcp_listener::*;
 pub use sni_parser::*;
@@ -20,3 +21,4 @@ pub use tls_handler::*;
 pub use connection_record::*;
 pub use connection_tracker::*;
 pub use socket_relay::*;
+pub use socket_opts::*;

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/sni_parser.rs

@@ -146,6 +146,41 @@ pub fn is_tls(data: &[u8]) -> bool {
     data.len() >= 3 && data[0] == 0x16 && data[1] == 0x03
 }
 
+/// Extract the HTTP request path from initial data.
+/// E.g., from "GET /foo/bar HTTP/1.1\r\n..." returns Some("/foo/bar").
+pub fn extract_http_path(data: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+    let text = std::str::from_utf8(data).ok()?;
+    // Find first space (after method)
+    let method_end = text.find(' ')?;
+    let rest = &text[method_end + 1..];
+    // Find end of path (next space before "HTTP/...")
+    let path_end = rest.find(' ').unwrap_or(rest.len());
+    let path = &rest[..path_end];
+    // Strip query string for path matching
+    let path = path.split('?').next().unwrap_or(path);
+    if path.starts_with('/') {
+        Some(path.to_string())
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extract the HTTP Host header from initial data.
+/// E.g., from "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.com\r\n..." returns Some("example.com").
+pub fn extract_http_host(data: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+    let text = std::str::from_utf8(data).ok()?;
+    for line in text.split("\r\n") {
+        if let Some(value) = line.strip_prefix("Host: ").or_else(|| line.strip_prefix("host: ")) {
+            // Strip port if present
+            let host = value.split(':').next().unwrap_or(value).trim();
+            if !host.is_empty() {
+                return Some(host.to_lowercase());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 /// Check if the initial bytes look like HTTP.
 pub fn is_http(data: &[u8]) -> bool {
     if data.len() < 4 {
@@ -161,6 +196,7 @@ pub fn is_http(data: &[u8]) -> bool {
         b"PATC",
         b"OPTI",
         b"CONN",
+        b"PRI ",   // HTTP/2 connection preface
     ];
     starts.iter().any(|s| data.starts_with(s))
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/socket_opts.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//! Socket-level options for TCP streams (keepalive, etc.).
+//!
+//! Uses `socket2::SockRef::from()` to borrow the raw fd without ownership transfer.
+
+use std::io;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+
+/// Apply TCP keepalive to a connected socket.
+///
+/// Enables SO_KEEPALIVE and sets the initial probe delay.
+/// On Linux, also sets the interval between probes to the same value.
+pub fn apply_keepalive(stream: &TcpStream, delay: Duration) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let sock_ref = socket2::SockRef::from(stream);
+    let ka = socket2::TcpKeepalive::new().with_time(delay);
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let ka = ka.with_interval(delay);
+    sock_ref.set_tcp_keepalive(&ka)
+}

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/tls_handler.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,102 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::BufReader;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
 
 use rustls::pki_types::{CertificateDer, PrivateKeyDer};
+use rustls::server::ResolvesServerCert;
+use rustls::sign::CertifiedKey;
 use rustls::ServerConfig;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_rustls::{TlsAcceptor, TlsConnector, server::TlsStream as ServerTlsStream};
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
+
+use crate::tcp_listener::TlsCertConfig;
 
 /// Ensure the default crypto provider is installed.
 fn ensure_crypto_provider() {
     let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
 }
 
+/// SNI-based certificate resolver with pre-parsed CertifiedKeys.
+/// Enables shared ServerConfig across connections — avoids per-connection PEM parsing
+/// and enables TLS session resumption.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CertResolver {
+    certs: HashMap<String, Arc<CertifiedKey>>,
+    fallback: Option<Arc<CertifiedKey>>,
+}
+
+impl CertResolver {
+    /// Build a resolver from PEM-encoded cert/key configs.
+    /// Parses all PEM data upfront so connections only do a cheap HashMap lookup.
+    pub fn new(configs: &HashMap<String, TlsCertConfig>) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+        ensure_crypto_provider();
+        let provider = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider();
+        let mut certs = HashMap::new();
+        let mut fallback = None;
+
+        for (domain, cfg) in configs {
+            let cert_chain = load_certs(&cfg.cert_pem)?;
+            let key = load_private_key(&cfg.key_pem)?;
+            let ck = Arc::new(CertifiedKey::from_der(cert_chain, key, &provider)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("CertifiedKey for {}: {}", domain, e))?);
+            if domain == "*" {
+                fallback = Some(Arc::clone(&ck));
+            }
+            certs.insert(domain.clone(), ck);
+        }
+
+        // If no explicit "*" fallback, use the first available cert
+        if fallback.is_none() {
+            fallback = certs.values().next().map(Arc::clone);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self { certs, fallback })
+    }
+}
+
+impl ResolvesServerCert for CertResolver {
+    fn resolve(&self, client_hello: rustls::server::ClientHello<'_>) -> Option<Arc<CertifiedKey>> {
+        let domain = match client_hello.server_name() {
+            Some(name) => name,
+            None => return self.fallback.clone(),
+        };
+        // Exact match
+        if let Some(ck) = self.certs.get(domain) {
+            return Some(Arc::clone(ck));
+        }
+        // Wildcard: sub.example.com → *.example.com
+        if let Some(dot) = domain.find('.') {
+            let wc = format!("*.{}", &domain[dot + 1..]);
+            if let Some(ck) = self.certs.get(&wc) {
+                return Some(Arc::clone(ck));
+            }
+        }
+        self.fallback.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a shared TLS acceptor with SNI resolution, session cache, and session tickets.
+/// The returned acceptor can be reused across all connections (cheap Arc clone).
+pub fn build_shared_tls_acceptor(resolver: CertResolver) -> Result<TlsAcceptor, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    ensure_crypto_provider();
+    let mut config = ServerConfig::builder()
+        .with_no_client_auth()
+        .with_cert_resolver(Arc::new(resolver));
+
+    // ALPN: advertise h2 and http/1.1 for client-facing HTTP/2 support
+    config.alpn_protocols = vec![b"h2".to_vec(), b"http/1.1".to_vec()];
+
+    // Shared session cache — enables session ID resumption across connections
+    config.session_storage = rustls::server::ServerSessionMemoryCache::new(4096);
+    // Session ticket resumption (12-hour lifetime, Chacha20Poly1305 encrypted)
+    config.ticketer = rustls::crypto::ring::Ticketer::new()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Ticketer: {}", e))?;
+
+    info!("Built shared TLS config with session cache (4096), ticket support, and ALPN h2+http/1.1");
+    Ok(TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::new(config)))
+}
+
 /// Build a TLS acceptor from PEM-encoded cert and key data.
 pub fn build_tls_acceptor(cert_pem: &str, key_pem: &str) -> Result<TlsAcceptor, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     build_tls_acceptor_with_config(cert_pem, key_pem, None)
@@ -40,6 +125,9 @@ pub fn build_tls_acceptor_with_config(
             .with_single_cert(certs, key)?
     };
 
+    // ALPN: advertise h2 and http/1.1 for client-facing HTTP/2 support
+    config.alpn_protocols = vec![b"h2".to_vec(), b"http/1.1".to_vec()];
+
     // Apply session timeout if configured
     if let Some(route_tls) = tls_config {
         if let Some(timeout_secs) = route_tls.session_timeout {
@@ -97,21 +185,40 @@ pub async fn accept_tls(
     Ok(tls_stream)
 }
 
-/// Connect to a backend with TLS (for terminate-and-reencrypt mode).
+/// Get or create a shared backend TLS `ClientConfig`.
-pub async fn connect_tls(
+///
-    host: &str,
+/// Uses `OnceLock` to ensure only one config is created across the entire process.
-    port: u16,
+/// The built-in rustls `Resumption` (session tickets + session IDs) is enabled
-) -> Result<tokio_rustls::client::TlsStream<TcpStream>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+/// by default, so all outbound backend connections share the same session cache.
+static SHARED_CLIENT_CONFIG: OnceLock<Arc<rustls::ClientConfig>> = OnceLock::new();
+
+pub fn shared_backend_tls_config() -> Arc<rustls::ClientConfig> {
+    SHARED_CLIENT_CONFIG.get_or_init(|| {
         ensure_crypto_provider();
         let config = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
             .dangerous()
             .with_custom_certificate_verifier(Arc::new(InsecureVerifier))
             .with_no_client_auth();
+        info!("Built shared backend TLS client config with session resumption");
+        Arc::new(config)
+    }).clone()
+}
 
-    let connector = TlsConnector::from(Arc::new(config));
+/// Connect to a backend with TLS (for terminate-and-reencrypt mode).
+/// Uses the shared backend TLS config for session resumption.
+pub async fn connect_tls(
+    host: &str,
+    port: u16,
+) -> Result<tokio_rustls::client::TlsStream<TcpStream>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    let config = shared_backend_tls_config();
+    let connector = TlsConnector::from(config);
 
     let stream = TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", host, port)).await?;
     stream.set_nodelay(true)?;
+    // Apply keepalive with 60s default (tls_handler doesn't have ConnectionConfig access)
+    if let Err(e) = crate::socket_opts::apply_keepalive(&stream, std::time::Duration::from_secs(60)) {
+        debug!("Failed to set keepalive on backend TLS socket: {}", e);
+    }
 
     let server_name = rustls::pki_types::ServerName::try_from(host.to_string())?;
     let tls_stream = connector.connect(server_name, stream).await?;

rust/crates/rustproxy-routing/src/route_manager.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub struct MatchContext<'a> {
     pub tls_version: Option<&'a str>,
     pub headers: Option<&'a HashMap<String, String>>,
     pub is_tls: bool,
+    /// Detected protocol: "http" or "tcp". None when unknown (e.g. pre-TLS-termination).
+    pub protocol: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 /// Result of a route match.
@@ -87,9 +89,17 @@ impl RouteManager {
                 if !matchers::domain_matches_any(&patterns, domain) {
                     return false;
                 }
+            } else if ctx.is_tls {
+                // TLS connection without SNI cannot match a domain-restricted route.
+                // This prevents session-ticket resumption from misrouting when clients
+                // omit SNI (RFC 8446 recommends but doesn't mandate SNI on resumption).
+                // Wildcard-only routes (domains: ["*"]) still match since they accept all.
+                let patterns = domains.to_vec();
+                let is_wildcard_only = patterns.iter().all(|d| *d == "*");
+                if !is_wildcard_only {
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
-            // If no domain provided but route requires domain, it depends on context
-            // For TLS passthrough, we need SNI; for other cases we may still match
         }
 
         // Path matching
@@ -137,6 +147,17 @@ impl RouteManager {
             }
         }
 
+        // Protocol matching
+        if let Some(ref required_protocol) = rm.protocol {
+            if let Some(protocol) = ctx.protocol {
+                if required_protocol != protocol {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            // If protocol not yet known (None), allow match — protocol will be
+            // validated after detection (post-TLS-termination peek)
+        }
+
         true
     }
 
@@ -277,6 +298,7 @@ mod tests {
                 client_ip: None,
                 tls_version: None,
                 headers: None,
+                protocol: None,
             },
             action: RouteAction {
                 action_type: RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -327,6 +349,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx);
@@ -349,6 +372,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
@@ -372,6 +396,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
@@ -457,6 +482,116 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_rejects_domain_restricted_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI should NOT match a domain-restricted route
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_rejects_wildcard_subdomain_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("*.example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI should NOT match *.example.com
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_matches_wildcard_only_route() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route(443, Some("*"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS connection without SNI SHOULD match a wildcard-only route
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tls_no_sni_skips_domain_restricted_matches_fallback() {
+        // Two routes: first is domain-restricted, second is wildcard catch-all
+        let routes = vec![
+            make_route(443, Some("specific.com"), 10),
+            make_route(443, Some("*"), 0),
+        ];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        // TLS without SNI should skip specific.com and fall through to wildcard
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+
+        let result = manager.find_route(&ctx);
+        assert!(result.is_some());
+        let matched_domains = result.unwrap().route.route_match.domains.as_ref()
+            .map(|d| d.to_vec()).unwrap();
+        assert!(matched_domains.contains(&"*"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_non_tls_no_domain_still_matches_domain_restricted() {
+        // Non-TLS (plain HTTP) without domain should still match domain-restricted routes
+        // (the HTTP proxy layer handles Host-based routing)
+        let routes = vec![make_route(80, Some("example.com"), 0)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
@@ -475,6 +610,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
 
         assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
@@ -525,6 +661,7 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.target.unwrap().host.first(), "api-backend");
@@ -538,8 +675,102 @@ mod tests {
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
             is_tls: false,
+            protocol: None,
         };
         let result = manager.find_route(&ctx).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result.target.unwrap().host.first(), "default-backend");
     }
+
+    fn make_route_with_protocol(port: u16, domain: Option<&str>, protocol: Option<&str>) -> RouteConfig {
+        let mut route = make_route(port, domain, 0);
+        route.route_match.protocol = protocol.map(|s| s.to_string());
+        route
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_matches_http() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("http"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_rejects_tcp() {
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("tcp"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_none_matches_any() {
+        // Route with no protocol restriction matches any protocol
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(80, None, None)];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx_http = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("http"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx_http).is_some());
+
+        let ctx_tcp = MatchContext {
+            port: 80,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: false,
+            protocol: Some("tcp"),
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx_tcp).is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_protocol_http_matches_when_unknown() {
+        // Route with protocol: "http" should match when ctx.protocol is None
+        // (pre-TLS-termination, protocol not yet known)
+        let routes = vec![make_route_with_protocol(443, None, Some("http"))];
+        let manager = RouteManager::new(routes);
+
+        let ctx = MatchContext {
+            port: 443,
+            domain: None,
+            path: None,
+            client_ip: None,
+            tls_version: None,
+            headers: None,
+            is_tls: true,
+            protocol: None,
+        };
+        assert!(manager.find_route(&ctx).is_some());
+    }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy-tls/Cargo.toml

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ tracing = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
-serde_json = { workspace = true }
 rcgen = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = { workspace = true }

rust/crates/rustproxy-tls/src/acme.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 //! ACME (Let's Encrypt) integration using instant-acme.
 //!
 //! This module handles HTTP-01 challenge creation and certificate provisioning.
-//! Supports persisting ACME account credentials to disk for reuse across restarts.
+//! Account credentials are ephemeral — the consumer owns all persistence.
 
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use instant_acme::{
     Account, NewAccount, NewOrder, Identifier, ChallengeType, OrderStatus,
     AccountCredentials,
 };
 use rcgen::{CertificateParams, KeyPair};
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum AcmeError {
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ pub enum AcmeError {
     NoHttp01Challenge,
     #[error("Timeout waiting for order: {0}")]
     Timeout(String),
-    #[error("Account persistence error: {0}")]
-    Persistence(String),
 }
 
 /// Pending HTTP-01 challenge that needs to be served.
@@ -41,8 +38,6 @@ pub struct PendingChallenge {
 pub struct AcmeClient {
     use_production: bool,
     email: String,
-    /// Optional directory where account.json is persisted.
-    account_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl AcmeClient {
@@ -50,56 +45,15 @@ impl AcmeClient {
         Self {
             use_production,
             email,
-            account_dir: None,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a new client with account persistence at the given directory.
+    /// Create a new ACME account (ephemeral — not persisted).
-    pub fn with_persistence(email: String, use_production: bool, account_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            use_production,
-            email,
-            account_dir: Some(account_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf()),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Get or create an ACME account, persisting credentials if account_dir is set.
     async fn get_or_create_account(&self) -> Result<Account, AcmeError> {
         let directory_url = self.directory_url();
 
-        // Try to restore from persisted credentials
-        if let Some(ref dir) = self.account_dir {
-            let account_file = dir.join("account.json");
-            if account_file.exists() {
-                match std::fs::read_to_string(&account_file) {
-                    Ok(json) => {
-                        match serde_json::from_str::<AccountCredentials>(&json) {
-                            Ok(credentials) => {
-                                match Account::from_credentials(credentials).await {
-                                    Ok(account) => {
-                                        debug!("Restored ACME account from {}", account_file.display());
-                                        return Ok(account);
-                                    }
-                                    Err(e) => {
-                                        warn!("Failed to restore ACME account, creating new: {}", e);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                warn!("Invalid account.json, creating new account: {}", e);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        warn!("Could not read account.json: {}", e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Create a new account
         let contact = format!("mailto:{}", self.email);
-        let (account, credentials) = Account::create(
+        let (account, _credentials) = Account::create(
             &NewAccount {
                 contact: &[&contact],
                 terms_of_service_agreed: true,
@@ -113,27 +67,6 @@ impl AcmeClient {
 
         debug!("ACME account created");
 
-        // Persist credentials if we have a directory
-        if let Some(ref dir) = self.account_dir {
-            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir) {
-                warn!("Failed to create account directory {}: {}", dir.display(), e);
-            } else {
-                let account_file = dir.join("account.json");
-                match serde_json::to_string_pretty(&credentials) {
-                    Ok(json) => {
-                        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&account_file, &json) {
-                            warn!("Failed to persist ACME account to {}: {}", account_file.display(), e);
-                        } else {
-                            info!("ACME account credentials persisted to {}", account_file.display());
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        warn!("Failed to serialize account credentials: {}", e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         Ok(account)
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +91,7 @@ impl AcmeClient {
     {
         info!("Starting ACME provisioning for {} via {}", domain, self.directory_url());
 
-        // 1. Get or create ACME account (with persistence)
+        // 1. Get or create ACME account
         let account = self.get_or_create_account().await?;
 
         // 2. Create order
@@ -339,22 +272,4 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!client.directory_url().contains("staging"));
         assert!(client.is_production());
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_with_persistence_sets_account_dir() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-        let client = AcmeClient::with_persistence(
-            "test@example.com".to_string(),
-            false,
-            tmp.path(),
-        );
-        assert!(client.account_dir.is_some());
-        assert_eq!(client.account_dir.unwrap(), tmp.path());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_without_persistence_no_account_dir() {
-        let client = AcmeClient::new("test@example.com".to_string(), false);
-        assert!(client.account_dir.is_none());
-    }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy-tls/src/cert_manager.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ use crate::acme::AcmeClient;
 pub enum CertManagerError {
     #[error("ACME provisioning failed for {domain}: {message}")]
     AcmeFailure { domain: String, message: String },
-    #[error("Certificate store error: {0}")]
-    Store(#[from] crate::cert_store::CertStoreError),
     #[error("No ACME email configured")]
     NoEmail,
 }
@@ -46,25 +44,19 @@ impl CertManager {
 
     /// Create an ACME client using this manager's configuration.
     /// Returns None if no ACME email is configured.
-    /// Account credentials are persisted in the cert store base directory.
     pub fn acme_client(&self) -> Option<AcmeClient> {
         self.acme_email.as_ref().map(|email| {
-            AcmeClient::with_persistence(
+            AcmeClient::new(email.clone(), self.use_production)
-                email.clone(),
-                self.use_production,
-                self.store.base_dir(),
-            )
         })
     }
 
-    /// Load a static certificate into the store.
+    /// Load a static certificate into the store (infallible — pure cache insert).
     pub fn load_static(
         &mut self,
         domain: String,
         bundle: CertBundle,
-    ) -> Result<(), CertManagerError> {
+    ) {
-        self.store.store(domain, bundle)?;
+        self.store.store(domain, bundle);
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Check and return domains that need certificate renewal.
@@ -153,19 +145,12 @@ impl CertManager {
             },
         };
 
-        self.store.store(domain.to_string(), bundle.clone())?;
+        self.store.store(domain.to_string(), bundle.clone());
         info!("Certificate renewed and stored for {}", domain);
 
         Ok(bundle)
     }
 
-    /// Load all certificates from disk.
-    pub fn load_all(&mut self) -> Result<usize, CertManagerError> {
-        let loaded = self.store.load_all()?;
-        info!("Loaded {} certificates from store", loaded);
-        Ok(loaded)
-    }
-
     /// Whether this manager has an ACME email configured.
     pub fn has_acme(&self) -> bool {
         self.acme_email.is_some()

rust/crates/rustproxy-tls/src/cert_store.rs

@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use thiserror::Error;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+/// Certificate metadata stored alongside certs.
-pub enum CertStoreError {
-    #[error("Certificate not found for domain: {0}")]
-    NotFound(String),
-    #[error("IO error: {0}")]
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
-    #[error("Invalid certificate: {0}")]
-    Invalid(String),
-    #[error("JSON error: {0}")]
-    Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
-}
-
-/// Certificate metadata stored alongside certs on disk.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct CertMetadata {
@@ -45,27 +31,18 @@ pub struct CertBundle {
     pub metadata: CertMetadata,
 }
 
-/// Filesystem-backed certificate store.
+/// In-memory certificate store.
 ///
-/// File layout per domain:
+/// All persistence is owned by the consumer (TypeScript side).
-/// ```text
+/// This struct is a thin HashMap wrapper used as a runtime cache.
-/// {base_dir}/{domain}/
-///   key.pem
-///   cert.pem
-///   ca.pem       (optional)
-///   metadata.json
-/// ```
 pub struct CertStore {
-    base_dir: PathBuf,
-    /// In-memory cache of loaded certs
     cache: HashMap<String, CertBundle>,
 }
 
 impl CertStore {
-    /// Create a new cert store at the given directory.
+    /// Create a new empty cert store.
-    pub fn new(base_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            base_dir: base_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
             cache: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -75,33 +52,9 @@ impl CertStore {
         self.cache.get(domain)
     }
 
-    /// Store a certificate to both cache and filesystem.
+    /// Store a certificate in the cache.
-    pub fn store(&mut self, domain: String, bundle: CertBundle) -> Result<(), CertStoreError> {
+    pub fn store(&mut self, domain: String, bundle: CertBundle) {
-        // Sanitize domain for directory name (replace wildcards)
-        let dir_name = domain.replace('*', "_wildcard_");
-        let cert_dir = self.base_dir.join(&dir_name);
-
-        // Create directory
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cert_dir)?;
-
-        // Write key
-        std::fs::write(cert_dir.join("key.pem"), &bundle.key_pem)?;
-
-        // Write cert
-        std::fs::write(cert_dir.join("cert.pem"), &bundle.cert_pem)?;
-
-        // Write CA cert if present
-        if let Some(ref ca) = bundle.ca_pem {
-            std::fs::write(cert_dir.join("ca.pem"), ca)?;
-        }
-
-        // Write metadata
-        let metadata_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&bundle.metadata)?;
-        std::fs::write(cert_dir.join("metadata.json"), metadata_json)?;
-
-        // Update cache
         self.cache.insert(domain, bundle);
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Check if a certificate exists for a domain.
@@ -109,68 +62,6 @@ impl CertStore {
         self.cache.contains_key(domain)
     }
 
-    /// Load all certificates from the base directory.
-    pub fn load_all(&mut self) -> Result<usize, CertStoreError> {
-        if !self.base_dir.exists() {
-            return Ok(0);
-        }
-
-        let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&self.base_dir)?;
-        let mut loaded = 0;
-
-        for entry in entries {
-            let entry = entry?;
-            let path = entry.path();
-
-            if !path.is_dir() {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            let metadata_path = path.join("metadata.json");
-            let key_path = path.join("key.pem");
-            let cert_path = path.join("cert.pem");
-
-            // All three files must exist
-            if !metadata_path.exists() || !key_path.exists() || !cert_path.exists() {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Load metadata
-            let metadata_str = std::fs::read_to_string(&metadata_path)?;
-            let metadata: CertMetadata = serde_json::from_str(&metadata_str)?;
-
-            // Load key and cert
-            let key_pem = std::fs::read_to_string(&key_path)?;
-            let cert_pem = std::fs::read_to_string(&cert_path)?;
-
-            // Load CA cert if present
-            let ca_path = path.join("ca.pem");
-            let ca_pem = if ca_path.exists() {
-                Some(std::fs::read_to_string(&ca_path)?)
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
-
-            let domain = metadata.domain.clone();
-            let bundle = CertBundle {
-                key_pem,
-                cert_pem,
-                ca_pem,
-                metadata,
-            };
-
-            self.cache.insert(domain, bundle);
-            loaded += 1;
-        }
-
-        Ok(loaded)
-    }
-
-    /// Get the base directory.
-    pub fn base_dir(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.base_dir
-    }
-
     /// Get the number of cached certificates.
     pub fn count(&self) -> usize {
         self.cache.len()
@@ -181,17 +72,15 @@ impl CertStore {
         self.cache.iter()
     }
 
-    /// Remove a certificate from cache and filesystem.
+    /// Remove a certificate from the cache.
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, domain: &str) -> Result<bool, CertStoreError> {
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, domain: &str) -> bool {
-        let removed = self.cache.remove(domain).is_some();
+        self.cache.remove(domain).is_some()
-        if removed {
-            let dir_name = domain.replace('*', "_wildcard_");
-            let cert_dir = self.base_dir.join(&dir_name);
-            if cert_dir.exists() {
-                std::fs::remove_dir_all(&cert_dir)?;
     }
 }
-        Ok(removed)
+
+impl Default for CertStore {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
     }
 }
 
@@ -215,100 +104,71 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_store_and_load_roundtrip() {
+    fn test_store_and_get() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
-        let mut store = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
 
         let bundle = make_test_bundle("example.com");
-        store.store("example.com".to_string(), bundle.clone()).unwrap();
+        store.store("example.com".to_string(), bundle.clone());
 
-        // Verify files exist
+        let loaded = store.get("example.com").unwrap();
-        let cert_dir = tmp.path().join("example.com");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.key_pem, bundle.key_pem);
-        assert!(cert_dir.join("key.pem").exists());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.cert_pem, bundle.cert_pem);
-        assert!(cert_dir.join("cert.pem").exists());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.metadata.domain, "example.com");
-        assert!(cert_dir.join("metadata.json").exists());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.metadata.source, CertSource::Static);
-        assert!(!cert_dir.join("ca.pem").exists()); // No CA cert
-
-        // Load into a fresh store
-        let mut store2 = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
-        let loaded = store2.load_all().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(loaded, 1);
-
-        let loaded_bundle = store2.get("example.com").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(loaded_bundle.key_pem, bundle.key_pem);
-        assert_eq!(loaded_bundle.cert_pem, bundle.cert_pem);
-        assert_eq!(loaded_bundle.metadata.domain, "example.com");
-        assert_eq!(loaded_bundle.metadata.source, CertSource::Static);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_store_with_ca_cert() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
-        let mut store = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
 
         let mut bundle = make_test_bundle("secure.com");
         bundle.ca_pem = Some("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nca-cert\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n".to_string());
-        store.store("secure.com".to_string(), bundle).unwrap();
+        store.store("secure.com".to_string(), bundle);
 
-        let cert_dir = tmp.path().join("secure.com");
+        let loaded = store.get("secure.com").unwrap();
-        assert!(cert_dir.join("ca.pem").exists());
-
-        let mut store2 = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
-        store2.load_all().unwrap();
-        let loaded = store2.get("secure.com").unwrap();
         assert!(loaded.ca_pem.is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_load_all_multiple_certs() {
+    fn test_multiple_certs() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
-        let mut store = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
 
-        store.store("a.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("a.com")).unwrap();
+        store.store("a.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("a.com"));
-        store.store("b.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("b.com")).unwrap();
+        store.store("b.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("b.com"));
-        store.store("c.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("c.com")).unwrap();
+        store.store("c.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("c.com"));
 
-        let mut store2 = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
+        assert_eq!(store.count(), 3);
-        let loaded = store2.load_all().unwrap();
+        assert!(store.has("a.com"));
-        assert_eq!(loaded, 3);
+        assert!(store.has("b.com"));
-        assert!(store2.has("a.com"));
+        assert!(store.has("c.com"));
-        assert!(store2.has("b.com"));
-        assert!(store2.has("c.com"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_load_all_missing_directory() {
-        let mut store = CertStore::new("/nonexistent/path/to/certs");
-        let loaded = store.load_all().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(loaded, 0);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_cert() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
-        let mut store = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
 
-        store.store("remove-me.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("remove-me.com")).unwrap();
+        store.store("remove-me.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("remove-me.com"));
         assert!(store.has("remove-me.com"));
 
-        let removed = store.remove("remove-me.com").unwrap();
+        let removed = store.remove("remove-me.com");
         assert!(removed);
         assert!(!store.has("remove-me.com"));
-        assert!(!tmp.path().join("remove-me.com").exists());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_wildcard_domain_storage() {
+    fn test_remove_nonexistent() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
-        let mut store = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
+        assert!(!store.remove("nonexistent.com"));
+    }
 
-        store.store("*.example.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("*.example.com")).unwrap();
+    #[test]
+    fn test_wildcard_domain() {
+        let mut store = CertStore::new();
 
-        // Directory should use sanitized name
+        store.store("*.example.com".to_string(), make_test_bundle("*.example.com"));
-        assert!(tmp.path().join("_wildcard_.example.com").exists());
+        assert!(store.has("*.example.com"));
 
-        let mut store2 = CertStore::new(tmp.path());
+        let loaded = store.get("*.example.com").unwrap();
-        store2.load_all().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.metadata.domain, "*.example.com");
-        assert!(store2.has("*.example.com"));
     }
 }

rust/crates/rustproxy/src/lib.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 pub mod challenge_server;
 pub mod management;
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ pub struct RustProxy {
     cert_manager: Option<Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<CertManager>>>,
     challenge_server: Option<challenge_server::ChallengeServer>,
     renewal_handle: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
+    sampling_handle: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
     nft_manager: Option<NftManager>,
     started: bool,
     started_at: Option<Instant>,
-    /// Path to a Unix domain socket for relaying socket-handler connections back to TypeScript.
+    /// Shared path to a Unix domain socket for relaying socket-handler connections back to TypeScript.
-    socket_handler_relay_path: Option<String>,
+    socket_handler_relay: Arc<std::sync::RwLock<Option<String>>>,
+    /// Dynamically loaded certificates (via loadCertificate IPC), independent of CertManager.
+    loaded_certs: HashMap<String, TlsCertConfig>,
 }
 
 impl RustProxy {
@@ -100,18 +103,24 @@ impl RustProxy {
         let cert_manager = Self::build_cert_manager(&options)
             .map(|cm| Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(cm)));
 
+        let retention = options.metrics.as_ref()
+            .and_then(|m| m.retention_seconds)
+            .unwrap_or(3600) as usize;
+
         Ok(Self {
             options,
             route_table: ArcSwap::from(Arc::new(route_manager)),
             listener_manager: None,
-            metrics: Arc::new(MetricsCollector::new()),
+            metrics: Arc::new(MetricsCollector::with_retention(retention)),
             cert_manager,
             challenge_server: None,
             renewal_handle: None,
+            sampling_handle: None,
             nft_manager: None,
             started: false,
             started_at: None,
-            socket_handler_relay_path: None,
+            socket_handler_relay: Arc::new(std::sync::RwLock::new(None)),
+            loaded_certs: HashMap::new(),
         })
     }
 
@@ -184,15 +193,12 @@ impl RustProxy {
             return None;
         }
 
-        let store_path = acme.certificate_store
-            .as_deref()
-            .unwrap_or("./certs");
         let email = acme.email.clone()
             .or_else(|| acme.account_email.clone());
         let use_production = acme.use_production.unwrap_or(false);
         let renew_before_days = acme.renew_threshold_days.unwrap_or(30);
 
-        let store = CertStore::new(store_path);
+        let store = CertStore::new();
         Some(CertManager::new(store, email, use_production, renew_before_days))
     }
 
@@ -211,6 +217,13 @@ impl RustProxy {
             extended_keep_alive_lifetime_ms: options.extended_keep_alive_lifetime,
             accept_proxy_protocol: options.accept_proxy_protocol.unwrap_or(false),
             send_proxy_protocol: options.send_proxy_protocol.unwrap_or(false),
+            proxy_ips: options.proxy_ips.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[])
+                .iter()
+                .filter_map(|s| s.parse::<std::net::IpAddr>().ok())
+                .collect(),
+            keep_alive: options.keep_alive.unwrap_or(true),
+            keep_alive_initial_delay_ms: options.keep_alive_initial_delay.unwrap_or(60_000),
+            max_connections: options.max_connections.unwrap_or(100_000),
         }
     }
 
@@ -222,19 +235,6 @@ impl RustProxy {
 
         info!("Starting RustProxy...");
 
-        // Load persisted certificates
-        if let Some(ref cm) = self.cert_manager {
-            let mut cm = cm.lock().await;
-            match cm.load_all() {
-                Ok(count) => {
-                    if count > 0 {
-                        info!("Loaded {} persisted certificates", count);
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(e) => warn!("Failed to load persisted certificates: {}", e),
-            }
-        }
-
         // Auto-provision certificates for routes with certificate: 'auto'
         self.auto_provision_certificates().await;
 
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ impl RustProxy {
         );
         listener.set_connection_config(conn_config);
 
+        // Share the socket-handler relay path with the listener
+        listener.set_socket_handler_relay(Arc::clone(&self.socket_handler_relay));
+
         // Extract TLS configurations from routes and cert manager
         let mut tls_configs = Self::extract_tls_configs(&self.options.routes);
 
@@ -275,6 +278,13 @@ impl RustProxy {
             }
         }
 
+        // Merge dynamically loaded certs (from loadCertificate IPC)
+        for (d, c) in &self.loaded_certs {
+            if !tls_configs.contains_key(d) {
+                tls_configs.insert(d.clone(), c.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
         if !tls_configs.is_empty() {
             debug!("Loaded TLS certificates for {} domains", tls_configs.len());
             listener.set_tls_configs(tls_configs);
@@ -289,6 +299,21 @@ impl RustProxy {
         self.started = true;
         self.started_at = Some(Instant::now());
 
+        // Start the throughput sampling task
+        let metrics = Arc::clone(&self.metrics);
+        let interval_ms = self.options.metrics.as_ref()
+            .and_then(|m| m.sample_interval_ms)
+            .unwrap_or(1000);
+        self.sampling_handle = Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(
+                std::time::Duration::from_millis(interval_ms)
+            );
+            loop {
+                interval.tick().await;
+                metrics.sample_all();
+            }
+        }));
+
         // Apply NFTables rules for routes using nftables forwarding engine
         self.apply_nftables_rules(&self.options.routes.clone()).await;
 
@@ -393,9 +418,7 @@ impl RustProxy {
                         };
 
                         let mut cm = cm_arc.lock().await;
-                        if let Err(e) = cm.load_static(domain.clone(), bundle) {
+                        cm.load_static(domain.clone(), bundle);
-                            error!("Failed to store certificate for {}: {}", domain, e);
-                        }
 
                         info!("Certificate provisioned for {}", domain);
                     }
@@ -493,6 +516,11 @@ impl RustProxy {
 
         info!("Stopping RustProxy...");
 
+        // Stop sampling task
+        if let Some(handle) = self.sampling_handle.take() {
+            handle.abort();
+        }
+
         // Stop renewal timer
         if let Some(handle) = self.renewal_handle.take() {
             handle.abort();
@@ -544,6 +572,12 @@ impl RustProxy {
             vec![]
         };
 
+        // Prune per-route metrics for route IDs that no longer exist
+        let active_route_ids: HashSet<String> = routes.iter()
+            .filter_map(|r| r.id.clone())
+            .collect();
+        self.metrics.retain_routes(&active_route_ids);
+
         // Atomically swap the route table
         let new_manager = Arc::new(new_manager);
         self.route_table.store(Arc::clone(&new_manager));
@@ -565,6 +599,12 @@ impl RustProxy {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            // Merge dynamically loaded certs (from loadCertificate IPC)
+            for (d, c) in &self.loaded_certs {
+                if !tls_configs.contains_key(d) {
+                    tls_configs.insert(d.clone(), c.clone());
+                }
+            }
             listener.set_tls_configs(tls_configs);
 
             // Add new ports
@@ -729,14 +769,16 @@ impl RustProxy {
     }
 
     /// Set the Unix domain socket path for relaying socket-handler connections to TypeScript.
+    /// The path is shared with the TcpListenerManager via Arc<RwLock>, so updates
+    /// take effect immediately for all new connections.
     pub fn set_socket_handler_relay_path(&mut self, path: Option<String>) {
         info!("Socket handler relay path set to: {:?}", path);
-        self.socket_handler_relay_path = path;
+        *self.socket_handler_relay.write().unwrap() = path;
     }
 
     /// Get the current socket handler relay path.
-    pub fn get_socket_handler_relay_path(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+    pub fn get_socket_handler_relay_path(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.socket_handler_relay_path.as_deref()
+        self.socket_handler_relay.read().unwrap().clone()
     }
 
     /// Load a certificate for a domain and hot-swap the TLS configuration.
@@ -770,10 +812,15 @@ impl RustProxy {
             };
 
             let mut cm = cm_arc.lock().await;
-            cm.load_static(domain.to_string(), bundle)
+            cm.load_static(domain.to_string(), bundle);
-                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to store certificate: {}", e))?;
         }
 
+        // Persist in loaded_certs so future rebuild calls include this cert
+        self.loaded_certs.insert(domain.to_string(), TlsCertConfig {
+            cert_pem: cert_pem.clone(),
+            key_pem: key_pem.clone(),
+        });
+
         // Hot-swap TLS config on the listener
         if let Some(ref mut listener) = self.listener_manager {
             let mut tls_configs = Self::extract_tls_configs(&self.options.routes);
@@ -797,6 +844,13 @@ impl RustProxy {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Merge dynamically loaded certs from previous loadCertificate calls
+            for (d, c) in &self.loaded_certs {
+                if !tls_configs.contains_key(d) {
+                    tls_configs.insert(d.clone(), c.clone());
+                }
+            }
+
             listener.set_tls_configs(tls_configs);
         }
 

rust/crates/rustproxy/src/main.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ struct Cli {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    // Install the default CryptoProvider early, before any TLS or ACME code runs.
+    // This prevents panics from instant-acme/hyper-rustls calling ClientConfig::builder()
+    // before TLS listeners have started. Idempotent — later calls harmlessly return Err.
+    let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
     // Initialize tracing - write to stderr so stdout is reserved for management IPC

rust/crates/rustproxy/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -185,6 +185,76 @@ pub async fn wait_for_port(port: u16, timeout_ms: u64) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
+/// Start a TLS HTTP echo backend: accepts TLS, then responds with HTTP JSON
+/// containing request details. Combines TLS acceptance with HTTP echo behavior.
+pub async fn start_tls_http_backend(
+    port: u16,
+    backend_name: &str,
+    cert_pem: &str,
+    key_pem: &str,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    let acceptor = rustproxy_passthrough::build_tls_acceptor(cert_pem, key_pem)
+        .expect("Failed to build TLS acceptor");
+    let acceptor = Arc::new(acceptor);
+    let name = backend_name.to_string();
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Failed to bind TLS HTTP backend on port {}", port));
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            let (stream, _) = match listener.accept().await {
+                Ok(conn) => conn,
+                Err(_) => break,
+            };
+            let acc = acceptor.clone();
+            let backend = name.clone();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let mut tls_stream = match acc.accept(stream).await {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(_) => return,
+                };
+
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; 16384];
+                let n = match tls_stream.read(&mut buf).await {
+                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => return,
+                    Ok(n) => n,
+                };
+                let req_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]);
+
+                // Parse first line: METHOD PATH HTTP/x.x
+                let first_line = req_str.lines().next().unwrap_or("");
+                let parts: Vec<&str> = first_line.split_whitespace().collect();
+                let method = parts.first().copied().unwrap_or("UNKNOWN");
+                let path = parts.get(1).copied().unwrap_or("/");
+
+                // Extract Host header
+                let host = req_str
+                    .lines()
+                    .find(|l| l.to_lowercase().starts_with("host:"))
+                    .map(|l| l[5..].trim())
+                    .unwrap_or("unknown");
+
+                let body = format!(
+                    r#"{{"method":"{}","path":"{}","host":"{}","backend":"{}"}}"#,
+                    method, path, host, backend
+                );
+
+                let response = format!(
+                    "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n{}",
+                    body.len(),
+                    body,
+                );
+                let _ = tls_stream.write_all(response.as_bytes()).await;
+                let _ = tls_stream.shutdown().await;
+            });
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Helper to create a minimal route config for testing.
 pub fn make_test_route(
     port: u16,
@@ -201,6 +271,7 @@ pub fn make_test_route(
             client_ip: None,
             tls_version: None,
             headers: None,
+            protocol: None,
         },
         action: rustproxy_config::RouteAction {
             action_type: rustproxy_config::RouteActionType::Forward,
@@ -381,6 +452,86 @@ pub fn make_tls_terminate_route(
     route
 }
 
+/// Start a TLS WebSocket echo backend: accepts TLS, performs WS handshake, then echoes data.
+/// Combines TLS acceptance (like `start_tls_http_backend`) with WebSocket echo (like `start_ws_echo_backend`).
+pub async fn start_tls_ws_echo_backend(
+    port: u16,
+    cert_pem: &str,
+    key_pem: &str,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    let acceptor = rustproxy_passthrough::build_tls_acceptor(cert_pem, key_pem)
+        .expect("Failed to build TLS acceptor");
+    let acceptor = Arc::new(acceptor);
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", port))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Failed to bind TLS WS echo backend on port {}", port));
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            let (stream, _) = match listener.accept().await {
+                Ok(conn) => conn,
+                Err(_) => break,
+            };
+            let acc = acceptor.clone();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let mut tls_stream = match acc.accept(stream).await {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(_) => return,
+                };
+
+                // Read the HTTP upgrade request
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; 4096];
+                let n = match tls_stream.read(&mut buf).await {
+                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => return,
+                    Ok(n) => n,
+                };
+
+                let req_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]);
+
+                // Extract Sec-WebSocket-Key for handshake
+                let ws_key = req_str
+                    .lines()
+                    .find(|l| l.to_lowercase().starts_with("sec-websocket-key:"))
+                    .map(|l| l.split(':').nth(1).unwrap_or("").trim().to_string())
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+
+                // Send 101 Switching Protocols
+                let accept_response = format!(
+                    "HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\n\
+                     Upgrade: websocket\r\n\
+                     Connection: Upgrade\r\n\
+                     Sec-WebSocket-Accept: {}\r\n\
+                     \r\n",
+                    ws_key
+                );
+
+                if tls_stream
+                    .write_all(accept_response.as_bytes())
+                    .await
+                    .is_err()
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Echo all data back (raw TCP after upgrade)
+                let mut echo_buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
+                loop {
+                    let n = match tls_stream.read(&mut echo_buf).await {
+                        Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                        Ok(n) => n,
+                    };
+                    if tls_stream.write_all(&echo_buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Helper to create a TLS passthrough route for testing.
 pub fn make_tls_passthrough_route(
     port: u16,

rust/crates/rustproxy/tests/integration_http_proxy.rs

@@ -407,6 +407,305 @@ async fn test_websocket_through_proxy() {
     proxy.stop().await.unwrap();
 }
 
+/// Test that terminate-and-reencrypt mode routes HTTP traffic through the
+/// full HTTP proxy with per-request Host-based routing.
+///
+/// This verifies the new behavior: after TLS termination, HTTP data is detected
+/// and routed through HttpProxyService (like nginx) instead of being blindly tunneled.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_terminate_and_reencrypt_http_routing() {
+    let backend1_port = next_port();
+    let backend2_port = next_port();
+    let proxy_port = next_port();
+
+    let (cert1, key1) = generate_self_signed_cert("alpha.example.com");
+    let (cert2, key2) = generate_self_signed_cert("beta.example.com");
+
+    // Generate separate backend certs (backends are independent TLS servers)
+    let (backend_cert1, backend_key1) = generate_self_signed_cert("localhost");
+    let (backend_cert2, backend_key2) = generate_self_signed_cert("localhost");
+
+    // Start TLS HTTP echo backends (proxy re-encrypts to these)
+    let _b1 = start_tls_http_backend(backend1_port, "alpha", &backend_cert1, &backend_key1).await;
+    let _b2 = start_tls_http_backend(backend2_port, "beta", &backend_cert2, &backend_key2).await;
+
+    // Create terminate-and-reencrypt routes
+    let mut route1 = make_tls_terminate_route(
+        proxy_port, "alpha.example.com", "127.0.0.1", backend1_port, &cert1, &key1,
+    );
+    route1.action.tls.as_mut().unwrap().mode = rustproxy_config::TlsMode::TerminateAndReencrypt;
+
+    let mut route2 = make_tls_terminate_route(
+        proxy_port, "beta.example.com", "127.0.0.1", backend2_port, &cert2, &key2,
+    );
+    route2.action.tls.as_mut().unwrap().mode = rustproxy_config::TlsMode::TerminateAndReencrypt;
+
+    let options = RustProxyOptions {
+        routes: vec![route1, route2],
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut proxy = RustProxy::new(options).unwrap();
+    proxy.start().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(wait_for_port(proxy_port, 2000).await);
+
+    // Test alpha domain - HTTP request through TLS terminate-and-reencrypt
+    let alpha_result = with_timeout(async {
+        let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+        let tls_config = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
+            .dangerous()
+            .with_custom_certificate_verifier(std::sync::Arc::new(InsecureVerifier))
+            .with_no_client_auth();
+        let connector = tokio_rustls::TlsConnector::from(std::sync::Arc::new(tls_config));
+
+        let stream = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", proxy_port))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let server_name = rustls::pki_types::ServerName::try_from("alpha.example.com".to_string()).unwrap();
+        let mut tls_stream = connector.connect(server_name, stream).await.unwrap();
+
+        let request = "GET /api/data HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: alpha.example.com\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n";
+        tls_stream.write_all(request.as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut response = Vec::new();
+        tls_stream.read_to_end(&mut response).await.unwrap();
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&response).to_string()
+    }, 10)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let alpha_body = extract_body(&alpha_result);
+    assert!(
+        alpha_body.contains(r#""backend":"alpha"#),
+        "Expected alpha backend, got: {}",
+        alpha_body
+    );
+    assert!(
+        alpha_body.contains(r#""method":"GET"#),
+        "Expected GET method, got: {}",
+        alpha_body
+    );
+    assert!(
+        alpha_body.contains(r#""path":"/api/data"#),
+        "Expected /api/data path, got: {}",
+        alpha_body
+    );
+    // Verify original Host header is preserved (not replaced with backend IP:port)
+    assert!(
+        alpha_body.contains(r#""host":"alpha.example.com"#),
+        "Expected original Host header alpha.example.com, got: {}",
+        alpha_body
+    );
+
+    // Test beta domain - different host goes to different backend
+    let beta_result = with_timeout(async {
+        let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+        let tls_config = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
+            .dangerous()
+            .with_custom_certificate_verifier(std::sync::Arc::new(InsecureVerifier))
+            .with_no_client_auth();
+        let connector = tokio_rustls::TlsConnector::from(std::sync::Arc::new(tls_config));
+
+        let stream = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", proxy_port))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let server_name = rustls::pki_types::ServerName::try_from("beta.example.com".to_string()).unwrap();
+        let mut tls_stream = connector.connect(server_name, stream).await.unwrap();
+
+        let request = "GET /other HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: beta.example.com\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n";
+        tls_stream.write_all(request.as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut response = Vec::new();
+        tls_stream.read_to_end(&mut response).await.unwrap();
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&response).to_string()
+    }, 10)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let beta_body = extract_body(&beta_result);
+    assert!(
+        beta_body.contains(r#""backend":"beta"#),
+        "Expected beta backend, got: {}",
+        beta_body
+    );
+    assert!(
+        beta_body.contains(r#""path":"/other"#),
+        "Expected /other path, got: {}",
+        beta_body
+    );
+    // Verify original Host header is preserved for beta too
+    assert!(
+        beta_body.contains(r#""host":"beta.example.com"#),
+        "Expected original Host header beta.example.com, got: {}",
+        beta_body
+    );
+
+    proxy.stop().await.unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Test that WebSocket upgrade works through terminate-and-reencrypt mode.
+///
+/// Verifies the full chain: client→TLS→proxy terminates→re-encrypts→TLS→backend WebSocket.
+/// The proxy's `handle_websocket_upgrade` checks `upstream.use_tls` and calls
+/// `connect_tls_backend()` when true. This test covers that path.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_terminate_and_reencrypt_websocket() {
+    let backend_port = next_port();
+    let proxy_port = next_port();
+    let domain = "ws.example.com";
+
+    // Frontend cert (client→proxy TLS)
+    let (frontend_cert, frontend_key) = generate_self_signed_cert(domain);
+    // Backend cert (proxy→backend TLS)
+    let (backend_cert, backend_key) = generate_self_signed_cert("localhost");
+
+    // Start TLS WebSocket echo backend
+    let _backend = start_tls_ws_echo_backend(backend_port, &backend_cert, &backend_key).await;
+
+    // Create terminate-and-reencrypt route
+    let mut route = make_tls_terminate_route(
+        proxy_port,
+        domain,
+        "127.0.0.1",
+        backend_port,
+        &frontend_cert,
+        &frontend_key,
+    );
+    route.action.tls.as_mut().unwrap().mode = rustproxy_config::TlsMode::TerminateAndReencrypt;
+
+    let options = RustProxyOptions {
+        routes: vec![route],
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut proxy = RustProxy::new(options).unwrap();
+    proxy.start().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(wait_for_port(proxy_port, 2000).await);
+
+    let result = with_timeout(
+        async {
+            let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+            let tls_config = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
+                .dangerous()
+                .with_custom_certificate_verifier(std::sync::Arc::new(InsecureVerifier))
+                .with_no_client_auth();
+            let connector =
+                tokio_rustls::TlsConnector::from(std::sync::Arc::new(tls_config));
+
+            let stream = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", proxy_port))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            let server_name =
+                rustls::pki_types::ServerName::try_from(domain.to_string()).unwrap();
+            let mut tls_stream = connector.connect(server_name, stream).await.unwrap();
+
+            // Send WebSocket upgrade request through TLS
+            let request = format!(
+                "GET /ws HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+                 Host: {}\r\n\
+                 Upgrade: websocket\r\n\
+                 Connection: Upgrade\r\n\
+                 Sec-WebSocket-Key: dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==\r\n\
+                 Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13\r\n\
+                 \r\n",
+                domain
+            );
+            tls_stream.write_all(request.as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+
+            // Read the 101 response (byte-by-byte until \r\n\r\n)
+            let mut response_buf = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
+            let mut temp = [0u8; 1];
+            loop {
+                let n = tls_stream.read(&mut temp).await.unwrap();
+                if n == 0 {
+                    break;
+                }
+                response_buf.push(temp[0]);
+                if response_buf.len() >= 4 {
+                    let len = response_buf.len();
+                    if response_buf[len - 4..] == *b"\r\n\r\n" {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            let response_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&response_buf).to_string();
+            assert!(
+                response_str.contains("101"),
+                "Expected 101 Switching Protocols, got: {}",
+                response_str
+            );
+            assert!(
+                response_str.to_lowercase().contains("upgrade: websocket"),
+                "Expected Upgrade header, got: {}",
+                response_str
+            );
+
+            // After upgrade, send data and verify echo
+            let test_data = b"Hello TLS WebSocket!";
+            tls_stream.write_all(test_data).await.unwrap();
+
+            // Read echoed data
+            let mut echo_buf = vec![0u8; 256];
+            let n = tls_stream.read(&mut echo_buf).await.unwrap();
+            let echoed = &echo_buf[..n];
+
+            assert_eq!(echoed, test_data, "Expected echo of sent data");
+
+            "ok".to_string()
+        },
+        10,
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(result, "ok");
+    proxy.stop().await.unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Test that the protocol field on route config is accepted and processed.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_protocol_field_in_route_config() {
+    let backend_port = next_port();
+    let proxy_port = next_port();
+
+    let _backend = start_http_echo_backend(backend_port, "main").await;
+
+    // Create a route with protocol: "http" - should only match HTTP traffic
+    let mut route = make_test_route(proxy_port, None, "127.0.0.1", backend_port);
+    route.route_match.protocol = Some("http".to_string());
+
+    let options = RustProxyOptions {
+        routes: vec![route],
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut proxy = RustProxy::new(options).unwrap();
+    proxy.start().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(wait_for_port(proxy_port, 2000).await);
+
+    // HTTP request should match the route and get proxied
+    let result = with_timeout(async {
+        let response = send_http_request(proxy_port, "example.com", "GET", "/test").await;
+        extract_body(&response).to_string()
+    }, 10)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(
+        result.contains(r#""backend":"main"#),
+        "Expected main backend, got: {}",
+        result
+    );
+    assert!(
+        result.contains(r#""path":"/test"#),
+        "Expected /test path, got: {}",
+        result
+    );
+
+    proxy.stop().await.unwrap();
+}
+
 /// InsecureVerifier for test TLS client connections.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct InsecureVerifier;

test/test.acme-http-challenge.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
 import * as plugins from '../ts/plugins.js';
+import * as http from 'http';
 import { SmartProxy, SocketHandlers } from '../ts/index.js';
 
+/**
+ * Helper to make HTTP requests using Node's http module (unlike fetch/undici,
+ * http.request doesn't keep the event loop alive via a connection pool).
+ */
+function httpRequest(url: string, options: { method?: string; headers?: Record<string, string> } = {}): Promise<{ status: number; headers: http.IncomingHttpHeaders; body: string }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    const req = http.request({
+      hostname: parsed.hostname,
+      port: parsed.port,
+      path: parsed.pathname + parsed.search,
+      method: options.method || 'GET',
+      headers: options.headers,
+    }, (res) => {
+      let body = '';
+      res.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => { body += chunk.toString(); });
+      res.on('end', () => resolve({ status: res.statusCode!, headers: res.headers, body }));
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
 tap.test('should handle HTTP requests on port 80 for ACME challenges', async (tools) => {
   tools.timeout(10000);
 
@@ -37,23 +61,14 @@ tap.test('should handle HTTP requests on port 80 for ACME challenges', async (to
 
   const proxy = new SmartProxy(settings);
 
-  // Mock NFTables manager
-  (proxy as any).nftablesManager = {
-    ensureNFTablesSetup: async () => {},
-    stop: async () => {}
-  };
-  
   await proxy.start();
 
   // Make an HTTP request to the challenge endpoint
-  const response = await fetch('http://localhost:18080/.well-known/acme-challenge/test-token', {
+  const response = await httpRequest('http://localhost:18080/.well-known/acme-challenge/test-token');
-    method: 'GET'
-  });
 
   // Verify response
   expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
-  const body = await response.text();
+  expect(response.body).toEqual('challenge-response-for-test-token');
-  expect(body).toEqual('challenge-response-for-test-token');
 
   // Verify request was handled
   expect(handledRequests.length).toEqual(1);
@@ -95,16 +110,10 @@ tap.test('should parse HTTP headers correctly', async (tools) => {
 
   const proxy = new SmartProxy(settings);
 
-  // Mock NFTables manager
-  (proxy as any).nftablesManager = {
-    ensureNFTablesSetup: async () => {},
-    stop: async () => {}
-  };
-  
   await proxy.start();
 
   // Make request with custom headers
-  const response = await fetch('http://localhost:18081/test', {
+  const response = await httpRequest('http://localhost:18081/test', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       'X-Custom-Header': 'test-value',
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ tap.test('should parse HTTP headers correctly', async (tools) => {
   });
 
   expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
-  const body = await response.json();
+  const body = JSON.parse(response.body);
 
   // Verify headers were parsed correctly
   expect(capturedContext.headers['x-custom-header']).toEqual('test-value');

test/test.acme-http01-challenge.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ tap.test('should correctly handle HTTP-01 challenge requests with initial data c
     routes: [{
       name: 'acme-challenge-route',
       match: {
-        ports: 8080,
+        ports: 47700,
         path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
       },
       action: {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ tap.test('should correctly handle HTTP-01 challenge requests with initial data c
   
   // Connect to the proxy and send the HTTP-01 challenge request
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    testClient.connect(8080, 'localhost', () => {
+    testClient.connect(47700, 'localhost', () => {
       // Send HTTP request for the challenge token
       testClient.write(
         `GET ${challengePath} HTTP/1.1\r\n` +
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ tap.test('should return 404 for non-existent challenge tokens', async (tapTest)
     routes: [{
       name: 'acme-challenge-route',
       match: {
-        ports: 8081,
+        ports: 47701,
         path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
       },
       action: {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ tap.test('should return 404 for non-existent challenge tokens', async (tapTest)
   
   // Connect and send a request for a non-existent token
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    testClient.connect(8081, 'localhost', () => {
+    testClient.connect(47701, 'localhost', () => {
       testClient.write(
         'GET /.well-known/acme-challenge/invalid-token HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
         'Host: test.example.com\r\n' +

test/test.bun.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+
+import {
+  createHttpsTerminateRoute,
+  createCompleteHttpsServer,
+  createHttpRoute,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-helpers.js';
+
+import {
+  mergeRouteConfigs,
+  cloneRoute,
+  routeMatchesPath,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-utils.js';
+
+import {
+  validateRoutes,
+  validateRouteConfig,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-validator.js';
+
+import type { IRouteConfig } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/route-types.js';
+
+tap.test('route creation - createHttpsTerminateRoute produces correct structure', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpsTerminateRoute('secure.example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 8443 });
+  expect(route).toHaveProperty('match');
+  expect(route).toHaveProperty('action');
+  expect(route.action.type).toEqual('forward');
+  expect(route.action.tls).toBeDefined();
+  expect(route.action.tls!.mode).toEqual('terminate');
+  expect(route.match.domains).toEqual('secure.example.com');
+});
+
+tap.test('route creation - createCompleteHttpsServer returns redirect and main route', async () => {
+  const routes = createCompleteHttpsServer('app.example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  expect(routes).toBeArray();
+  expect(routes.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  // Should have an HTTP→HTTPS redirect and an HTTPS route
+  const hasRedirect = routes.some((r) => r.action.type === 'forward' && r.action.redirect !== undefined);
+  const hasHttps = routes.some((r) => r.action.tls?.mode === 'terminate');
+  expect(hasRedirect || hasHttps).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - validateRoutes on a set of routes', async () => {
+  const routes: IRouteConfig[] = [
+    createHttpRoute('a.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 }),
+    createHttpRoute('b.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 4000 }),
+  ];
+  const result = validateRoutes(routes);
+  expect(result.valid).toBeTrue();
+  expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - validateRoutes catches invalid route in set', async () => {
+  const routes: any[] = [
+    createHttpRoute('valid.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 }),
+    { match: { ports: 80 } }, // missing action
+  ];
+  const result = validateRoutes(routes);
+  expect(result.valid).toBeFalse();
+  expect(result.errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('path matching - routeMatchesPath with exact path', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  route.match.path = '/api';
+  expect(routeMatchesPath(route, '/api')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeMatchesPath(route, '/other')).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('path matching - route without path matches everything', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  // No path set, should match any path
+  expect(routeMatchesPath(route, '/anything')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeMatchesPath(route, '/')).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.test('route merging - mergeRouteConfigs combines routes', async () => {
+  const base = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  base.priority = 10;
+  base.name = 'base-route';
+
+  const merged = mergeRouteConfigs(base, {
+    priority: 50,
+    name: 'merged-route',
+  });
+
+  expect(merged.priority).toEqual(50);
+  expect(merged.name).toEqual('merged-route');
+  // Original route fields should be preserved
+  expect(merged.match.domains).toEqual('example.com');
+  expect(merged.action.targets![0].host).toEqual('127.0.0.1');
+});
+
+tap.test('route merging - mergeRouteConfigs does not mutate original', async () => {
+  const base = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  base.name = 'original';
+
+  const merged = mergeRouteConfigs(base, { name: 'changed' });
+  expect(base.name).toEqual('original');
+  expect(merged.name).toEqual('changed');
+});
+
+tap.test('route cloning - cloneRoute produces independent copy', async () => {
+  const original = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  original.priority = 42;
+  original.name = 'original-route';
+
+  const cloned = cloneRoute(original);
+
+  // Should be equal in value
+  expect(cloned.match.domains).toEqual('example.com');
+  expect(cloned.priority).toEqual(42);
+  expect(cloned.name).toEqual('original-route');
+  expect(cloned.action.targets![0].host).toEqual('127.0.0.1');
+  expect(cloned.action.targets![0].port).toEqual(3000);
+
+  // Should be independent - modifying clone shouldn't affect original
+  cloned.name = 'cloned-route';
+  cloned.priority = 99;
+  expect(original.name).toEqual('original-route');
+  expect(original.priority).toEqual(42);
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

test/test.connection-forwarding.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ tap.test('setup test servers', async () => {
   });
 
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    testServer.listen(7001, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    testServer.listen(47712, '127.0.0.1', () => {
-      console.log('TCP test server listening on port 7001');
+      console.log('TCP test server listening on port 47712');
       resolve();
     });
   });
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ tap.test('setup test servers', async () => {
   );
 
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    tlsTestServer.listen(7002, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    tlsTestServer.listen(47713, '127.0.0.1', () => {
-      console.log('TLS test server listening on port 7002');
+      console.log('TLS test server listening on port 47713');
       resolve();
     });
   });
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ tap.test('should forward TCP connections correctly', async () => {
       {
         name: 'tcp-forward',
         match: {
-          ports: 8080,
+          ports: 47710,
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
           targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
-            port: 7001,
+            port: 47712,
           }],
         },
       },
@@ -77,24 +77,22 @@ tap.test('should forward TCP connections correctly', async () => {
 
   // Test TCP forwarding
   const client = await new Promise<net.Socket>((resolve, reject) => {
-    const socket = net.connect(8080, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    const socket = net.connect(47710, '127.0.0.1', () => {
       console.log('Connected to proxy');
       resolve(socket);
     });
     socket.on('error', reject);
   });
 
-  // Test data transmission
+  // Test data transmission - wait for welcome message first
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    client.on('data', (data) => {
+    client.once('data', (data) => {
       const response = data.toString();
       console.log('Received:', response);
       expect(response).toContain('Connected to TCP test server');
       client.end();
       resolve();
     });
-
-    client.write('Hello from client');
   });
 
   await smartProxy.stop();
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS passthrough correctly', async () => {
       {
         name: 'tls-passthrough',
         match: {
-          ports: 8443,
+          ports: 47711,
           domains: 'test.example.com',
         },
         action: {
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS passthrough correctly', async () => {
           },
           targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
-            port: 7002,
+            port: 47713,
           }],
         },
       },
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS passthrough correctly', async () => {
   const client = await new Promise<tls.TLSSocket>((resolve, reject) => {
     const socket = tls.connect(
       {
-        port: 8443,
+        port: 47711,
         host: '127.0.0.1',
         servername: 'test.example.com',
         rejectUnauthorized: false,
@@ -146,15 +144,13 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS passthrough correctly', async () => {
 
   // Test data transmission over TLS
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    client.on('data', (data) => {
+    client.once('data', (data) => {
       const response = data.toString();
       console.log('TLS Received:', response);
       expect(response).toContain('Connected to TLS test server');
       client.end();
       resolve();
     });
-
-    client.write('Hello from TLS client');
   });
 
   await smartProxy.stop();
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
       {
         name: 'domain-a',
         match: {
-          ports: 8443,
+          ports: 47711,
           domains: 'a.example.com',
         },
         action: {
@@ -178,14 +174,14 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
           },
           targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
-            port: 7002,
+            port: 47713,
           }],
         },
       },
       {
         name: 'domain-b',
         match: {
-          ports: 8443,
+          ports: 47711,
           domains: 'b.example.com',
         },
         action: {
@@ -195,7 +191,7 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
           },
           targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
-            port: 7002,
+            port: 47713,
           }],
         },
       },
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
   const clientA = await new Promise<tls.TLSSocket>((resolve, reject) => {
     const socket = tls.connect(
       {
-        port: 8443,
+        port: 47711,
         host: '127.0.0.1',
         servername: 'a.example.com',
         rejectUnauthorized: false,
@@ -222,22 +218,20 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
   });
 
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    clientA.on('data', (data) => {
+    clientA.once('data', (data) => {
       const response = data.toString();
       console.log('Domain A response:', response);
       expect(response).toContain('Connected to TLS test server');
       clientA.end();
       resolve();
     });
-
-    clientA.write('Hello from domain A');
   });
 
   // Test domain B should also use TLS since it's on port 8443
   const clientB = await new Promise<tls.TLSSocket>((resolve, reject) => {
     const socket = tls.connect(
       {
-        port: 8443,
+        port: 47711,
         host: '127.0.0.1',
         servername: 'b.example.com',
         rejectUnauthorized: false,
@@ -251,7 +245,7 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
   });
 
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    clientB.on('data', (data) => {
+    clientB.once('data', (data) => {
       const response = data.toString();
       console.log('Domain B response:', response);
       // Should be forwarded to TLS server
@@ -259,8 +253,6 @@ tap.test('should handle SNI-based forwarding', async () => {
       clientB.end();
       resolve();
     });
-
-    clientB.write('Hello from domain B');
   });
 
   await smartProxy.stop();

test/test.deno.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+
+import {
+  createHttpRoute,
+  createHttpsTerminateRoute,
+  createLoadBalancerRoute,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-helpers.js';
+
+import {
+  findMatchingRoutes,
+  findBestMatchingRoute,
+  routeMatchesDomain,
+  routeMatchesPort,
+  routeMatchesPath,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-utils.js';
+
+import {
+  validateRouteConfig,
+  isValidDomain,
+  isValidPort,
+} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-validator.js';
+
+import type { IRouteConfig } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/route-types.js';
+
+tap.test('route creation - createHttpRoute produces correct structure', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  expect(route).toHaveProperty('match');
+  expect(route).toHaveProperty('action');
+  expect(route.match.domains).toEqual('example.com');
+  expect(route.action.type).toEqual('forward');
+  expect(route.action.targets).toBeArray();
+  expect(route.action.targets![0].host).toEqual('127.0.0.1');
+  expect(route.action.targets![0].port).toEqual(3000);
+});
+
+tap.test('route creation - createHttpRoute with array of domains', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute(['a.com', 'b.com'], { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 });
+  expect(route.match.domains).toEqual(['a.com', 'b.com']);
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - validateRouteConfig accepts valid route', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('valid.example.com', { host: '10.0.0.1', port: 8080 });
+  const result = validateRouteConfig(route);
+  expect(result.valid).toBeTrue();
+  expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - validateRouteConfig rejects missing action', async () => {
+  const badRoute = { match: { ports: 80 } } as any;
+  const result = validateRouteConfig(badRoute);
+  expect(result.valid).toBeFalse();
+  expect(result.errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - isValidDomain checks correctly', async () => {
+  expect(isValidDomain('example.com')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(isValidDomain('*.example.com')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(isValidDomain('')).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('route validation - isValidPort checks correctly', async () => {
+  expect(isValidPort(80)).toBeTrue();
+  expect(isValidPort(443)).toBeTrue();
+  expect(isValidPort(0)).toBeFalse();
+  expect(isValidPort(70000)).toBeFalse();
+  expect(isValidPort(-1)).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('domain matching - exact domain', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  expect(routeMatchesDomain(route, 'example.com')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeMatchesDomain(route, 'other.com')).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('domain matching - wildcard domain', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('*.example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  expect(routeMatchesDomain(route, 'sub.example.com')).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeMatchesDomain(route, 'example.com')).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('port matching - single port', async () => {
+  const route = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  // createHttpRoute defaults to port 80
+  expect(routeMatchesPort(route, 80)).toBeTrue();
+  expect(routeMatchesPort(route, 443)).toBeFalse();
+});
+
+tap.test('route finding - findBestMatchingRoute selects by priority', async () => {
+  const lowPriority = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  lowPriority.priority = 10;
+
+  const highPriority = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 4000 });
+  highPriority.priority = 100;
+
+  const routes: IRouteConfig[] = [lowPriority, highPriority];
+  const best = findBestMatchingRoute(routes, { domain: 'example.com', port: 80 });
+  expect(best).toBeDefined();
+  expect(best!.priority).toEqual(100);
+  expect(best!.action.targets![0].port).toEqual(4000);
+});
+
+tap.test('route finding - findMatchingRoutes returns all matches', async () => {
+  const route1 = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 3000 });
+  const route2 = createHttpRoute('example.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 4000 });
+  const route3 = createHttpRoute('other.com', { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 5000 });
+
+  const matches = findMatchingRoutes([route1, route2, route3], { domain: 'example.com', port: 80 });
+  expect(matches).toHaveLength(2);
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

test/test.forwarding-regression.ts

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ tap.test('forward connections should not be immediately closed', async (t) => {
 
   // Listen on a non-privileged port
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    testServer.listen(9090, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    testServer.listen(47721, '127.0.0.1', () => {
-      console.log('Test server listening on port 9090');
+      console.log('Test server listening on port 47721');
       resolve();
     });
   });
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ tap.test('forward connections should not be immediately closed', async (t) => {
       {
         name: 'forward-test',
         match: {
-          ports: 8080,
+          ports: 47720,
         },
         action: {
           type: 'forward',
           targets: [{
             host: '127.0.0.1',
-            port: 9090,
+            port: 47721,
           }],
         },
       },
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ tap.test('forward connections should not be immediately closed', async (t) => {
 
   // Create a client connection through the proxy
   const client = net.createConnection({
-    port: 8080,
+    port: 47720,
     host: '127.0.0.1',
   });
 

test/test.http-port8080-forwarding.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as http from 'http';
 
 tap.test('should forward HTTP connections on port 8080', async (tapTest) => {
   // Create a mock HTTP server to act as our target
-  const targetPort = 8181;
+  const targetPort = 47732;
   let receivedRequest = false;
   let receivedPath = '';
   
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ tap.test('should forward HTTP connections on port 8080', async (tapTest) => {
     routes: [{
       name: 'test-route',
       match: {
-        ports: 8080
+        ports: 47730
         // Remove domain restriction for HTTP connections
         // Domain matching happens after HTTP headers are received
       },
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ tap.test('should forward HTTP connections on port 8080', async (tapTest) => {
   // Make an HTTP request to port 8080
   const options = {
     hostname: 'localhost',
-    port: 8080,
+    port: 47730,
     path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/test-token',
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ tap.test('should forward HTTP connections on port 8080', async (tapTest) => {
 
 tap.test('should handle basic HTTP request forwarding', async (tapTest) => {
   // Create a simple target server
-  const targetPort = 8182;
+  const targetPort = 47733;
   let receivedRequest = false;
   
   const targetServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ tap.test('should handle basic HTTP request forwarding', async (tapTest) => {
     routes: [{
       name: 'simple-forward',
       match: {
-        ports: 8081
+        ports: 47731
         // Remove domain restriction for HTTP connections
       },
       action: {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ tap.test('should handle basic HTTP request forwarding', async (tapTest) => {
   // Make request
   const options = {
     hostname: 'localhost',
-    port: 8081,
+    port: 47731,
     path: '/test',
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {

test/test.long-lived-connections.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
 let testProxy: SmartProxy;
 let targetServer: net.Server;
 
+const ECHO_PORT = 47200;
+const PROXY_PORT = 47201;
+
 // Create a simple echo server as target
 tap.test('setup test environment', async () => {
   // Create target server that echoes data back
@@ -23,9 +26,13 @@ tap.test('setup test environment', async () => {
     });
   });
 
-  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    targetServer.listen(9876, () => {
+    targetServer.on('error', (err) => {
-      console.log('Target server listening on port 9876');
+      console.error(`Echo server error: ${err.message}`);
+      reject(err);
+    });
+    targetServer.listen(ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`Target server listening on port ${ECHO_PORT}`);
       resolve();
     });
   });
@@ -35,13 +42,13 @@ tap.test('setup test environment', async () => {
     routes: [{
       name: 'tcp-forward-test',
       match: {
-        ports: 8888  // Plain TCP port
+        ports: PROXY_PORT  // Plain TCP port
       },
       action: {
         type: 'forward',
         targets: [{
           host: 'localhost',
-          port: 9876
+          port: ECHO_PORT
         }]
         // No TLS configuration - just plain TCP forwarding
       }
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ tap.test('setup test environment', async () => {
     defaults: {
       target: {
         host: 'localhost',
-        port: 9876
+        port: ECHO_PORT
       }
     },
     enableDetailedLogging: true,
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ tap.test('setup test environment', async () => {
 });
 
 tap.test('should keep WebSocket-like connection open for extended period', async (tools) => {
-  tools.timeout(60000); // 60 second test timeout
+  tools.timeout(15000); // 15 second test timeout
 
   const client = new net.Socket();
   let messagesReceived = 0;
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ tap.test('should keep WebSocket-like connection open for extended period', async
 
   // Connect to proxy
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    client.connect(8888, 'localhost', () => {
+    client.connect(PROXY_PORT, 'localhost', () => {
       console.log('Client connected to proxy');
       resolve();
     });
@@ -99,19 +106,19 @@ tap.test('should keep WebSocket-like connection open for extended period', async
   expect(messagesReceived).toEqual(1);
 
   // Simulate WebSocket-like keep-alive pattern
-  // Send periodic messages over 60 seconds
+  // Send periodic messages over 5 seconds
   const startTime = Date.now();
   const pingInterval = setInterval(() => {
-    if (!connectionClosed && Date.now() - startTime < 60000) {
+    if (!connectionClosed && Date.now() - startTime < 5000) {
       console.log('Sending ping...');
       client.write('PING\n');
     } else {
       clearInterval(pingInterval);
     }
-  }, 10000); // Every 10 seconds
+  }, 1000); // Every 1 second
 
-  // Wait for 55 seconds (must complete within 60s runner timeout)
+  // Wait for 5 seconds — sufficient to verify the connection stays open
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 55000));
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
 
   // Clean up interval
   clearInterval(pingInterval);
@@ -119,8 +126,8 @@ tap.test('should keep WebSocket-like connection open for extended period', async
   // Connection should still be open
   expect(connectionClosed).toEqual(false);
 
-  // Should have received responses (1 hello + 6 pings)
+  // Should have received responses (1 hello + ~5 pings)
-  expect(messagesReceived).toBeGreaterThan(5);
+  expect(messagesReceived).toBeGreaterThan(3);
 
   // Close connection gracefully
   client.end();

test/test.metrics-new.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import * as net from 'net';
 
 let smartProxyInstance: SmartProxy;
 let echoServer: net.Server;
-const echoServerPort = 9876;
+const echoServerPort = 47300;
-const proxyPort = 8080;
+const proxyPort = 47301;
 
 // Create an echo server for testing
 tap.test('should create echo server for testing', async () => {
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ tap.test('should create echo server for testing', async () => {
     });
   });
 
-  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    echoServer.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error(`Echo server error: ${err.message}`);
+      reject(err);
+    });
     echoServer.listen(echoServerPort, () => {
       console.log(`Echo server listening on port ${echoServerPort}`);
       resolve();
@@ -27,28 +31,21 @@ tap.test('should create echo server for testing', async () => {
 tap.test('should create SmartProxy instance with new metrics', async () => {
   smartProxyInstance = new SmartProxy({
     routes: [{
+      id: 'test-route',  // id is needed for per-route metrics tracking in Rust
       name: 'test-route',
       match: {
-        ports: [proxyPort],
+        ports: [proxyPort]
-        domains: '*'
+        // No domains — port-only route uses fast-path (no data peeking)
       },
       action: {
         type: 'forward',
         targets: [{
           host: 'localhost',
           port: echoServerPort
-        }],
+        }]
-        tls: {
+        // No TLS — plain TCP forwarding
-          mode: 'passthrough'
-        }
       }
     }],
-    defaults: {
-      target: {
-        host: 'localhost',
-        port: echoServerPort
-      }
-    },
     metrics: {
       enabled: true,
       sampleIntervalMs: 100,  // Sample every 100ms for faster testing
@@ -86,12 +83,11 @@ tap.test('should verify new metrics API structure', async () => {
   expect(metrics.throughput).toHaveProperty('byIP');
 });
 
-tap.test('should track throughput correctly', async (tools) => {
+tap.test('should track active connections', async (tools) => {
   const metrics = smartProxyInstance.getMetrics();
 
-  // Initial state - no connections yet
+  // Initial state - no connections
   expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
-  expect(metrics.throughput.instant()).toEqual({ in: 0, out: 0 });
 
   // Create a test connection
   const client = new net.Socket();
@@ -101,21 +97,14 @@ tap.test('should track throughput correctly', async (tools) => {
       console.log('Connected to proxy');
       resolve();
     });
-    
     client.on('error', reject);
   });
 
-  // Send some data
+  // Send some data and wait for echo
   const testData = Buffer.from('Hello, World!'.repeat(100)); // ~1.3KB
-  
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    client.write(testData, () => {
+    client.write(testData, () => resolve());
-      console.log('Data sent');
-      resolve();
   });
-  });
-  
-  // Wait for echo response
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
     client.once('data', (data) => {
       console.log(`Received ${data.length} bytes back`);
@@ -123,50 +112,75 @@ tap.test('should track throughput correctly', async (tools) => {
     });
   });
 
-  // Wait for metrics to be sampled
+  // Wait for metrics to be polled
-  await tools.delayFor(200);
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
 
-  // Check metrics
+  // Active connection count should be 1
   expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(1);
-  expect(metrics.requests.total()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  // Total connections should be tracked
+  expect(metrics.connections.total()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-  // Check throughput - should show bytes transferred
+  // Per-route tracking should show the connection
-  const instant = metrics.throughput.instant();
+  const byRoute = metrics.connections.byRoute();
-  console.log('Instant throughput:', instant);
+  console.log('Connections by route:', Array.from(byRoute.entries()));
+  expect(byRoute.get('test-route')).toEqual(1);
 
-  // Should have recorded some throughput
+  // Clean up - close the connection
-  expect(instant.in).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  expect(instant.out).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  
-  // Check totals
-  expect(metrics.totals.bytesIn()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  expect(metrics.totals.bytesOut()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  
-  // Clean up
   client.destroy();
 
-  // Wait for connection cleanup with retry
+  // Wait for connection cleanup
-  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
     await tools.delayFor(100);
     if (metrics.connections.active() === 0) break;
   }
-
-  // Verify connection was cleaned up
   expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
 });
 
-tap.test('should track multiple connections and routes', async (tools) => {
+tap.test('should track bytes after connection closes', async (tools) => {
   const metrics = smartProxyInstance.getMetrics();
 
-  // Ensure we start with 0 connections
+  // Create a connection, send data, then close it
-  const initialActive = metrics.connections.active();
+  const client = new net.Socket();
-  if (initialActive > 0) {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    console.log(`Warning: Starting with ${initialActive} active connections, waiting for cleanup...`);
+    client.connect(proxyPort, 'localhost', () => resolve());
-    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    client.on('error', reject);
+  });
+
+  // Send some data
+  const testData = Buffer.from('Hello, World!'.repeat(100)); // ~1.3KB
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    client.write(testData, () => resolve());
+  });
+
+  // Wait for echo
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    client.once('data', () => resolve());
+  });
+
+  // Close the connection — Rust records bytes on connection close
+  client.destroy();
+
+  // Wait for connection to fully close and metrics to poll
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    await tools.delayFor(100);
+    if (metrics.connections.active() === 0 && metrics.totals.bytesIn() > 0) break;
+  }
+
+  // Now bytes should be recorded
+  console.log('Total bytes in:', metrics.totals.bytesIn());
+  console.log('Total bytes out:', metrics.totals.bytesOut());
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesIn()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesOut()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('should track multiple connections', async (tools) => {
+  const metrics = smartProxyInstance.getMetrics();
+
+  // Ensure we start with 0 active connections
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
     await tools.delayFor(100);
     if (metrics.connections.active() === 0) break;
   }
-  }
 
   // Create multiple connections
   const clients: net.Socket[] = [];
@@ -174,61 +188,40 @@ tap.test('should track multiple connections and routes', async (tools) => {
 
   for (let i = 0; i < connectionCount; i++) {
     const client = new net.Socket();
-
     await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      client.connect(proxyPort, 'localhost', () => {
+      client.connect(proxyPort, 'localhost', () => resolve());
-        resolve();
-      });
-
       client.on('error', reject);
     });
-
     clients.push(client);
   }
 
-  // Allow connections to be fully established and tracked
+  // Allow connections to be fully established and metrics polled
-  await tools.delayFor(100);
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
 
   // Verify active connections
+  console.log('Active connections:', metrics.connections.active());
   expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(connectionCount);
 
-  // Send data on each connection
+  // Per-route should track all connections
-  const dataPromises = clients.map((client, index) => {
-    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-      const data = Buffer.from(`Connection ${index}: `.repeat(50));
-      client.write(data, () => {
-        client.once('data', () => resolve());
-      });
-    });
-  });
-  
-  await Promise.all(dataPromises);
-  await tools.delayFor(200);
-  
-  // Check metrics by route
   const routeConnections = metrics.connections.byRoute();
   console.log('Connections by route:', Array.from(routeConnections.entries()));
   expect(routeConnections.get('test-route')).toEqual(connectionCount);
 
-  // Check top IPs
-  const topIPs = metrics.connections.topIPs(5);
-  console.log('Top IPs:', topIPs);
-  expect(topIPs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  expect(topIPs[0].count).toEqual(connectionCount);
-  
   // Clean up all connections
   clients.forEach(client => client.destroy());
-  await tools.delayFor(100);
 
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    await tools.delayFor(100);
+    if (metrics.connections.active() === 0) break;
+  }
   expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
 });
 
-tap.test('should provide throughput history', async (tools) => {
+tap.test('should provide throughput data', async (tools) => {
   const metrics = smartProxyInstance.getMetrics();
 
   // Create a connection and send data periodically
   const client = new net.Socket();
-  
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
     client.connect(proxyPort, 'localhost', () => resolve());
     client.on('error', reject);
@@ -241,17 +234,16 @@ tap.test('should provide throughput history', async (tools) => {
     await tools.delayFor(100);
   }
 
-  // Get throughput history
+  // Close connection so bytes are recorded
-  const history = metrics.throughput.history(2); // Last 2 seconds
+  client.destroy();
-  console.log('Throughput history entries:', history.length);
-  console.log('Sample history entry:', history[0]);
 
-  expect(history.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  // Wait for metrics to update
-  expect(history[0]).toHaveProperty('timestamp');
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-  expect(history[0]).toHaveProperty('in');
+    await tools.delayFor(100);
-  expect(history[0]).toHaveProperty('out');
+    if (metrics.totals.bytesIn() > 0) break;
+  }
 
-  // Verify different time windows show different rates
+  // Verify different time windows are available (all return same data from Rust for now)
   const instant = metrics.throughput.instant();
   const recent = metrics.throughput.recent();
   const average = metrics.throughput.average();
@@ -261,8 +253,9 @@ tap.test('should provide throughput history', async (tools) => {
   console.log('  Recent (10s):', recent);
   console.log('  Average (60s):', average);
 
-  // Clean up
+  // Total bytes should have accumulated
-  client.destroy();
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesIn()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesOut()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 });
 
 tap.test('should clean up resources', async () => {

test/test.perf-improvements.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,472 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as http from 'http';
+import * as https from 'https';
+import * as http2 from 'http2';
+import * as net from 'net';
+import * as tls from 'tls';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Port assignments (47600–47620 range to avoid conflicts)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const HTTP_ECHO_PORT  = 47600; // backend HTTP echo server
+const PROXY_HTTP_PORT = 47601; // SmartProxy plain HTTP forwarding
+const PROXY_HTTPS_PORT = 47602; // SmartProxy TLS-terminate HTTPS forwarding
+const TCP_ECHO_PORT   = 47603; // backend TCP echo server
+const PROXY_TCP_PORT  = 47604; // SmartProxy plain TCP forwarding
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Shared state
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+let httpEchoServer: http.Server;
+let tcpEchoServer: net.Server;
+let proxy: SmartProxy;
+
+const certPem = fs.readFileSync(path.join(import.meta.dirname, '..', 'assets', 'certs', 'cert.pem'), 'utf8');
+const keyPem  = fs.readFileSync(path.join(import.meta.dirname, '..', 'assets', 'certs', 'key.pem'), 'utf8');
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helper: make an HTTP request and return { status, body }
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function httpRequest(
+  options: http.RequestOptions,
+  body?: string,
+): Promise<{ status: number; body: string }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', (chunk: string) => (data += chunk));
+      res.on('end', () => resolve({ status: res.statusCode!, body: data }));
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+      req.destroy(new Error('timeout'));
+    });
+    if (body) req.end(body);
+    else req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+// Same but for HTTPS
+function httpsRequest(
+  options: https.RequestOptions,
+  body?: string,
+): Promise<{ status: number; body: string }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', (chunk: string) => (data += chunk));
+      res.on('end', () => resolve({ status: res.statusCode!, body: data }));
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+      req.destroy(new Error('timeout'));
+    });
+    if (body) req.end(body);
+    else req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+// Helper: wait for metrics to settle on a condition
+async function waitForMetrics(
+  metrics: ReturnType<SmartProxy['getMetrics']>,
+  condition: () => boolean,
+  maxWaitMs = 3000,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - start < maxWaitMs) {
+    // Force a fresh poll
+    await (proxy as any).metricsAdapter.poll();
+    if (condition()) return;
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+  }
+}
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 1. Setup backend servers
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('setup - backend servers', async () => {
+  // HTTP echo server: POST → echo:<body>, GET → ok
+  httpEchoServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+    if (req.method === 'POST') {
+      let body = '';
+      req.on('data', (chunk: string) => (body += chunk));
+      req.on('end', () => {
+        res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+        res.end(`echo:${body}`);
+      });
+    } else {
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+      res.end('ok');
+    }
+  });
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    httpEchoServer.on('error', reject);
+    httpEchoServer.listen(HTTP_ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`HTTP echo server on port ${HTTP_ECHO_PORT}`);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // TCP echo server
+  tcpEchoServer = net.createServer((socket) => {
+    socket.on('data', (data) => socket.write(data));
+  });
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    tcpEchoServer.on('error', reject);
+    tcpEchoServer.listen(TCP_ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`TCP echo server on port ${TCP_ECHO_PORT}`);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 2. Setup SmartProxy
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('setup - SmartProxy with 3 routes', async () => {
+  proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      // Plain HTTP forward: 47601 → 47600
+      {
+        name: 'http-forward',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_HTTP_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: HTTP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+      // TLS-terminate HTTPS: 47602 → 47600
+      {
+        name: 'https-terminate',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_HTTPS_PORT, domains: 'localhost' },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: HTTP_ECHO_PORT }],
+          tls: {
+            mode: 'terminate',
+            certificate: {
+              key: keyPem,
+              cert: certPem,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      // Plain TCP forward: 47604 → 47603
+      {
+        name: 'tcp-forward',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_TCP_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: TCP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: {
+      enabled: true,
+      sampleIntervalMs: 100,
+    },
+    enableDetailedLogging: false,
+  });
+
+  await proxy.start();
+  // Give the proxy a moment to fully bind
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500));
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 3. HTTP/1.1 connection pooling: sequential requests reuse connections
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('HTTP/1.1 connection pooling: sequential requests reuse connections', async (tools) => {
+  tools.timeout(30000);
+  const metrics = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const REQUEST_COUNT = 20;
+
+  // Use a non-keepalive agent so each request closes the client→proxy socket
+  // (Rust's backend connection pool still reuses proxy→backend connections)
+  const agent = new http.Agent({ keepAlive: false });
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < REQUEST_COUNT; i++) {
+    const result = await httpRequest(
+      {
+        hostname: 'localhost',
+        port: PROXY_HTTP_PORT,
+        path: '/echo',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+        agent,
+      },
+      `msg-${i}`,
+    );
+    expect(result.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(result.body).toEqual(`echo:msg-${i}`);
+  }
+
+  agent.destroy();
+
+  // Wait for all connections to settle and metrics to update
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0, 5000);
+  expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
+
+  // Bytes should have been transferred
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.totals.bytesIn() > 0);
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesIn()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(metrics.totals.bytesOut()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  console.log(`HTTP pooling test: ${REQUEST_COUNT} requests completed. bytesIn=${metrics.totals.bytesIn()}, bytesOut=${metrics.totals.bytesOut()}`);
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 4. HTTPS with TLS termination: multiple requests through TLS
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('HTTPS with TLS termination: multiple requests through TLS', async (tools) => {
+  tools.timeout(30000);
+  const REQUEST_COUNT = 10;
+
+  const agent = new https.Agent({ keepAlive: false, rejectUnauthorized: false });
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < REQUEST_COUNT; i++) {
+    const result = await httpsRequest(
+      {
+        hostname: 'localhost',
+        port: PROXY_HTTPS_PORT,
+        path: '/echo',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+        rejectUnauthorized: false,
+        servername: 'localhost',
+        agent,
+      },
+      `tls-${i}`,
+    );
+    expect(result.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(result.body).toEqual(`echo:tls-${i}`);
+  }
+
+  agent.destroy();
+
+  console.log(`HTTPS termination test: ${REQUEST_COUNT} requests completed successfully`);
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 5. TLS ALPN negotiation verification
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('HTTP/2 end-to-end: ALPN h2 with multiplexed requests', async (tools) => {
+  tools.timeout(15000);
+
+  // Connect an HTTP/2 session over TLS
+  const session = http2.connect(`https://localhost:${PROXY_HTTPS_PORT}`, {
+    rejectUnauthorized: false,
+  });
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    session.on('connect', () => resolve());
+    session.on('error', reject);
+    setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('h2 connect timeout')), 5000);
+  });
+
+  // Verify ALPN negotiated h2
+  const alpnProtocol = (session.socket as tls.TLSSocket).alpnProtocol;
+  console.log(`TLS ALPN negotiated protocol: ${alpnProtocol}`);
+  expect(alpnProtocol).toEqual('h2');
+
+  // Send 5 multiplexed POST requests on the same h2 session
+  const REQUEST_COUNT = 5;
+  const promises: Promise<{ status: number; body: string }>[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < REQUEST_COUNT; i++) {
+    promises.push(
+      new Promise<{ status: number; body: string }>((resolve, reject) => {
+        const reqStream = session.request({
+          ':method': 'POST',
+          ':path': '/echo',
+          'content-type': 'text/plain',
+        });
+
+        let data = '';
+        let status = 0;
+
+        reqStream.on('response', (headers) => {
+          status = headers[':status'] as number;
+        });
+        reqStream.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+          data += chunk.toString();
+        });
+        reqStream.on('end', () => resolve({ status, body: data }));
+        reqStream.on('error', reject);
+        reqStream.end(`h2-msg-${i}`);
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const results = await Promise.all(promises);
+  for (let i = 0; i < REQUEST_COUNT; i++) {
+    expect(results[i].status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(results[i].body).toEqual(`echo:h2-msg-${i}`);
+  }
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => session.close(() => resolve()));
+  console.log(`HTTP/2 end-to-end: ${REQUEST_COUNT} multiplexed requests completed successfully`);
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 6. Connection stability: no leaked connections after repeated open/close
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('connection stability: no leaked connections after repeated open/close', async (tools) => {
+  tools.timeout(60000);
+  const metrics = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const BATCH_SIZE = 50;
+
+  // Ensure we start clean
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0);
+
+  // Record total connections before
+  await (proxy as any).metricsAdapter.poll();
+  const totalBefore = metrics.connections.total();
+
+  // --- Batch 1: 50 sequential TCP connections ---
+  for (let i = 0; i < BATCH_SIZE; i++) {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const client = new net.Socket();
+      client.connect(PROXY_TCP_PORT, 'localhost', () => {
+        const msg = `batch1-${i}`;
+        client.write(msg);
+        client.once('data', (data) => {
+          expect(data.toString()).toEqual(msg);
+          client.end();
+        });
+      });
+      client.on('close', () => resolve());
+      client.on('error', reject);
+      client.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+        client.destroy(new Error('timeout'));
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Wait for all connections to drain
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0, 5000);
+  expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
+  console.log(`Batch 1 done: active=${metrics.connections.active()}, total=${metrics.connections.total()}`);
+
+  // --- Batch 2: another 50 ---
+  for (let i = 0; i < BATCH_SIZE; i++) {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const client = new net.Socket();
+      client.connect(PROXY_TCP_PORT, 'localhost', () => {
+        const msg = `batch2-${i}`;
+        client.write(msg);
+        client.once('data', (data) => {
+          expect(data.toString()).toEqual(msg);
+          client.end();
+        });
+      });
+      client.on('close', () => resolve());
+      client.on('error', reject);
+      client.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+        client.destroy(new Error('timeout'));
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Wait for all connections to drain again
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0, 5000);
+  expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
+
+  // Total should reflect ~100 new connections
+  await (proxy as any).metricsAdapter.poll();
+  const totalAfter = metrics.connections.total();
+  const newConnections = totalAfter - totalBefore;
+  console.log(`Batch 2 done: active=${metrics.connections.active()}, total=${totalAfter}, new=${newConnections}`);
+  expect(newConnections).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(BATCH_SIZE * 2);
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 7. Concurrent connections: burst and drain
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('concurrent connections: burst and drain', async (tools) => {
+  tools.timeout(30000);
+  const metrics = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const CONCURRENT = 20;
+
+  // Ensure we start clean
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0, 5000);
+
+  // Open 20 TCP connections simultaneously
+  const clients: net.Socket[] = [];
+  const connectPromises: Promise<void>[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < CONCURRENT; i++) {
+    const client = new net.Socket();
+    clients.push(client);
+    connectPromises.push(
+      new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        client.connect(PROXY_TCP_PORT, 'localhost', () => resolve());
+        client.on('error', reject);
+        client.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+          client.destroy(new Error('timeout'));
+        });
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  await Promise.all(connectPromises);
+
+  // Send data on all connections and wait for echo
+  const echoPromises = clients.map((client, i) => {
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const msg = `concurrent-${i}`;
+      client.once('data', (data) => {
+        expect(data.toString()).toEqual(msg);
+        resolve();
+      });
+      client.write(msg);
+      client.on('error', reject);
+    });
+  });
+
+  await Promise.all(echoPromises);
+
+  // Poll metrics — active connections should be CONCURRENT
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() >= CONCURRENT, 3000);
+  const activeWhileOpen = metrics.connections.active();
+  console.log(`Burst: active connections while open = ${activeWhileOpen}`);
+  expect(activeWhileOpen).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(CONCURRENT);
+
+  // Close all connections
+  for (const client of clients) {
+    client.end();
+  }
+
+  // Wait for drain
+  await waitForMetrics(metrics, () => metrics.connections.active() === 0, 5000);
+  expect(metrics.connections.active()).toEqual(0);
+  console.log('Drain: all connections closed, active=0');
+});
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// 8. Cleanup
+// ===========================================================================
+tap.test('cleanup', async () => {
+  await proxy.stop();
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    httpEchoServer.close(() => {
+      console.log('HTTP echo server closed');
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    tcpEchoServer.close(() => {
+      console.log('TCP echo server closed');
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

test/test.port-forwarding-fix.ts

@@ -5,19 +5,27 @@ import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.js';
 let echoServer: net.Server;
 let proxy: SmartProxy;
 
+const ECHO_PORT = 47400;
+const PROXY_PORT_1 = 47401;
+const PROXY_PORT_2 = 47402;
+
 tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async (tools) => {
   // Set a timeout for this test
   tools.timeout(10000); // 10 seconds
   // Create an echo server
-  echoServer = await new Promise<net.Server>((resolve) => {
+  echoServer = await new Promise<net.Server>((resolve, reject) => {
     const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
       socket.on('data', (data) => {
         socket.write(`ECHO: ${data}`);
       });
     });
 
-    server.listen(8888, () => {
+    server.on('error', (err) => {
-      console.log('Echo server listening on port 8888');
+      console.error(`Echo server error: ${err.message}`);
+      reject(err);
+    });
+    server.listen(ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`Echo server listening on port ${ECHO_PORT}`);
       resolve(server);
     });
   });
@@ -26,10 +34,10 @@ tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async (tool
   proxy = new SmartProxy({
     routes: [{
       name: 'test-forward',
-      match: { ports: 9999 },
+      match: { ports: PROXY_PORT_1 },
       action: {
         type: 'forward',
-        targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: 8888 }]
+        targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: ECHO_PORT }]
       }
     }]
   });
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async (tool
   await proxy.start();
 
   // Test connection through proxy
-  const client = net.createConnection(9999, 'localhost');
+  const client = net.createConnection(PROXY_PORT_1, 'localhost');
 
   const result = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
     client.on('data', (data) => {
@@ -52,6 +60,9 @@ tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async (tool
   });
 
   expect(result).toEqual('ECHO: Hello');
+
+  // Stop proxy from test 1 before test 2 reassigns the variable
+  await proxy.stop();
 });
 
 tap.test('TLS passthrough should work correctly', async () => {
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ tap.test('TLS passthrough should work correctly', async () => {
   proxy = new SmartProxy({
     routes: [{
       name: 'tls-test',
-      match: { ports: 8443, domains: 'test.example.com' },
+      match: { ports: PROXY_PORT_2, domains: 'test.example.com' },
       action: {
         type: 'forward',
         tls: { mode: 'passthrough' },
@@ -85,16 +96,6 @@ tap.test('cleanup', async () => {
       });
     });
   }
-  if (proxy) {
-    await proxy.stop();
-    console.log('Proxy stopped');
-  }
 });
 
-export default tap.start().then(() => {
+export default tap.start();
-  // Force exit after tests complete
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    console.log('Forcing process exit');
-    process.exit(0);
-  }, 1000);
-});

test/test.port-mapping.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import type { IRouteConfig, IRouteContext } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/mode
 let testServers: Array<{ server: net.Server; port: number }> = [];
 let smartProxy: SmartProxy;
 
-const TEST_PORT_START = 4000;
+const TEST_PORT_START = 47750;
-const PROXY_PORT_START = 5000;
+const PROXY_PORT_START = 48750;
 const TEST_DATA = 'Hello through dynamic port mapper!';
 
 // Cleanup function to close all servers and proxies
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ function createTestClient(port: number, data: string): Promise<string> {
 tap.test('setup port mapping test environment', async () => {
   // Create multiple test servers on different ports
   await Promise.all([
-    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START),     // Server on port 4000
+    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START),     // Server on port 47750
-    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START + 1), // Server on port 4001
+    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START + 1), // Server on port 47751
-    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START + 2), // Server on port 4002
+    createTestServer(TEST_PORT_START + 2), // Server on port 47752
   ]);
   
   // Create a SmartProxy with dynamic port mapping routes
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ tap.test('setup port mapping test environment', async () => {
         name: 'Identity Port Mapping'
       }),
       
-      // Offset port mapping from 5001 to 4001 (offset -1000)
+      // Offset port mapping from 48751 to 47751 (offset -1000)
       createOffsetPortMappingRoute({
         ports: PROXY_PORT_START + 1,
         targetHost: 'localhost',
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ tap.test('setup port mapping test environment', async () => {
   await smartProxy.start();
 });
 
-// Test 1: Simple identity port mapping (5000 -> 4000)
+// Test 1: Simple identity port mapping (48750 -> 47750)
 tap.test('should map port using identity function', async () => {
   const response = await createTestClient(PROXY_PORT_START, TEST_DATA);
   expect(response).toEqual(`Server ${TEST_PORT_START} says: ${TEST_DATA}`);
 });
 
-// Test 2: Offset port mapping (5001 -> 4001)
+// Test 2: Offset port mapping (48751 -> 47751)
 tap.test('should map port using offset function', async () => {
   const response = await createTestClient(PROXY_PORT_START + 1, TEST_DATA);
   expect(response).toEqual(`Server ${TEST_PORT_START + 1} says: ${TEST_DATA}`);

test/test.route-config.ts

@@ -562,4 +562,168 @@ tap.test('Route Integration - Combining Multiple Route Types', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+// --------------------------------- Protocol Match Field Tests ---------------------------------
+
+tap.test('Routes: Should accept protocol field on route match', async () => {
+  // Create a route with protocol: 'http'
+  const httpOnlyRoute: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 443,
+      domains: 'api.example.com',
+      protocol: 'http',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'backend', port: 8080 }],
+      tls: {
+        mode: 'terminate',
+        certificate: 'auto',
+      },
+    },
+    name: 'HTTP-only Route',
+  };
+
+  // Validate the route - protocol field should not cause errors
+  const validation = validateRouteConfig(httpOnlyRoute);
+  expect(validation.valid).toBeTrue();
+
+  // Verify the protocol field is preserved
+  expect(httpOnlyRoute.match.protocol).toEqual('http');
+});
+
+tap.test('Routes: Should accept protocol tcp on route match', async () => {
+  // Create a route with protocol: 'tcp'
+  const tcpOnlyRoute: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 443,
+      domains: 'db.example.com',
+      protocol: 'tcp',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'db-server', port: 5432 }],
+      tls: {
+        mode: 'passthrough',
+      },
+    },
+    name: 'TCP-only Route',
+  };
+
+  const validation = validateRouteConfig(tcpOnlyRoute);
+  expect(validation.valid).toBeTrue();
+
+  expect(tcpOnlyRoute.match.protocol).toEqual('tcp');
+});
+
+tap.test('Routes: Protocol field should work with terminate-and-reencrypt', async () => {
+  // Create a terminate-and-reencrypt route that only accepts HTTP
+  const reencryptRoute = createHttpsTerminateRoute(
+    'secure.example.com',
+    { host: 'backend', port: 443 },
+    { reencrypt: true, certificate: 'auto', name: 'Reencrypt HTTP Route' }
+  );
+
+  // Set protocol restriction to http
+  reencryptRoute.match.protocol = 'http';
+
+  // Validate the route
+  const validation = validateRouteConfig(reencryptRoute);
+  expect(validation.valid).toBeTrue();
+
+  // Verify TLS mode
+  expect(reencryptRoute.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate-and-reencrypt');
+  // Verify protocol field is preserved
+  expect(reencryptRoute.match.protocol).toEqual('http');
+});
+
+tap.test('Routes: Protocol field should not affect domain/port matching', async () => {
+  // Routes with and without protocol field should both match the same domain/port
+  const routeWithProtocol: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 443,
+      domains: 'example.com',
+      protocol: 'http',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'backend', port: 8080 }],
+      tls: { mode: 'terminate', certificate: 'auto' },
+    },
+    name: 'With Protocol',
+    priority: 10,
+  };
+
+  const routeWithoutProtocol: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 443,
+      domains: 'example.com',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'fallback', port: 8081 }],
+      tls: { mode: 'terminate', certificate: 'auto' },
+    },
+    name: 'Without Protocol',
+    priority: 5,
+  };
+
+  const routes = [routeWithProtocol, routeWithoutProtocol];
+
+  // Both routes should match the domain/port (protocol is a hint for Rust-side matching)
+  const matches = findMatchingRoutes(routes, { domain: 'example.com', port: 443 });
+  expect(matches.length).toEqual(2);
+
+  // The one with higher priority should be first
+  const best = findBestMatchingRoute(routes, { domain: 'example.com', port: 443 });
+  expect(best).not.toBeUndefined();
+  expect(best!.name).toEqual('With Protocol');
+});
+
+tap.test('Routes: Protocol field preserved through route cloning', async () => {
+  const original: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 8443,
+      domains: 'clone-test.example.com',
+      protocol: 'http',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'backend', port: 3000 }],
+      tls: { mode: 'terminate-and-reencrypt', certificate: 'auto' },
+    },
+    name: 'Clone Test',
+  };
+
+  const cloned = cloneRoute(original);
+
+  // Verify protocol is preserved in clone
+  expect(cloned.match.protocol).toEqual('http');
+  expect(cloned.action.tls?.mode).toEqual('terminate-and-reencrypt');
+
+  // Modify clone should not affect original
+  cloned.match.protocol = 'tcp';
+  expect(original.match.protocol).toEqual('http');
+});
+
+tap.test('Routes: Protocol field preserved through route merging', async () => {
+  const base: IRouteConfig = {
+    match: {
+      ports: 443,
+      domains: 'merge-test.example.com',
+      protocol: 'http',
+    },
+    action: {
+      type: 'forward',
+      targets: [{ host: 'backend', port: 3000 }],
+      tls: { mode: 'terminate-and-reencrypt', certificate: 'auto' },
+    },
+    name: 'Merge Base',
+  };
+
+  // Merge with override that changes name but not protocol
+  const merged = mergeRouteConfigs(base, { name: 'Merged Route' });
+  expect(merged.match.protocol).toEqual('http');
+  expect(merged.name).toEqual('Merged Route');
+});
+
 export default tap.start();

test/test.route-security-integration.ts

@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ tap.test('route security with block list should work', async () => {
     client.connect(9993, '127.0.0.1');
   });
   
-  // Should connect then be immediately closed by security
+  // Connection should be blocked by security - either closed or error
   expect(events).toContain('connected');
-  expect(events).toContain('closed');
+  // Rust drops the stream immediately; client may see 'closed', 'error', or both
-  expect(result).toEqual('closed');
+  const wasBlocked = result === 'closed' || result === 'error';
+  expect(wasBlocked).toEqual(true);
   expect(targetServerConnections).toEqual(0);
   
   // Clean up

test/test.route-security-unit.ts

@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ tap.test('route security should be correctly configured', async () => {
       targets: [{
         host: '127.0.0.1',
         port: 8991
-      }],
+      }]
+    },
     security: {
       ipAllowList: ['192.168.1.1'],
       ipBlockList: ['10.0.0.1']
     }
-    }
   }];
 
   // This should not throw an error
@@ -30,32 +30,9 @@ tap.test('route security should be correctly configured', async () => {
   // The proxy should be created successfully
   expect(proxy).toBeInstanceOf(smartproxy.SmartProxy);
 
-  // Test that security manager exists and has the isIPAuthorized method
+  // Verify route configuration was preserved
-  const securityManager = (proxy as any).securityManager;
+  expect(proxy.settings.routes[0].security?.ipAllowList).toContain('192.168.1.1');
-  expect(securityManager).toBeDefined();
+  expect(proxy.settings.routes[0].security?.ipBlockList).toContain('10.0.0.1');
-  expect(typeof securityManager.isIPAuthorized).toEqual('function');
-  
-  // Test IP authorization logic directly
-  const isLocalhostAllowed = securityManager.isIPAuthorized(
-    '127.0.0.1',
-    ['192.168.1.1'],  // Allow list
-    []  // Block list
-  );
-  expect(isLocalhostAllowed).toBeFalse();
-  
-  const isAllowedIPAllowed = securityManager.isIPAuthorized(
-    '192.168.1.1',
-    ['192.168.1.1'],  // Allow list
-    []  // Block list
-  );
-  expect(isAllowedIPAllowed).toBeTrue();
-  
-  const isBlockedIPAllowed = securityManager.isIPAuthorized(
-    '10.0.0.1',
-    ['0.0.0.0/0'],  // Allow all
-    ['10.0.0.1']    // But block this specific IP
-  );
-  expect(isBlockedIPAllowed).toBeFalse();
 });
 
 export default tap.start();

test/test.smartproxy.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/index.js';
 
 let testServer: net.Server;
 let smartProxy: SmartProxy;
-const TEST_SERVER_PORT = 4000;
+const TEST_SERVER_PORT = 47770;
-const PROXY_PORT = 4001;
+const PROXY_PORT = 47771;
 const TEST_DATA = 'Hello through port proxy!';
 
 // Track all created servers and proxies for proper cleanup
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ tap.test('setup port proxy test environment', async () => {
 tap.test('should start port proxy', async () => {
   await smartProxy.start();
   // Check if the proxy is listening by verifying the ports are active
-  expect(smartProxy.getListeningPorts().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect((await smartProxy.getListeningPorts()).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 });
 
 // Test basic TCP forwarding.
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ tap.test('should handle connection timeouts', async () => {
 tap.test('should stop port proxy', async () => {
   await smartProxy.stop();
   // Verify that there are no listening ports after stopping
-  expect(smartProxy.getListeningPorts().length).toEqual(0);
+  expect((await smartProxy.getListeningPorts()).length).toEqual(0);
   
   // Remove from tracking
   const index = allProxies.indexOf(smartProxy);

test/test.socket-handler.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tap.test('setup socket handler test', async () => {
   const routes: IRouteConfig[] = [{
     name: 'echo-handler',
     match: { 
-      ports: 9999
+      ports: 47780
       // No domains restriction - matches all connections
     },
     action: {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tap.test('should handle socket with custom function', async () => {
   let response = '';
   
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    client.connect(9999, 'localhost', () => {
+    client.connect(47780, 'localhost', () => {
       console.log('Client connected to proxy');
       resolve();
     });
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ tap.test('should handle async socket handler', async () => {
   // Update route with async handler
   await proxy.updateRoutes([{
     name: 'async-handler',
-    match: { ports: 9999 },
+    match: { ports: 47780 },
     action: {
       type: 'socket-handler',
       socketHandler: async (socket, context) => {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ tap.test('should handle async socket handler', async () => {
   });
   
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    client.connect(9999, 'localhost', () => {
+    client.connect(47780, 'localhost', () => {
       // Send initial data to trigger the handler
       client.write('test data\n');
       resolve();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ tap.test('should handle errors in socket handler', async () => {
   // Update route with error-throwing handler
   await proxy.updateRoutes([{
     name: 'error-handler',
-    match: { ports: 9999 },
+    match: { ports: 47780 },
     action: {
       type: 'socket-handler',
       socketHandler: (socket, context) => {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ tap.test('should handle errors in socket handler', async () => {
   });
   
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    client.connect(9999, 'localhost', () => {
+    client.connect(47780, 'localhost', () => {
       // Connection established - send data to trigger handler
       client.write('trigger\n');
       resolve();

test/test.throughput.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,705 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
+import type { IRouteConfig } from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as net from 'net';
+import * as http from 'http';
+import * as tls from 'tls';
+import * as https from 'https';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Port assignments (unique to avoid conflicts with other tests)
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const TCP_ECHO_PORT = 47500;
+const HTTP_ECHO_PORT = 47501;
+const TLS_ECHO_PORT = 47502;
+const PROXY_TCP_PORT = 47510;
+const PROXY_HTTP_PORT = 47511;
+const PROXY_TLS_PASS_PORT = 47512;
+const PROXY_TLS_TERM_PORT = 47513;
+const PROXY_SOCKET_PORT = 47514;
+const PROXY_MULTI_A_PORT = 47515;
+const PROXY_MULTI_B_PORT = 47516;
+const PROXY_TP_HTTP_PORT = 47517;
+
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Test certificates
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const CERT_PEM = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'assets', 'certs', 'cert.pem'), 'utf8');
+const KEY_PEM = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'assets', 'certs', 'key.pem'), 'utf8');
+
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Backend servers
+// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+let tcpEchoServer: net.Server;
+let httpEchoServer: http.Server;
+let tlsEchoServer: tls.Server;
+
+// Helper: force-poll the metrics adapter
+async function pollMetrics(proxy: SmartProxy): Promise<void> {
+  await (proxy as any).metricsAdapter.poll();
+}
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Setup: backend servers
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('setup - TCP echo server', async () => {
+  tcpEchoServer = net.createServer((socket) => {
+    socket.on('data', (data) => socket.write(data));
+    socket.on('error', () => {});
+  });
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    tcpEchoServer.listen(TCP_ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`TCP echo server on port ${TCP_ECHO_PORT}`);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('setup - HTTP echo server', async () => {
+  httpEchoServer = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+    let body = '';
+    req.on('data', (chunk) => (body += chunk));
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
+      res.end(`echo:${body}`);
+    });
+  });
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    httpEchoServer.listen(HTTP_ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`HTTP echo server on port ${HTTP_ECHO_PORT}`);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+tap.test('setup - TLS echo server', async () => {
+  tlsEchoServer = tls.createServer(
+    { cert: CERT_PEM, key: KEY_PEM },
+    (socket) => {
+      socket.on('data', (data) => socket.write(data));
+      socket.on('error', () => {});
+    },
+  );
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    tlsEchoServer.listen(TLS_ECHO_PORT, () => {
+      console.log(`TLS echo server on port ${TLS_ECHO_PORT}`);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 1: TCP Forward (plain TCP passthrough — no domain, no TLS)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('TCP forward - real-time byte tracking', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'tcp-forward',
+        name: 'tcp-forward',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_TCP_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: TCP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+
+  // Connect and send data
+  const client = new net.Socket();
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    client.connect(PROXY_TCP_PORT, 'localhost', () => resolve());
+    client.on('error', reject);
+  });
+
+  let received = 0;
+  client.on('data', (data) => (received += data.length));
+
+  // Send 10 KB in chunks over 1 second
+  const chunk = Buffer.alloc(1024, 'A');
+  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    client.write(chunk);
+    await tools.delayFor(100);
+  }
+
+  // Wait for echo data and sampling to accumulate
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  // === Key assertion: metrics visible WHILE the connection is still open ===
+  // Before this change, TCP bytes were only reported after connection close.
+  // Now bytes are reported per-chunk in real-time.
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const mDuring = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesInDuring = mDuring.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOutDuring = mDuring.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`TCP forward (during) — bytesIn: ${bytesInDuring}, bytesOut: ${bytesOutDuring}`);
+  expect(bytesInDuring).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(bytesOutDuring).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Check that throughput is non-zero during active TCP traffic
+  const tpDuring = mDuring.throughput.recent();
+  console.log(`TCP forward (during) — recent throughput: in=${tpDuring.in}, out=${tpDuring.out}`);
+  expect(tpDuring.in + tpDuring.out).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Per-IP tracking (TCP connections) ──
+  // Must check WHILE connection is active — per-IP data is evicted on last close
+  const byIP = mDuring.connections.byIP();
+  console.log('TCP forward — connections byIP:', Array.from(byIP.entries()));
+  expect(byIP.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  const topIPs = mDuring.connections.topIPs(10);
+  console.log('TCP forward — topIPs:', topIPs);
+  expect(topIPs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(topIPs[0].ip).toBeTruthy();
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Throughput history ──
+  const history = mDuring.throughput.history(10);
+  console.log('TCP forward — throughput history length:', history.length);
+  expect(history.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(history[0].timestamp).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Close connection
+  client.destroy();
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  // Final check — totals persist even after connection close
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`TCP forward (final) — bytesIn: ${bytesIn}, bytesOut: ${bytesOut}`);
+  expect(bytesIn).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(bytesInDuring);
+  expect(bytesOut).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(bytesOutDuring);
+
+  // Check per-route tracking
+  const byRoute = m.throughput.byRoute();
+  console.log('TCP forward — throughput byRoute:', Array.from(byRoute.entries()));
+
+  // After close, per-IP data should be evicted (memory leak fix)
+  const byIPAfter = m.connections.byIP();
+  console.log('TCP forward — connections byIP after close:', Array.from(byIPAfter.entries()));
+  expect(byIPAfter.size).toEqual(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 2: HTTP Forward (plain HTTP proxy)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('HTTP forward - byte totals tracking', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'http-forward',
+        name: 'http-forward',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_HTTP_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: HTTP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Send 10 HTTP requests with 1 KB body each
+  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    const body = 'X'.repeat(1024);
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const req = http.request(
+        {
+          hostname: 'localhost',
+          port: PROXY_HTTP_PORT,
+          path: '/echo',
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain', 'Content-Length': String(body.length) },
+        },
+        (res) => {
+          let data = '';
+          res.on('data', (chunk) => (data += chunk));
+          res.on('end', () => resolve());
+        },
+      );
+      req.on('error', reject);
+      req.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+        req.destroy();
+        reject(new Error('HTTP request timeout'));
+      });
+      req.end(body);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Wait for sampling + poll
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`HTTP forward — bytesIn: ${bytesIn}, bytesOut: ${bytesOut}`);
+
+  // Both directions should have bytes (CountingBody tracks request + response)
+  expect(bytesIn).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(bytesOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Per-IP tracking (HTTP connections) ──
+  const byIP = m.connections.byIP();
+  console.log('HTTP forward — connections byIP:', Array.from(byIP.entries()));
+  expect(byIP.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  const topIPs = m.connections.topIPs(10);
+  console.log('HTTP forward — topIPs:', topIPs);
+  expect(topIPs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(topIPs[0].ip).toBeTruthy();
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: HTTP request counting ──
+  const totalReqs = m.requests.total();
+  const rps = m.requests.perSecond();
+  console.log(`HTTP forward — requests total: ${totalReqs}, perSecond: ${rps}`);
+  expect(totalReqs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 3: TLS Passthrough (SNI-based, Rust passes encrypted data through)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('TLS passthrough - byte totals tracking', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'tls-passthrough',
+        name: 'tls-passthrough',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_TLS_PASS_PORT, domains: 'localhost' },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          tls: { mode: 'passthrough' },
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: TLS_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Connect via TLS through the proxy (SNI: localhost)
+  const tlsClient = tls.connect(
+    {
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: PROXY_TLS_PASS_PORT,
+      servername: 'localhost',
+      rejectUnauthorized: false,
+    },
+  );
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    tlsClient.on('secureConnect', () => resolve());
+    tlsClient.on('error', reject);
+  });
+
+  // Send some data
+  const data = Buffer.alloc(2048, 'B');
+  tlsClient.write(data);
+
+  // Wait for echo
+  let received = 0;
+  tlsClient.on('data', (chunk) => (received += chunk.length));
+  await tools.delayFor(1000);
+
+  console.log(`TLS passthrough — received ${received} bytes back`);
+  expect(received).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  tlsClient.destroy();
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`TLS passthrough — bytesIn: ${bytesIn}, bytesOut: ${bytesOut}`);
+
+  // TLS passthrough tracks encrypted bytes flowing through
+  expect(bytesIn).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(bytesOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 4: TLS Terminate + HTTP (Rust terminates TLS, forwards to HTTP backend)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('TLS terminate + HTTP forward - byte totals tracking', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'tls-terminate',
+        name: 'tls-terminate',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_TLS_TERM_PORT, domains: 'localhost' },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          tls: {
+            mode: 'terminate',
+            certificate: {
+              cert: CERT_PEM,
+              key: KEY_PEM,
+            },
+          },
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: HTTP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+    disableDefaultCert: true,
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Send HTTPS request through the proxy
+  const body = 'Z'.repeat(2048);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = https.request(
+      {
+        hostname: 'localhost',
+        port: PROXY_TLS_TERM_PORT,
+        path: '/echo',
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain', 'Content-Length': String(body.length) },
+        rejectUnauthorized: false,
+      },
+      (res) => {
+        let data = '';
+        res.on('data', (chunk) => (data += chunk));
+        res.on('end', () => {
+          console.log(`TLS terminate — response: ${data.slice(0, 50)}...`);
+          resolve();
+        });
+      },
+    );
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.setTimeout(5000, () => {
+      req.destroy();
+      reject(new Error('HTTPS request timeout'));
+    });
+    req.end(body);
+  });
+
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`TLS terminate — bytesIn: ${bytesIn}, bytesOut: ${bytesOut}`);
+
+  // TLS terminate: request body (bytesIn) and response body (bytesOut) via CountingBody
+  expect(bytesIn).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(bytesOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 5: Socket Handler (JS callback handling)
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('Socket handler - byte totals tracking', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'socket-handler',
+        name: 'socket-handler',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_SOCKET_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'socket-handler',
+          socketHandler: (socket, _context) => {
+            socket.on('data', (data) => socket.write(data)); // echo
+            socket.on('error', () => {});
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Connect and send data
+  const client = new net.Socket();
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    client.connect(PROXY_SOCKET_PORT, 'localhost', () => resolve());
+    client.on('error', reject);
+  });
+
+  const data = Buffer.alloc(4096, 'C');
+  client.write(data);
+
+  let received = 0;
+  client.on('data', (chunk) => (received += chunk.length));
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  console.log(`Socket handler — received ${received} bytes back`);
+
+  client.destroy();
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const bytesIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const bytesOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`Socket handler — bytesIn: ${bytesIn}, bytesOut: ${bytesOut}`);
+
+  // Socket handler relay now records bytes after copy_bidirectional completes
+  expect(bytesIn).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(bytesOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 6: Multi-route throughput isolation
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('Multi-route throughput isolation', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'route-alpha',
+        name: 'route-alpha',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_MULTI_A_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: TCP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'route-beta',
+        name: 'route-beta',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_MULTI_B_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: TCP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Send different amounts to each route
+  // Route alpha: 8 KB
+  const clientA = new net.Socket();
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    clientA.connect(PROXY_MULTI_A_PORT, 'localhost', () => resolve());
+    clientA.on('error', reject);
+  });
+  clientA.on('data', () => {}); // drain
+  for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+    clientA.write(Buffer.alloc(1024, 'A'));
+    await tools.delayFor(50);
+  }
+
+  // Route beta: 2 KB
+  const clientB = new net.Socket();
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    clientB.connect(PROXY_MULTI_B_PORT, 'localhost', () => resolve());
+    clientB.on('error', reject);
+  });
+  clientB.on('data', () => {}); // drain
+  for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    clientB.write(Buffer.alloc(1024, 'B'));
+    await tools.delayFor(50);
+  }
+
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  // Close both
+  clientA.destroy();
+  clientB.destroy();
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+
+  // Check per-route throughput exists for both
+  const byRoute = m.throughput.byRoute();
+  console.log('Multi-route — throughput byRoute:', Array.from(byRoute.entries()));
+
+  // Check per-route connection counts
+  const connByRoute = m.connections.byRoute();
+  console.log('Multi-route — connections byRoute:', Array.from(connByRoute.entries()));
+
+  // Both routes should have tracked data
+  const totalIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const totalOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`Multi-route — total bytesIn: ${totalIn}, bytesOut: ${totalOut}`);
+
+  expect(totalIn).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(totalOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Group 7: Throughput sampling over time (HTTP-based for real-time tracking)
+//
+// Uses HTTP proxy path where CountingBody reports bytes incrementally
+// as each request/response body completes. This allows the sampling task
+// to capture non-zero throughput during active traffic.
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('Throughput sampling - values appear during active HTTP traffic', async (tools) => {
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [
+      {
+        id: 'sampling-test',
+        name: 'sampling-test',
+        match: { ports: PROXY_TP_HTTP_PORT },
+        action: {
+          type: 'forward',
+          targets: [{ host: 'localhost', port: HTTP_ECHO_PORT }],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    metrics: { enabled: true, sampleIntervalMs: 100, retentionSeconds: 60 },
+  });
+  await proxy.start();
+  await tools.delayFor(300);
+
+  // Send HTTP requests continuously for ~2 seconds
+  let sending = true;
+  let requestCount = 0;
+  const sendLoop = (async () => {
+    while (sending) {
+      const body = 'D'.repeat(5120); // 5 KB per request
+      try {
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+          const req = http.request(
+            {
+              hostname: 'localhost',
+              port: PROXY_TP_HTTP_PORT,
+              path: '/echo',
+              method: 'POST',
+              headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain', 'Content-Length': String(body.length) },
+            },
+            (res) => {
+              res.on('data', () => {});
+              res.on('end', () => resolve());
+            },
+          );
+          req.on('error', reject);
+          req.setTimeout(3000, () => {
+            req.destroy();
+            reject(new Error('timeout'));
+          });
+          req.end(body);
+        });
+        requestCount++;
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore errors during shutdown
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  })();
+
+  // After 1.5 seconds of active traffic, check throughput
+  await tools.delayFor(1500);
+
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const m = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const tp = m.throughput.instant();
+  const totalIn = m.totals.bytesIn();
+  const totalOut = m.totals.bytesOut();
+  console.log(`Sampling test — after 1.5s of traffic: instant in=${tp.in}, out=${tp.out}`);
+  console.log(`Sampling test — totals: bytesIn=${totalIn}, bytesOut=${totalOut}, requests=${requestCount}`);
+
+  // Totals should definitely be non-zero after 1.5s of HTTP requests
+  expect(totalIn + totalOut).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Throughput instant should be non-zero during active traffic.
+  // The sampling interval is 100ms, so we've had ~15 samples by now.
+  // Each sample captures bytes from completed HTTP request/response bodies.
+  // Note: this can occasionally be 0 if sample boundaries don't align, so we
+  // also check that at least the throughput was non-zero for *some* recent window.
+  const tpRecent = m.throughput.recent();
+  console.log(`Sampling test — recent throughput: in=${tpRecent.in}, out=${tpRecent.out}`);
+  expect(tpRecent.in + tpRecent.out).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Per-IP tracking ──
+  const byIP = m.connections.byIP();
+  console.log('Sampling test — connections byIP:', Array.from(byIP.entries()));
+  expect(byIP.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  const topIPs = m.connections.topIPs(10);
+  console.log('Sampling test — topIPs:', topIPs);
+  expect(topIPs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(topIPs[0].ip).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(topIPs[0].count).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Throughput history ──
+  const history = m.throughput.history(10);
+  console.log(`Sampling test — throughput history: ${history.length} points`);
+  if (history.length > 0) {
+    console.log('  first:', history[0], 'last:', history[history.length - 1]);
+  }
+  expect(history.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(history[0].timestamp).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: Per-IP throughput ──
+  const tpByIP = m.throughput.byIP();
+  console.log('Sampling test — throughput byIP:', Array.from(tpByIP.entries()));
+
+  // ── v25.2.0: HTTP request counting ──
+  const totalReqs = m.requests.total();
+  const rps = m.requests.perSecond();
+  const rpm = m.requests.perMinute();
+  console.log(`Sampling test — HTTP requests: total=${totalReqs}, perSecond=${rps}, perMinute=${rpm}`);
+  expect(totalReqs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  // Stop sending
+  sending = false;
+  await sendLoop;
+
+  // After traffic stops, wait for metrics to settle
+  await tools.delayFor(500);
+  await pollMetrics(proxy);
+
+  const mAfter = proxy.getMetrics();
+  const tpAfter = mAfter.throughput.instant();
+  console.log(`Sampling test — after traffic stops: instant in=${tpAfter.in}, out=${tpAfter.out}`);
+
+  await proxy.stop();
+  await tools.delayFor(200);
+});
+
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Cleanup
+// ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+tap.test('cleanup - close backend servers', async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => tcpEchoServer.close(() => resolve()));
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => httpEchoServer.close(() => resolve()));
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => tlsEchoServer.close(() => resolve()));
+  console.log('All backend servers closed');
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '22.5.0',
+  version: '25.7.9',
   description: 'A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.'
 }

ts/core/models/common-types.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export interface IAcmeOptions {
   renewThresholdDays?: number;    // Days before expiry to renew certificates
   renewCheckIntervalHours?: number; // How often to check for renewals (in hours)
   autoRenew?: boolean;            // Whether to automatically renew certificates
-  certificateStore?: string;      // Directory to store certificates
   skipConfiguredCerts?: boolean;  // Skip domains with existing certificates
   domainForwards?: IDomainForwardConfig[]; // Domain-specific forwarding configs
 }

ts/core/models/socket-types.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as net from 'net';
+import * as net from 'node:net';
 import { WrappedSocket } from './wrapped-socket.js';
 
 /**

ts/core/utils/enhanced-connection-pool.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { LifecycleComponent } from './lifecycle-component.js';
 import { BinaryHeap } from './binary-heap.js';
 import { AsyncMutex } from './async-utils.js';
-import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
 
 /**
  * Interface for pooled connection

ts/core/utils/socket-tracker.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Provides standardized socket cleanup with proper listener and timer management
  */
 
-import type { Socket } from 'net';
+import type { Socket } from 'node:net';
 
 export type SocketTracked = {
   cleanup: () => void;

ts/index.ts

@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
  * SmartProxy main module exports
  */
 
-// NFTables proxy exports
-export * from './proxies/nftables-proxy/index.js';
-
 // Export SmartProxy elements
 export { SmartProxy } from './proxies/smart-proxy/index.js';
 export { SharedRouteManager as RouteManager } from './core/routing/route-manager.js';
 
 // Export smart-proxy models
 export type { ISmartProxyOptions, IConnectionRecord, IRouteConfig, IRouteMatch, IRouteAction, IRouteTls, IRouteContext } from './proxies/smart-proxy/models/index.js';
-export type { TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject } from './proxies/smart-proxy/models/interfaces.js';
+export type { TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject, ICertProvisionEventComms, ICertificateIssuedEvent, ICertificateFailedEvent } from './proxies/smart-proxy/models/interfaces.js';
 export * from './proxies/smart-proxy/utils/index.js';
 
 // Original: export * from './smartproxy/classes.pp.snihandler.js'

ts/plugins.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 // node native scope
-import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
-import * as http from 'http';
+import * as http from 'node:http';
-import * as https from 'https';
+import * as net from 'node:net';
-import * as net from 'net';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
-import * as path from 'path';
+import * as tls from 'node:tls';
-import * as tls from 'tls';
+import * as url from 'node:url';
-import * as url from 'url';
+import * as http2 from 'node:http2';
-import * as http2 from 'http2';
 
-export { EventEmitter, fs, http, https, net, path, tls, url, http2 };
+export { EventEmitter, fs, http, net, path, tls, url, http2 };
 
 // tsclass scope
 import * as tsclass from '@tsclass/tsclass';
@@ -17,42 +16,19 @@ import * as tsclass from '@tsclass/tsclass';
 export { tsclass };
 
 // pushrocks scope
-import * as lik from '@push.rocks/lik';
-import * as smartdelay from '@push.rocks/smartdelay';
-import * as smartpromise from '@push.rocks/smartpromise';
-import * as smartrequest from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
-import * as smartstring from '@push.rocks/smartstring';
-import * as smartfile from '@push.rocks/smartfile';
 import * as smartcrypto from '@push.rocks/smartcrypto';
-import * as smartacme from '@push.rocks/smartacme';
-import * as smartacmePlugins from '@push.rocks/smartacme/dist_ts/smartacme.plugins.js';
-import * as smartacmeHandlers from '@push.rocks/smartacme/dist_ts/handlers/index.js';
 import * as smartlog from '@push.rocks/smartlog';
 import * as smartlogDestinationLocal from '@push.rocks/smartlog/destination-local';
-import * as taskbuffer from '@push.rocks/taskbuffer';
+import * as smartrust from '@push.rocks/smartrust';
-import * as smartrx from '@push.rocks/smartrx';
 
 export {
-  lik,
-  smartdelay,
-  smartrequest,
-  smartpromise,
-  smartstring,
-  smartfile,
   smartcrypto,
-  smartacme,
-  smartacmePlugins,
-  smartacmeHandlers,
   smartlog,
   smartlogDestinationLocal,
-  taskbuffer,
+  smartrust,
-  smartrx,
 };
 
 // third party scope
-import prettyMs from 'pretty-ms';
-import * as ws from 'ws';
-import wsDefault from 'ws';
 import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
-export { prettyMs, ws, wsDefault, minimatch };
+export { minimatch };

ts/protocols/common/fragment-handler.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * that may span multiple TCP packets.
  */
 
-import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
 
 /**
  * Fragment tracking information
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export class FragmentHandler {
         () => this.cleanup(),
         options.cleanupInterval
       );
+      // Don't let this timer prevent process exit
+      if (this.cleanupTimer.unref) {
+        this.cleanupTimer.unref();
+      }
     }
   }
   

ts/protocols/tls/sni/client-hello-parser.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
 import { 
   TlsRecordType,
   TlsHandshakeType,

ts/protocols/tls/sni/sni-extraction.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
 import { TlsExtensionType, TlsUtils } from '../utils/tls-utils.js';
 import {
   ClientHelloParser,

ts/protocols/websocket/utils.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * WebSocket Protocol Utilities
  */
 
-import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+import * as crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import { WEBSOCKET_MAGIC_STRING } from './constants.js';
 import type { RawData } from './types.js';
 

ts/proxies/index.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@ export { SharedRouteManager as SmartProxyRouteManager } from '../core/routing/ro
 export * from './smart-proxy/utils/index.js';
 // Export smart-proxy models except IAcmeOptions
 export type { ISmartProxyOptions, IConnectionRecord, IRouteConfig, IRouteMatch, IRouteAction, IRouteTls, IRouteContext } from './smart-proxy/models/index.js';
-
-// Export NFTables proxy (no conflicts)
-export * from './nftables-proxy/index.js';

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NfTablesProxy implementation
- */
-export * from './nftables-proxy.js';
-export * from './models/index.js';
-export * from './utils/index.js';

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/models/errors.ts

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Custom error classes for better error handling
- */
-export class NftBaseError extends Error {
-  constructor(message: string) {
-    super(message);
-    this.name = 'NftBaseError';
-  }
-}
-
-export class NftValidationError extends NftBaseError {
-  constructor(message: string) {
-    super(message);
-    this.name = 'NftValidationError';
-  }
-}
-
-export class NftExecutionError extends NftBaseError {
-  constructor(message: string) {
-    super(message);
-    this.name = 'NftExecutionError';
-  }
-}
-
-export class NftResourceError extends NftBaseError {
-  constructor(message: string) {
-    super(message);
-    this.name = 'NftResourceError';
-  }
-}

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/models/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Export all models
- */
-export * from './interfaces.js';
-export * from './errors.js';

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/models/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Interfaces for NfTablesProxy
- */
-
-/**
- * Represents a port range for forwarding
- */
-export interface PortRange {
-  from: number;
-  to: number;
-}
-
-// Legacy interface name for backward compatibility
-export type IPortRange = PortRange;
-
-/**
- * Settings for NfTablesProxy.
- */
-export interface NfTableProxyOptions {
-  // Basic settings
-  fromPort: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>; // Support single port, port range, or multiple ports/ranges
-  toPort: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>;
-  toHost?: string; // Target host for proxying; defaults to 'localhost'
-  
-  // Advanced settings
-  preserveSourceIP?: boolean; // If true, the original source IP is preserved
-  deleteOnExit?: boolean;     // If true, clean up rules before process exit
-  protocol?: 'tcp' | 'udp' | 'all'; // Protocol to forward, defaults to 'tcp'
-  enableLogging?: boolean;    // Enable detailed logging
-  ipv6Support?: boolean;      // Enable IPv6 support
-  logFormat?: 'plain' | 'json'; // Format for logs
-  
-  // Source filtering
-  ipAllowList?: string[]; // If provided, only these IPs are allowed
-  ipBlockList?: string[];  // If provided, these IPs are blocked
-  useIPSets?: boolean;        // Use nftables sets for efficient IP management
-  
-  // Rule management
-  forceCleanSlate?: boolean;   // Clear all NfTablesProxy rules before starting
-  tableName?: string;          // Custom table name (defaults to 'portproxy')
-  
-  // Connection management
-  maxRetries?: number;        // Maximum number of retries for failed commands
-  retryDelayMs?: number;      // Delay between retries in milliseconds
-  useAdvancedNAT?: boolean;   // Use connection tracking for stateful NAT
-  
-  // Quality of Service
-  qos?: {
-    enabled: boolean;
-    maxRate?: string;         // e.g. "10mbps"
-    priority?: number;        // 1 (highest) to 10 (lowest)
-    markConnections?: boolean; // Mark connections for easier management
-  };
-  
-  // Integration with PortProxy/NetworkProxy
-  netProxyIntegration?: {
-    enabled: boolean;
-    redirectLocalhost?: boolean; // Redirect localhost traffic to NetworkProxy
-    sslTerminationPort?: number; // Port where NetworkProxy handles SSL termination
-  };
-}
-
-// Legacy interface name for backward compatibility
-export type INfTableProxySettings = NfTableProxyOptions;
-
-/**
- * Interface for status reporting
- */
-export interface NfTablesStatus {
-  active: boolean;
-  ruleCount: {
-    total: number;
-    added: number;
-    verified: number;
-  };
-  tablesConfigured: { family: string; tableName: string }[];
-  metrics: {
-    forwardedConnections?: number;
-    activeConnections?: number;
-    bytesForwarded?: {
-      sent: number;
-      received: number;
-    };
-  };
-  qosEnabled?: boolean;
-  ipSetsConfigured?: {
-    name: string;
-    elementCount: number;
-    type: string;
-  }[];
-}
-
-// Legacy interface name for backward compatibility
-export type INfTablesStatus = NfTablesStatus;

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NFTables Proxy Utilities
- *
- * This module exports utility functions and classes for NFTables operations.
- */
-
-// Command execution
-export { NftCommandExecutor } from './nft-command-executor.js';
-export type { INftLoggerFn, INftExecutorOptions } from './nft-command-executor.js';
-
-// Port specification normalization
-export {
-  normalizePortSpec,
-  validatePorts,
-  formatPortRange,
-  portSpecToNftExpr,
-  rangesOverlap,
-  mergeOverlappingRanges,
-  countPorts,
-  isPortInSpec
-} from './nft-port-spec-normalizer.js';
-
-// Rule validation
-export {
-  isValidIP,
-  isValidIPv4,
-  isValidIPv6,
-  isValidHostname,
-  isValidTableName,
-  isValidRate,
-  validateIPs,
-  validateHost,
-  validateTableName,
-  validateQosSettings,
-  validateSettings,
-  isIPForFamily,
-  filterIPsByFamily
-} from './nft-rule-validator.js';

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/utils/nft-command-executor.ts

@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NFTables Command Executor
- *
- * Handles command execution with retry logic, temp file management,
- * and error handling for nftables operations.
- */
-
-import { exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
-import { promisify } from 'util';
-import { delay } from '../../../core/utils/async-utils.js';
-import { AsyncFileSystem } from '../../../core/utils/fs-utils.js';
-import { NftExecutionError } from '../models/index.js';
-
-const execAsync = promisify(exec);
-
-export interface INftLoggerFn {
-  (level: 'info' | 'warn' | 'error' | 'debug', message: string, data?: Record<string, any>): void;
-}
-
-export interface INftExecutorOptions {
-  maxRetries?: number;
-  retryDelayMs?: number;
-  tempFilePath?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * NFTables command executor with retry logic and temp file support
- */
-export class NftCommandExecutor {
-  private static readonly NFT_CMD = 'nft';
-  private maxRetries: number;
-  private retryDelayMs: number;
-  private tempFilePath: string;
-
-  constructor(
-    private log: INftLoggerFn,
-    options: INftExecutorOptions = {}
-  ) {
-    this.maxRetries = options.maxRetries || 3;
-    this.retryDelayMs = options.retryDelayMs || 1000;
-    this.tempFilePath = options.tempFilePath || `/tmp/nft-rules-${Date.now()}.nft`;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Execute a command with retry capability
-   */
-  async executeWithRetry(command: string, maxRetries?: number, retryDelayMs?: number): Promise<string> {
-    const retries = maxRetries ?? this.maxRetries;
-    const delayMs = retryDelayMs ?? this.retryDelayMs;
-    let lastError: Error | undefined;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < retries; i++) {
-      try {
-        const { stdout } = await execAsync(command);
-        return stdout;
-      } catch (err) {
-        lastError = err as Error;
-        this.log('warn', `Command failed (attempt ${i+1}/${retries}): ${command}`, { error: lastError.message });
-
-        // Wait before retry, unless it's the last attempt
-        if (i < retries - 1) {
-          await delay(delayMs);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    throw new NftExecutionError(`Failed after ${retries} attempts: ${lastError?.message || 'Unknown error'}`);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Execute system command synchronously (single attempt, no retry)
-   * Used only for exit handlers where the process is terminating anyway.
-   */
-  executeSync(command: string): string {
-    try {
-      return execSync(command, { timeout: 5000 }).toString();
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.log('warn', `Sync command failed: ${command}`, { error: (err as Error).message });
-      throw err;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Execute nftables commands with a temporary file
-   */
-  async executeWithTempFile(rulesetContent: string): Promise<void> {
-    await AsyncFileSystem.writeFile(this.tempFilePath, rulesetContent);
-
-    try {
-      await this.executeWithRetry(
-        `${NftCommandExecutor.NFT_CMD} -f ${this.tempFilePath}`,
-        this.maxRetries,
-        this.retryDelayMs
-      );
-    } finally {
-      // Always clean up the temp file
-      await AsyncFileSystem.remove(this.tempFilePath);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check if nftables is available
-   */
-  async checkAvailability(): Promise<boolean> {
-    try {
-      await this.executeWithRetry(`${NftCommandExecutor.NFT_CMD} --version`, this.maxRetries, this.retryDelayMs);
-      return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.log('error', `nftables is not available: ${(err as Error).message}`);
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check if connection tracking modules are loaded
-   */
-  async checkConntrackModules(): Promise<boolean> {
-    try {
-      await this.executeWithRetry('lsmod | grep nf_conntrack', this.maxRetries, this.retryDelayMs);
-      return true;
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.log('warn', 'Connection tracking modules might not be loaded, advanced NAT features may not work');
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Run an nft command directly
-   */
-  async nft(args: string): Promise<string> {
-    return this.executeWithRetry(`${NftCommandExecutor.NFT_CMD} ${args}`, this.maxRetries, this.retryDelayMs);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Run an nft command synchronously (for cleanup on exit)
-   */
-  nftSync(args: string): string {
-    return this.executeSync(`${NftCommandExecutor.NFT_CMD} ${args}`);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the NFT command path
-   */
-  static get nftCmd(): string {
-    return NftCommandExecutor.NFT_CMD;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Update the temp file path
-   */
-  setTempFilePath(path: string): void {
-    this.tempFilePath = path;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Update retry settings
-   */
-  setRetryOptions(maxRetries: number, retryDelayMs: number): void {
-    this.maxRetries = maxRetries;
-    this.retryDelayMs = retryDelayMs;
-  }
-}

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/utils/nft-port-spec-normalizer.ts

@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NFTables Port Specification Normalizer
- *
- * Handles normalization and validation of port specifications
- * for nftables rules.
- */
-
-import type { PortRange } from '../models/index.js';
-import { NftValidationError } from '../models/index.js';
-
-/**
- * Normalizes port specifications into an array of port ranges
- */
-export function normalizePortSpec(portSpec: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>): PortRange[] {
-  const result: PortRange[] = [];
-
-  if (Array.isArray(portSpec)) {
-    // If it's an array, process each element
-    for (const spec of portSpec) {
-      result.push(...normalizePortSpec(spec));
-    }
-  } else if (typeof portSpec === 'number') {
-    // Single port becomes a range with the same start and end
-    result.push({ from: portSpec, to: portSpec });
-  } else {
-    // Already a range
-    result.push(portSpec);
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates port numbers or ranges
- */
-export function validatePorts(port: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>): void {
-  if (Array.isArray(port)) {
-    port.forEach(p => validatePorts(p));
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (typeof port === 'number') {
-    if (port < 1 || port > 65535) {
-      throw new NftValidationError(`Invalid port number: ${port}`);
-    }
-  } else if (typeof port === 'object') {
-    if (port.from < 1 || port.from > 65535 || port.to < 1 || port.to > 65535 || port.from > port.to) {
-      throw new NftValidationError(`Invalid port range: ${port.from}-${port.to}`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Format port range for nftables rule
- */
-export function formatPortRange(range: PortRange): string {
-  if (range.from === range.to) {
-    return String(range.from);
-  }
-  return `${range.from}-${range.to}`;
-}
-
-/**
- * Convert port spec to nftables expression
- */
-export function portSpecToNftExpr(portSpec: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>): string {
-  const ranges = normalizePortSpec(portSpec);
-
-  if (ranges.length === 1) {
-    return formatPortRange(ranges[0]);
-  }
-
-  // Multiple ports/ranges need to use a set
-  const ports = ranges.map(formatPortRange);
-  return `{ ${ports.join(', ')} }`;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if two port ranges overlap
- */
-export function rangesOverlap(range1: PortRange, range2: PortRange): boolean {
-  return range1.from <= range2.to && range2.from <= range1.to;
-}
-
-/**
- * Merge overlapping port ranges
- */
-export function mergeOverlappingRanges(ranges: PortRange[]): PortRange[] {
-  if (ranges.length <= 1) return ranges;
-
-  // Sort by start port
-  const sorted = [...ranges].sort((a, b) => a.from - b.from);
-  const merged: PortRange[] = [sorted[0]];
-
-  for (let i = 1; i < sorted.length; i++) {
-    const current = sorted[i];
-    const lastMerged = merged[merged.length - 1];
-
-    if (current.from <= lastMerged.to + 1) {
-      // Ranges overlap or are adjacent, merge them
-      lastMerged.to = Math.max(lastMerged.to, current.to);
-    } else {
-      // No overlap, add as new range
-      merged.push(current);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return merged;
-}
-
-/**
- * Calculate the total number of ports in a port specification
- */
-export function countPorts(portSpec: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>): number {
-  const ranges = normalizePortSpec(portSpec);
-  return ranges.reduce((total, range) => total + (range.to - range.from + 1), 0);
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if a port is within the given specification
- */
-export function isPortInSpec(port: number, portSpec: number | PortRange | Array<number | PortRange>): boolean {
-  const ranges = normalizePortSpec(portSpec);
-  return ranges.some(range => port >= range.from && port <= range.to);
-}

ts/proxies/nftables-proxy/utils/nft-rule-validator.ts

@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NFTables Rule Validator
- *
- * Handles validation of settings and inputs for nftables operations.
- * Prevents command injection and ensures valid values.
- */
-
-import type { PortRange, NfTableProxyOptions } from '../models/index.js';
-import { NftValidationError } from '../models/index.js';
-import { validatePorts } from './nft-port-spec-normalizer.js';
-
-// IP address validation patterns
-const IPV4_REGEX = /^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])(\/([0-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-2]))?$/;
-const IPV6_REGEX = /^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|fe80:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-zA-Z]{1,}|::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))(\/([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-1][0-9]|12[0-8]))?$/;
-const HOSTNAME_REGEX = /^(([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\.)*([A-Za-z0-9]|[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$/;
-const TABLE_NAME_REGEX = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/;
-const RATE_REGEX = /^[0-9]+[kKmMgG]?bps$/;
-
-/**
- * Validates an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6)
- */
-export function isValidIP(ip: string): boolean {
-  return IPV4_REGEX.test(ip) || IPV6_REGEX.test(ip);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates an IPv4 address
- */
-export function isValidIPv4(ip: string): boolean {
-  return IPV4_REGEX.test(ip);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates an IPv6 address
- */
-export function isValidIPv6(ip: string): boolean {
-  return IPV6_REGEX.test(ip);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a hostname
- */
-export function isValidHostname(hostname: string): boolean {
-  return HOSTNAME_REGEX.test(hostname);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a table name for nftables
- */
-export function isValidTableName(tableName: string): boolean {
-  return TABLE_NAME_REGEX.test(tableName);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a rate specification (e.g., "10mbps")
- */
-export function isValidRate(rate: string): boolean {
-  return RATE_REGEX.test(rate);
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates an array of IP addresses
- */
-export function validateIPs(ips?: string[]): void {
-  if (!ips) return;
-
-  for (const ip of ips) {
-    if (!isValidIP(ip)) {
-      throw new NftValidationError(`Invalid IP address format: ${ip}`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a host (can be hostname or IP)
- */
-export function validateHost(host?: string): void {
-  if (!host) return;
-
-  if (!isValidHostname(host) && !isValidIP(host)) {
-    throw new NftValidationError(`Invalid host format: ${host}`);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates a table name
- */
-export function validateTableName(tableName?: string): void {
-  if (!tableName) return;
-
-  if (!isValidTableName(tableName)) {
-    throw new NftValidationError(
-      `Invalid table name: ${tableName}. Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are allowed.`
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates QoS settings
- */
-export function validateQosSettings(qos?: NfTableProxyOptions['qos']): void {
-  if (!qos?.enabled) return;
-
-  if (qos.maxRate && !isValidRate(qos.maxRate)) {
-    throw new NftValidationError(
-      `Invalid rate format: ${qos.maxRate}. Use format like "10mbps", "1gbps", etc.`
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (qos.priority !== undefined) {
-    if (qos.priority < 1 || qos.priority > 10 || !Number.isInteger(qos.priority)) {
-      throw new NftValidationError(
-        `Invalid priority: ${qos.priority}. Must be an integer between 1 and 10.`
-      );
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Validates all NfTablesProxy settings
- */
-export function validateSettings(settings: NfTableProxyOptions): void {
-  // Validate port numbers
-  validatePorts(settings.fromPort);
-  validatePorts(settings.toPort);
-
-  // Validate IP addresses
-  validateIPs(settings.ipAllowList);
-  validateIPs(settings.ipBlockList);
-
-  // Validate target host
-  validateHost(settings.toHost);
-
-  // Validate table name
-  validateTableName(settings.tableName);
-
-  // Validate QoS settings
-  validateQosSettings(settings.qos);
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if an IP matches the given family (ip or ip6)
- */
-export function isIPForFamily(ip: string, family: 'ip' | 'ip6'): boolean {
-  if (family === 'ip6') {
-    return ip.includes(':');
-  }
-  return ip.includes('.');
-}
-
-/**
- * Filter IPs by family
- */
-export function filterIPsByFamily(ips: string[], family: 'ip' | 'ip6'): string[] {
-  return ips.filter(ip => isIPForFamily(ip, family));
-}

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
  * SmartProxy models
  */
 // Export everything except IAcmeOptions from interfaces
-export type { ISmartProxyOptions, IConnectionRecord, TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject } from './interfaces.js';
+export type { ISmartProxyOptions, ISmartProxyCertStore, IConnectionRecord, TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject, ICertProvisionEventComms, ICertificateIssuedEvent, ICertificateFailedEvent } from './interfaces.js';
 export * from './route-types.js';
 export * from './metrics-types.js';

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/interfaces.ts

@@ -10,11 +10,23 @@ export interface IAcmeOptions {
   useProduction?: boolean; // Use Let's Encrypt production (default: false)
   renewThresholdDays?: number; // Days before expiry to renew (default: 30)
   autoRenew?: boolean; // Enable automatic renewal (default: true)
-  certificateStore?: string; // Directory to store certificates (default: './certs')
   skipConfiguredCerts?: boolean;
   renewCheckIntervalHours?: number; // How often to check for renewals (default: 24)
   routeForwards?: any[];
 }
+
+/**
+ * Consumer-provided certificate storage.
+ * SmartProxy never writes certs to disk — the consumer owns all persistence.
+ */
+export interface ISmartProxyCertStore {
+  /** Load all stored certs on startup (called once before cert provisioning) */
+  loadAll: () => Promise<Array<{ domain: string; publicKey: string; privateKey: string; ca?: string }>>;
+  /** Save a cert after successful provisioning */
+  save: (domain: string, publicKey: string, privateKey: string, ca?: string) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Remove a cert (optional) */
+  remove?: (domain: string) => Promise<void>;
+}
 import type { IRouteConfig } from './route-types.js';
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +34,38 @@ import type { IRouteConfig } from './route-types.js';
  */
 export type TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject = plugins.tsclass.network.ICert | 'http01';
 
+/**
+ * Communication channel passed as second argument to certProvisionFunction.
+ * Allows the callback to report metadata back to SmartProxy for event emission.
+ */
+export interface ICertProvisionEventComms {
+  /** Informational log */
+  log: (message: string) => void;
+  /** Warning (non-fatal) */
+  warn: (message: string) => void;
+  /** Error */
+  error: (message: string) => void;
+  /** Set the certificate expiry date (for the issued event) */
+  setExpiryDate: (date: Date) => void;
+  /** Set the source/method used for provisioning (e.g. 'smartacme-dns-01') */
+  setSource: (source: string) => void;
+}
+
+/** Payload for 'certificate-issued' and 'certificate-renewed' events */
+export interface ICertificateIssuedEvent {
+  domain: string;
+  expiryDate?: string;   // ISO 8601
+  source: string;        // e.g. 'certProvisionFunction', 'smartacme-dns-01'
+  isRenewal?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Payload for 'certificate-failed' event */
+export interface ICertificateFailedEvent {
+  domain: string;
+  error: string;
+  source: string;
+}
+
 // Legacy options and type checking functions have been removed
 
 /**
@@ -128,7 +172,7 @@ export interface ISmartProxyOptions {
    * Optional certificate provider callback. Return 'http01' to use HTTP-01 challenges,
    * or a static certificate object for immediate provisioning.
    */
-  certProvisionFunction?: (domain: string) => Promise<TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject>;
+  certProvisionFunction?: (domain: string, eventComms: ICertProvisionEventComms) => Promise<TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject>;
   
   /**
    * Whether to fallback to ACME if custom certificate provision fails.
@@ -136,6 +180,35 @@ export interface ISmartProxyOptions {
    */
   certProvisionFallbackToAcme?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Per-domain timeout in ms for certProvisionFunction calls.
+   * If a single domain's provisioning takes longer than this, it's aborted
+   * and a certificate-failed event is emitted.
+   * Default: 300000 (5 minutes)
+   */
+  certProvisionTimeout?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Maximum number of domains to provision certificates for concurrently.
+   * Prevents overwhelming ACME providers when many domains provision at once.
+   * Default: 4
+   */
+  certProvisionConcurrency?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Disable the default self-signed fallback certificate.
+   * When false (default), a self-signed cert is generated at startup and loaded
+   * as '*' so TLS handshakes never fail due to missing certs.
+   */
+  disableDefaultCert?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Consumer-provided cert storage. SmartProxy never writes certs to disk.
+   * On startup, loadAll() is called to pre-load persisted certs.
+   * After each successful cert provision, save() is called.
+   */
+  certStore?: ISmartProxyCertStore;
+
   /**
    * Path to the RustProxy binary. If not set, the binary is located
    * automatically via env var, platform package, local build, or PATH.

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/route-types.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../../plugins.js';
-// Certificate types removed - use local definition
-import type { PortRange } from '../../../proxies/nftables-proxy/models/interfaces.js';
 import type { IRouteContext } from '../../../core/models/route-context.js';
 
 // Re-export IRouteContext for convenience
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@ export interface IRouteMatch {
   clientIp?: string[];     // Match specific client IPs
   tlsVersion?: string[];   // Match specific TLS versions
   headers?: Record<string, string | RegExp>; // Match specific HTTP headers
+  protocol?: 'http' | 'tcp';  // Match specific protocol (http includes h2 + websocket upgrades)
 }
 
 

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/rust-binary-locator.ts

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
-import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
-
-/**
- * Locates the RustProxy binary using a priority-ordered search strategy:
- * 1. SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY environment variable
- * 2. Platform-specific optional npm package
- * 3. Local development build at ./rust/target/release/rustproxy
- * 4. System PATH
- */
-export class RustBinaryLocator {
-  private cachedPath: string | null = null;
-
-  /**
-   * Find the RustProxy binary path.
-   * Returns null if no binary is available.
-   */
-  public async findBinary(): Promise<string | null> {
-    if (this.cachedPath !== null) {
-      return this.cachedPath;
-    }
-
-    const path = await this.searchBinary();
-    this.cachedPath = path;
-    return path;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Clear the cached binary path (e.g., after a failed launch).
-   */
-  public clearCache(): void {
-    this.cachedPath = null;
-  }
-
-  private async searchBinary(): Promise<string | null> {
-    // 1. Environment variable override
-    const envPath = process.env.SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY;
-    if (envPath) {
-      if (await this.isExecutable(envPath)) {
-        logger.log('info', `RustProxy binary found via SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY: ${envPath}`, { component: 'rust-locator' });
-        return envPath;
-      }
-      logger.log('warn', `SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY set but not executable: ${envPath}`, { component: 'rust-locator' });
-    }
-
-    // 2. Platform-specific optional npm package
-    const platformBinary = await this.findPlatformPackageBinary();
-    if (platformBinary) {
-      logger.log('info', `RustProxy binary found in platform package: ${platformBinary}`, { component: 'rust-locator' });
-      return platformBinary;
-    }
-
-    // 3. Local development build
-    const localPaths = [
-      plugins.path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'rust/target/release/rustproxy'),
-      plugins.path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'rust/target/debug/rustproxy'),
-    ];
-    for (const localPath of localPaths) {
-      if (await this.isExecutable(localPath)) {
-        logger.log('info', `RustProxy binary found at local path: ${localPath}`, { component: 'rust-locator' });
-        return localPath;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // 4. System PATH
-    const systemPath = await this.findInPath('rustproxy');
-    if (systemPath) {
-      logger.log('info', `RustProxy binary found in system PATH: ${systemPath}`, { component: 'rust-locator' });
-      return systemPath;
-    }
-
-    logger.log('error', 'No RustProxy binary found. Set SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY, install the platform package, or build with: cd rust && cargo build --release', { component: 'rust-locator' });
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  private async findPlatformPackageBinary(): Promise<string | null> {
-    const platform = process.platform;
-    const arch = process.arch;
-    const packageName = `@push.rocks/smartproxy-${platform}-${arch}`;
-
-    try {
-      // Try to resolve the platform-specific package
-      const packagePath = require.resolve(`${packageName}/rustproxy`);
-      if (await this.isExecutable(packagePath)) {
-        return packagePath;
-      }
-    } catch {
-      // Package not installed - expected for development
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  private async isExecutable(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    try {
-      await plugins.fs.promises.access(filePath, plugins.fs.constants.X_OK);
-      return true;
-    } catch {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async findInPath(binaryName: string): Promise<string | null> {
-    const pathDirs = (process.env.PATH || '').split(plugins.path.delimiter);
-    for (const dir of pathDirs) {
-      const fullPath = plugins.path.join(dir, binaryName);
-      if (await this.isExecutable(fullPath)) {
-        return fullPath;
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-}

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/rust-metrics-adapter.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import type { RustProxyBridge } from './rust-proxy-bridge.js';
  *
  * Polls the Rust binary periodically via the bridge and caches the result.
  * All IMetrics getters read from the cache synchronously.
- * Fields not yet in Rust (percentiles, per-IP, history) return zero/empty.
+ *
+ * Rust Metrics JSON fields (camelCase via serde):
+ *   activeConnections, totalConnections, bytesIn, bytesOut,
+ *   throughputInBytesPerSec, throughputOutBytesPerSec,
+ *   routes: { [routeName]: { activeConnections, totalConnections, bytesIn, bytesOut, ... } }
  */
 export class RustMetricsAdapter implements IMetrics {
   private bridge: RustProxyBridge;
@@ -14,30 +18,28 @@ export class RustMetricsAdapter implements IMetrics {
   private pollTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
   private pollIntervalMs: number;
 
-  // Cumulative totals tracked across polls
-  private cumulativeBytesIn = 0;
-  private cumulativeBytesOut = 0;
-  private cumulativeConnections = 0;
-
   constructor(bridge: RustProxyBridge, pollIntervalMs = 1000) {
     this.bridge = bridge;
     this.pollIntervalMs = pollIntervalMs;
   }
 
-  public startPolling(): void {
+  /**
-    if (this.pollTimer) return;
+   * Poll Rust for metrics once. Can be awaited to ensure cache is fresh.
-    this.pollTimer = setInterval(async () => {
+   */
+  public async poll(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       this.cache = await this.bridge.getMetrics();
-        // Update cumulative totals
-        if (this.cache) {
-          this.cumulativeBytesIn = this.cache.totalBytesIn ?? this.cache.total_bytes_in ?? 0;
-          this.cumulativeBytesOut = this.cache.totalBytesOut ?? this.cache.total_bytes_out ?? 0;
-          this.cumulativeConnections = this.cache.totalConnections ?? this.cache.total_connections ?? 0;
-        }
     } catch {
       // Ignore poll errors (bridge may be shutting down)
     }
+  }
+
+  public startPolling(): void {
+    if (this.pollTimer) return;
+    // Immediate first poll so cache is populated ASAP
+    this.poll();
+    this.pollTimer = setInterval(() => {
+      this.poll();
     }, this.pollIntervalMs);
     if (this.pollTimer.unref) {
       this.pollTimer.unref();
@@ -55,28 +57,53 @@ export class RustMetricsAdapter implements IMetrics {
 
   public connections = {
     active: (): number => {
-      return this.cache?.activeConnections ?? this.cache?.active_connections ?? 0;
+      return this.cache?.activeConnections ?? 0;
     },
     total: (): number => {
-      return this.cumulativeConnections;
+      return this.cache?.totalConnections ?? 0;
     },
     byRoute: (): Map<string, number> => {
-      return new Map();
+      const result = new Map<string, number>();
+      if (this.cache?.routes) {
+        for (const [name, rm] of Object.entries(this.cache.routes)) {
+          result.set(name, (rm as any).activeConnections ?? 0);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
     },
     byIP: (): Map<string, number> => {
-      return new Map();
+      const result = new Map<string, number>();
+      if (this.cache?.ips) {
+        for (const [ip, im] of Object.entries(this.cache.ips)) {
+          result.set(ip, (im as any).activeConnections ?? 0);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
     },
-    topIPs: (_limit?: number): Array<{ ip: string; count: number }> => {
+    topIPs: (limit: number = 10): Array<{ ip: string; count: number }> => {
-      return [];
+      const result: Array<{ ip: string; count: number }> = [];
+      if (this.cache?.ips) {
+        for (const [ip, im] of Object.entries(this.cache.ips)) {
+          result.push({ ip, count: (im as any).activeConnections ?? 0 });
+        }
+      }
+      result.sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count);
+      return result.slice(0, limit);
     },
   };
 
   public throughput = {
     instant: (): IThroughputData => {
-      return { in: this.cache?.bytesInPerSecond ?? 0, out: this.cache?.bytesOutPerSecond ?? 0 };
+      return {
+        in: this.cache?.throughputInBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+        out: this.cache?.throughputOutBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+      };
     },
     recent: (): IThroughputData => {
-      return this.throughput.instant();
+      return {
+        in: this.cache?.throughputRecentInBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+        out: this.cache?.throughputRecentOutBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+      };
     },
     average: (): IThroughputData => {
       return this.throughput.instant();
@@ -84,38 +111,61 @@ export class RustMetricsAdapter implements IMetrics {
     custom: (_seconds: number): IThroughputData => {
       return this.throughput.instant();
     },
-    history: (_seconds: number): Array<IThroughputHistoryPoint> => {
+    history: (seconds: number): Array<IThroughputHistoryPoint> => {
-      return [];
+      if (!this.cache?.throughputHistory) return [];
+      return this.cache.throughputHistory.slice(-seconds).map((p: any) => ({
+        timestamp: p.timestampMs,
+        in: p.bytesIn,
+        out: p.bytesOut,
+      }));
     },
     byRoute: (_windowSeconds?: number): Map<string, IThroughputData> => {
-      return new Map();
+      const result = new Map<string, IThroughputData>();
+      if (this.cache?.routes) {
+        for (const [name, rm] of Object.entries(this.cache.routes)) {
+          result.set(name, {
+            in: (rm as any).throughputInBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+            out: (rm as any).throughputOutBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
     },
     byIP: (_windowSeconds?: number): Map<string, IThroughputData> => {
-      return new Map();
+      const result = new Map<string, IThroughputData>();
+      if (this.cache?.ips) {
+        for (const [ip, im] of Object.entries(this.cache.ips)) {
+          result.set(ip, {
+            in: (im as any).throughputInBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+            out: (im as any).throughputOutBytesPerSec ?? 0,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
     },
   };
 
   public requests = {
     perSecond: (): number => {
-      return this.cache?.requestsPerSecond ?? 0;
+      return this.cache?.httpRequestsPerSec ?? 0;
     },
     perMinute: (): number => {
-      return (this.cache?.requestsPerSecond ?? 0) * 60;
+      return (this.cache?.httpRequestsPerSecRecent ?? 0) * 60;
     },
     total: (): number => {
-      return this.cache?.totalRequests ?? this.cache?.total_requests ?? 0;
+      return this.cache?.totalHttpRequests ?? this.cache?.totalConnections ?? 0;
     },
   };
 
   public totals = {
     bytesIn: (): number => {
-      return this.cumulativeBytesIn;
+      return this.cache?.bytesIn ?? 0;
     },
     bytesOut: (): number => {
-      return this.cumulativeBytesOut;
+      return this.cache?.bytesOut ?? 0;
     },
     connections: (): number => {
-      return this.cumulativeConnections;
+      return this.cache?.totalConnections ?? 0;
     },
   };
 

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/rust-proxy-bridge.ts

@@ -1,278 +1,180 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
-import { RustBinaryLocator } from './rust-binary-locator.js';
 import type { IRouteConfig } from './models/route-types.js';
-import { ChildProcess, spawn } from 'child_process';
-import { createInterface, Interface as ReadlineInterface } from 'readline';
 
 /**
- * Management request sent to the Rust binary via stdin.
+ * Type-safe command definitions for the Rust proxy IPC protocol.
  */
-interface IManagementRequest {
+type TSmartProxyCommands = {
-  id: string;
+  start:                 { params: { config: any };              result: void };
-  method: string;
+  stop:                  { params: Record<string, never>;        result: void };
-  params: Record<string, any>;
+  updateRoutes:          { params: { routes: IRouteConfig[] };   result: void };
+  getMetrics:            { params: Record<string, never>;        result: any };
+  getStatistics:         { params: Record<string, never>;        result: any };
+  provisionCertificate:  { params: { routeName: string };        result: void };
+  renewCertificate:      { params: { routeName: string };        result: void };
+  getCertificateStatus:  { params: { routeName: string };        result: any };
+  getListeningPorts:     { params: Record<string, never>;        result: { ports: number[] } };
+  getNftablesStatus:     { params: Record<string, never>;        result: any };
+  setSocketHandlerRelay: { params: { socketPath: string };       result: void };
+  addListeningPort:      { params: { port: number };             result: void };
+  removeListeningPort:   { params: { port: number };             result: void };
+  loadCertificate:       { params: { domain: string; cert: string; key: string; ca?: string }; result: void };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get the package root directory using import.meta.url.
+ * This file is at ts/proxies/smart-proxy/, so package root is 3 levels up.
+ */
+function getPackageRoot(): string {
+  const thisDir = plugins.path.dirname(plugins.url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  return plugins.path.resolve(thisDir, '..', '..', '..');
 }
 
 /**
- * Management response received from the Rust binary via stdout.
+ * Map Node.js process.platform/process.arch to tsrust's friendly name suffix.
+ * tsrust names cross-compiled binaries as: rustproxy_linux_amd64, rustproxy_linux_arm64, etc.
  */
-interface IManagementResponse {
+function getTsrustPlatformSuffix(): string | null {
-  id: string;
+  const archMap: Record<string, string> = { x64: 'amd64', arm64: 'arm64' };
-  success: boolean;
+  const osMap: Record<string, string> = { linux: 'linux', darwin: 'macos' };
-  result?: any;
+  const os = osMap[process.platform];
-  error?: string;
+  const arch = archMap[process.arch];
+  if (os && arch) {
+    return `${os}_${arch}`;
+  }
+  return null;
 }
 
 /**
- * Management event received from the Rust binary (unsolicited).
+ * Build local search paths for the Rust binary, including dist_rust/ candidates
+ * (built by tsrust) and local development build paths.
  */
-interface IManagementEvent {
+function buildLocalPaths(): string[] {
-  event: string;
+  const packageRoot = getPackageRoot();
-  data: any;
+  const suffix = getTsrustPlatformSuffix();
+  const paths: string[] = [];
+
+  // dist_rust/ candidates (tsrust cross-compiled output)
+  if (suffix) {
+    paths.push(plugins.path.join(packageRoot, 'dist_rust', `rustproxy_${suffix}`));
+  }
+  paths.push(plugins.path.join(packageRoot, 'dist_rust', 'rustproxy'));
+
+  // Local dev build paths
+  paths.push(plugins.path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'rust', 'target', 'release', 'rustproxy'));
+  paths.push(plugins.path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'rust', 'target', 'debug', 'rustproxy'));
+
+  return paths;
 }
 
 /**
  * Bridge between TypeScript SmartProxy and the Rust binary.
- * Communicates via JSON-over-stdin/stdout IPC protocol.
+ * Wraps @push.rocks/smartrust's RustBridge with type-safe command definitions.
  */
 export class RustProxyBridge extends plugins.EventEmitter {
-  private locator = new RustBinaryLocator();
+  private bridge: plugins.smartrust.RustBridge<TSmartProxyCommands>;
-  private process: ChildProcess | null = null;
+
-  private readline: ReadlineInterface | null = null;
+  constructor() {
-  private pendingRequests = new Map<string, {
+    super();
-    resolve: (value: any) => void;
+
-    reject: (error: Error) => void;
+    this.bridge = new plugins.smartrust.RustBridge<TSmartProxyCommands>({
-    timer: NodeJS.Timeout;
+      binaryName: 'rustproxy',
-  }>();
+      envVarName: 'SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY',
-  private requestCounter = 0;
+      platformPackagePrefix: '@push.rocks/smartproxy',
-  private isRunning = false;
+      localPaths: buildLocalPaths(),
-  private binaryPath: string | null = null;
+      maxPayloadSize: 100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 MB – route configs with many entries can be large
-  private readonly requestTimeoutMs = 30000;
+      logger: {
+        log: (level: string, message: string, data?: Record<string, any>) => {
+          logger.log(level as any, message, data);
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Forward events from the inner bridge
+    this.bridge.on('exit', (code: number | null, signal: string | null) => {
+      this.emit('exit', code, signal);
+    });
+  }
 
   /**
    * Spawn the Rust binary in management mode.
    * Returns true if the binary was found and spawned successfully.
    */
   public async spawn(): Promise<boolean> {
-    this.binaryPath = await this.locator.findBinary();
+    return this.bridge.spawn();
-    if (!this.binaryPath) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
-      try {
-        this.process = spawn(this.binaryPath!, ['--management'], {
-          stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-          env: { ...process.env },
-        });
-
-        // Handle stderr (logging from Rust goes here)
-        this.process.stderr?.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
-          const lines = data.toString().split('\n').filter(l => l.trim());
-          for (const line of lines) {
-            logger.log('debug', `[rustproxy] ${line}`, { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-          }
-        });
-
-        // Handle stdout (JSON IPC)
-        this.readline = createInterface({ input: this.process.stdout! });
-        this.readline.on('line', (line: string) => {
-          this.handleLine(line.trim());
-        });
-
-        // Handle process exit
-        this.process.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
-          logger.log('info', `RustProxy process exited (code=${code}, signal=${signal})`, { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-          this.cleanup();
-          this.emit('exit', code, signal);
-        });
-
-        this.process.on('error', (err) => {
-          logger.log('error', `RustProxy process error: ${err.message}`, { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-          this.cleanup();
-          resolve(false);
-        });
-
-        // Wait for the 'ready' event from Rust
-        const readyTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-          logger.log('error', 'RustProxy did not send ready event within 10s', { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-          this.kill();
-          resolve(false);
-        }, 10000);
-
-        this.once('management:ready', () => {
-          clearTimeout(readyTimeout);
-          this.isRunning = true;
-          logger.log('info', 'RustProxy bridge connected', { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-          resolve(true);
-        });
-      } catch (err: any) {
-        logger.log('error', `Failed to spawn RustProxy: ${err.message}`, { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-        resolve(false);
-      }
-    });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Send a management command to the Rust process and wait for the response.
+   * Kill the Rust process and clean up.
-   */
-  public async sendCommand(method: string, params: Record<string, any> = {}): Promise<any> {
-    if (!this.process || !this.isRunning) {
-      throw new Error('RustProxy bridge is not running');
-    }
-
-    const id = `req_${++this.requestCounter}`;
-    const request: IManagementRequest = { id, method, params };
-
-    return new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
-      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-        this.pendingRequests.delete(id);
-        reject(new Error(`RustProxy command '${method}' timed out after ${this.requestTimeoutMs}ms`));
-      }, this.requestTimeoutMs);
-
-      this.pendingRequests.set(id, { resolve, reject, timer });
-
-      const json = JSON.stringify(request) + '\n';
-      this.process!.stdin!.write(json, (err) => {
-        if (err) {
-          clearTimeout(timer);
-          this.pendingRequests.delete(id);
-          reject(new Error(`Failed to write to RustProxy stdin: ${err.message}`));
-        }
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Convenience methods for each management command
-
-  public async startProxy(config: any): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('start', { config });
-  }
-
-  public async stopProxy(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('stop');
-  }
-
-  public async updateRoutes(routes: IRouteConfig[]): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('updateRoutes', { routes });
-  }
-
-  public async getMetrics(): Promise<any> {
-    return this.sendCommand('getMetrics');
-  }
-
-  public async getStatistics(): Promise<any> {
-    return this.sendCommand('getStatistics');
-  }
-
-  public async provisionCertificate(routeName: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('provisionCertificate', { routeName });
-  }
-
-  public async renewCertificate(routeName: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('renewCertificate', { routeName });
-  }
-
-  public async getCertificateStatus(routeName: string): Promise<any> {
-    return this.sendCommand('getCertificateStatus', { routeName });
-  }
-
-  public async getListeningPorts(): Promise<number[]> {
-    const result = await this.sendCommand('getListeningPorts');
-    return result?.ports ?? [];
-  }
-
-  public async getNftablesStatus(): Promise<any> {
-    return this.sendCommand('getNftablesStatus');
-  }
-
-  public async setSocketHandlerRelay(socketPath: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('setSocketHandlerRelay', { socketPath });
-  }
-
-  public async addListeningPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('addListeningPort', { port });
-  }
-
-  public async removeListeningPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('removeListeningPort', { port });
-  }
-
-  public async loadCertificate(domain: string, cert: string, key: string, ca?: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.sendCommand('loadCertificate', { domain, cert, key, ca });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Kill the Rust process.
    */
   public kill(): void {
-    if (this.process) {
+    this.bridge.kill();
-      this.process.kill('SIGTERM');
-      // Force kill after 5 seconds
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        if (this.process) {
-          this.process.kill('SIGKILL');
-        }
-      }, 5000).unref();
-    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Whether the bridge is currently running.
    */
   public get running(): boolean {
-    return this.isRunning;
+    return this.bridge.running;
   }
 
-  private handleLine(line: string): void {
+  // --- Convenience methods for each management command ---
-    if (!line) return;
 
-    let parsed: any;
+  public async startProxy(config: any): Promise<void> {
-    try {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('start', { config });
-      parsed = JSON.parse(line);
-    } catch {
-      logger.log('warn', `Non-JSON output from RustProxy: ${line}`, { component: 'rust-bridge' });
-      return;
   }
 
-    // Check if it's an event (has 'event' field)
+  public async stopProxy(): Promise<void> {
-    if ('event' in parsed) {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('stop', {} as Record<string, never>);
-      const event = parsed as IManagementEvent;
-      this.emit(`management:${event.event}`, event.data);
-      return;
   }
 
-    // Otherwise it's a response (has 'id' field)
+  public async updateRoutes(routes: IRouteConfig[]): Promise<void> {
-    if ('id' in parsed) {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('updateRoutes', { routes });
-      const response = parsed as IManagementResponse;
-      const pending = this.pendingRequests.get(response.id);
-      if (pending) {
-        clearTimeout(pending.timer);
-        this.pendingRequests.delete(response.id);
-        if (response.success) {
-          pending.resolve(response.result);
-        } else {
-          pending.reject(new Error(response.error || 'Unknown error from RustProxy'));
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
-  private cleanup(): void {
+  public async getMetrics(): Promise<any> {
-    this.isRunning = false;
+    return this.bridge.sendCommand('getMetrics', {} as Record<string, never>);
-    this.process = null;
-
-    if (this.readline) {
-      this.readline.close();
-      this.readline = null;
   }
 
-    // Reject all pending requests
+  public async getStatistics(): Promise<any> {
-    for (const [id, pending] of this.pendingRequests) {
+    return this.bridge.sendCommand('getStatistics', {} as Record<string, never>);
-      clearTimeout(pending.timer);
-      pending.reject(new Error('RustProxy process exited'));
   }
-    this.pendingRequests.clear();
+
+  public async provisionCertificate(routeName: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('provisionCertificate', { routeName });
+  }
+
+  public async renewCertificate(routeName: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('renewCertificate', { routeName });
+  }
+
+  public async getCertificateStatus(routeName: string): Promise<any> {
+    return this.bridge.sendCommand('getCertificateStatus', { routeName });
+  }
+
+  public async getListeningPorts(): Promise<number[]> {
+    const result = await this.bridge.sendCommand('getListeningPorts', {} as Record<string, never>);
+    return result?.ports ?? [];
+  }
+
+  public async getNftablesStatus(): Promise<any> {
+    return this.bridge.sendCommand('getNftablesStatus', {} as Record<string, never>);
+  }
+
+  public async setSocketHandlerRelay(socketPath: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('setSocketHandlerRelay', { socketPath });
+  }
+
+  public async addListeningPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('addListeningPort', { port });
+  }
+
+  public async removeListeningPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('removeListeningPort', { port });
+  }
+
+  public async loadCertificate(domain: string, cert: string, key: string, ca?: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.bridge.sendCommand('loadCertificate', { domain, cert, key, ca });
   }
 }

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
 
 // Rust bridge and helpers
 import { RustProxyBridge } from './rust-proxy-bridge.js';
-import { RustBinaryLocator } from './rust-binary-locator.js';
 import { RoutePreprocessor } from './route-preprocessor.js';
 import { SocketHandlerServer } from './socket-handler-server.js';
 import { RustMetricsAdapter } from './rust-metrics-adapter.js';
@@ -11,10 +10,12 @@ import { RustMetricsAdapter } from './rust-metrics-adapter.js';
 // Route management
 import { SharedRouteManager as RouteManager } from '../../core/routing/route-manager.js';
 import { RouteValidator } from './utils/route-validator.js';
+import { generateDefaultCertificate } from './utils/default-cert-generator.js';
 import { Mutex } from './utils/mutex.js';
+import { ConcurrencySemaphore } from './utils/concurrency-semaphore.js';
 
 // Types
-import type { ISmartProxyOptions, TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject } from './models/interfaces.js';
+import type { ISmartProxyOptions, TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject, IAcmeOptions, ICertProvisionEventComms, ICertificateIssuedEvent, ICertificateFailedEvent } from './models/interfaces.js';
 import type { IRouteConfig } from './models/route-types.js';
 import type { IMetrics } from './models/metrics-types.js';
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
   private socketHandlerServer: SocketHandlerServer | null = null;
   private metricsAdapter: RustMetricsAdapter;
   private routeUpdateLock: Mutex;
+  private stopping = false;
+  private certProvisionPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
   constructor(settingsArg: ISmartProxyOptions) {
     super();
@@ -68,7 +71,6 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
         useProduction: this.settings.acme.useProduction || false,
         renewThresholdDays: this.settings.acme.renewThresholdDays || 30,
         autoRenew: this.settings.acme.autoRenew !== false,
-        certificateStore: this.settings.acme.certificateStore || './certs',
         skipConfiguredCerts: this.settings.acme.skipConfiguredCerts || false,
         renewCheckIntervalHours: this.settings.acme.renewCheckIntervalHours || 24,
         routeForwards: this.settings.acme.routeForwards || [],
@@ -102,7 +104,10 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
 
     this.bridge = new RustProxyBridge();
     this.preprocessor = new RoutePreprocessor();
-    this.metricsAdapter = new RustMetricsAdapter(this.bridge);
+    this.metricsAdapter = new RustMetricsAdapter(
+      this.bridge,
+      this.settings.metrics?.sampleIntervalMs ?? 1000
+    );
     this.routeUpdateLock = new Mutex();
   }
 
@@ -116,45 +121,90 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
     if (!spawned) {
       throw new Error(
         'RustProxy binary not found. Set SMARTPROXY_RUST_BINARY env var, install the platform package, ' +
-        'or build locally with: cd rust && cargo build --release'
+        'or build locally with: pnpm build'
       );
     }
 
-    // Handle unexpected exit
+    // Handle unexpected exit (only emits error if not intentionally stopping)
     this.bridge.on('exit', (code: number | null, signal: string | null) => {
+      if (this.stopping) return;
       logger.log('error', `RustProxy exited unexpectedly (code=${code}, signal=${signal})`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
       this.emit('error', new Error(`RustProxy exited (code=${code}, signal=${signal})`));
     });
 
-    // Start socket handler relay if any routes need TS-side handling
+    // Check if any routes need TS-side handling (socket handlers, dynamic functions)
     const hasHandlerRoutes = this.settings.routes.some(
       (r) =>
         (r.action.type === 'socket-handler' && r.action.socketHandler) ||
         r.action.targets?.some((t) => typeof t.host === 'function' || typeof t.port === 'function')
     );
 
+    // Start socket handler relay server (but don't tell Rust yet - proxy not started)
     if (hasHandlerRoutes) {
       this.socketHandlerServer = new SocketHandlerServer(this.preprocessor);
       await this.socketHandlerServer.start();
-      await this.bridge.setSocketHandlerRelay(this.socketHandlerServer.getSocketPath());
     }
 
     // Preprocess routes (strip JS functions, convert socket-handler routes)
     const rustRoutes = this.preprocessor.preprocessForRust(this.settings.routes);
 
+    // When certProvisionFunction handles cert provisioning,
+    // disable Rust's built-in ACME to prevent race condition.
+    let acmeForRust = this.settings.acme;
+    if (this.settings.certProvisionFunction && acmeForRust?.enabled) {
+      acmeForRust = { ...acmeForRust, enabled: false };
+      logger.log('info', 'Rust ACME disabled — certProvisionFunction will handle certificate provisioning', { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+    }
+
     // Build Rust config
-    const config = this.buildRustConfig(rustRoutes);
+    const config = this.buildRustConfig(rustRoutes, acmeForRust);
 
     // Start the Rust proxy
     await this.bridge.startProxy(config);
 
-    // Handle certProvisionFunction
+    // Now that Rust proxy is running, configure socket handler relay
-    await this.provisionCertificatesViaCallback();
+    if (this.socketHandlerServer) {
+      await this.bridge.setSocketHandlerRelay(this.socketHandlerServer.getSocketPath());
+    }
 
-    // Start metrics polling
+    // Load default self-signed fallback certificate (domain: '*')
+    if (!this.settings.disableDefaultCert) {
+      try {
+        const defaultCert = generateDefaultCertificate();
+        await this.bridge.loadCertificate('*', defaultCert.cert, defaultCert.key);
+        logger.log('info', 'Default self-signed fallback certificate loaded', { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logger.log('warn', `Failed to generate default certificate: ${err.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Load consumer-stored certificates
+    const preloadedDomains = new Set<string>();
+    if (this.settings.certStore) {
+      try {
+        const stored = await this.settings.certStore.loadAll();
+        for (const entry of stored) {
+          await this.bridge.loadCertificate(entry.domain, entry.publicKey, entry.privateKey, entry.ca);
+          preloadedDomains.add(entry.domain);
+        }
+        logger.log('info', `Loaded ${stored.length} certificate(s) from consumer store`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logger.log('warn', `Failed to load certificates from consumer store: ${err.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Start metrics polling BEFORE cert provisioning — the Rust engine is already
+    // running and accepting connections, so metrics should be available immediately.
+    // Cert provisioning can hang indefinitely (e.g. DNS-01 ACME timeouts) and must
+    // not block metrics collection.
     this.metricsAdapter.startPolling();
 
     logger.log('info', 'SmartProxy started (Rust engine)', { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+
+    // Fire-and-forget cert provisioning — Rust engine is already running and serving traffic.
+    // Events (certificate-issued / certificate-failed) fire independently per domain.
+    this.certProvisionPromise = this.provisionCertificatesViaCallback(preloadedDomains)
+      .catch((err) => logger.log('error', `Unexpected error in cert provisioning: ${err.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -162,10 +212,20 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    */
   public async stop(): Promise<void> {
     logger.log('info', 'SmartProxy shutting down...', { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+    this.stopping = true;
+
+    // Wait for in-flight cert provisioning to bail out (it checks this.stopping)
+    if (this.certProvisionPromise) {
+      await this.certProvisionPromise;
+      this.certProvisionPromise = null;
+    }
 
     // Stop metrics polling
     this.metricsAdapter.stopPolling();
 
+    // Remove exit listener before killing to avoid spurious error events
+    this.bridge.removeAllListeners('exit');
+
     // Stop Rust proxy
     try {
       await this.bridge.stopProxy();
@@ -187,7 +247,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    * Update routes atomically.
    */
   public async updateRoutes(newRoutes: IRouteConfig[]): Promise<void> {
-    return this.routeUpdateLock.runExclusive(async () => {
+    await this.routeUpdateLock.runExclusive(async () => {
       // Validate
       const validation = RouteValidator.validateRoutes(newRoutes);
       if (!validation.valid) {
@@ -223,11 +283,13 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
       // Update stored routes
       this.settings.routes = newRoutes;
 
-      // Handle cert provisioning for new routes
-      await this.provisionCertificatesViaCallback();
-
       logger.log('info', `Routes updated (${newRoutes.length} routes)`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
     });
+
+    // Fire-and-forget cert provisioning outside the mutex — routes are already updated,
+    // cert provisioning doesn't need the route update lock and may be slow.
+    this.certProvisionPromise = this.provisionCertificatesViaCallback()
+      .catch((err) => logger.log('error', `Unexpected error in cert provisioning after route update: ${err.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -283,6 +345,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    * Get all currently listening ports (async - calls Rust).
    */
   public async getListeningPorts(): Promise<number[]> {
+    if (!this.bridge.running) return [];
     return this.bridge.getListeningPorts();
   }
 
@@ -320,20 +383,20 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
   /**
    * Build the Rust configuration object from TS settings.
    */
-  private buildRustConfig(routes: IRouteConfig[]): any {
+  private buildRustConfig(routes: IRouteConfig[], acmeOverride?: IAcmeOptions): any {
+    const acme = acmeOverride !== undefined ? acmeOverride : this.settings.acme;
     return {
       routes,
       defaults: this.settings.defaults,
-      acme: this.settings.acme
+      acme: acme
         ? {
-            enabled: this.settings.acme.enabled,
+            enabled: acme.enabled,
-            email: this.settings.acme.email,
+            email: acme.email,
-            useProduction: this.settings.acme.useProduction,
+            useProduction: acme.useProduction,
-            port: this.settings.acme.port,
+            port: acme.port,
-            renewThresholdDays: this.settings.acme.renewThresholdDays,
+            renewThresholdDays: acme.renewThresholdDays,
-            autoRenew: this.settings.acme.autoRenew,
+            autoRenew: acme.autoRenew,
-            certificateStore: this.settings.acme.certificateStore,
+            renewCheckIntervalHours: acme.renewCheckIntervalHours,
-            renewCheckIntervalHours: this.settings.acme.renewCheckIntervalHours,
           }
         : undefined,
       connectionTimeout: this.settings.connectionTimeout,
@@ -346,8 +409,10 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
       keepAliveTreatment: this.settings.keepAliveTreatment,
       keepAliveInactivityMultiplier: this.settings.keepAliveInactivityMultiplier,
       extendedKeepAliveLifetime: this.settings.extendedKeepAliveLifetime,
+      proxyIps: this.settings.proxyIPs,
       acceptProxyProtocol: this.settings.acceptProxyProtocol,
       sendProxyProtocol: this.settings.sendProxyProtocol,
+      metrics: this.settings.metrics,
     };
   }
 
@@ -356,29 +421,95 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    * If the callback returns a cert object, load it into Rust.
    * If it returns 'http01', let Rust handle ACME.
    */
-  private async provisionCertificatesViaCallback(): Promise<void> {
+  private async provisionCertificatesViaCallback(skipDomains: Set<string> = new Set()): Promise<void> {
     const provisionFn = this.settings.certProvisionFunction;
     if (!provisionFn) return;
 
+    // Phase 1: Collect all unique (domain, route) pairs that need provisioning
+    const seen = new Set<string>(skipDomains);
+    const tasks: Array<{ domain: string; route: IRouteConfig }> = [];
+
     for (const route of this.settings.routes) {
       if (route.action.tls?.certificate !== 'auto') continue;
       if (!route.match.domains) continue;
 
-      const domains = Array.isArray(route.match.domains) ? route.match.domains : [route.match.domains];
+      const rawDomains = Array.isArray(route.match.domains) ? route.match.domains : [route.match.domains];
+      const certDomains = this.normalizeDomainsForCertProvisioning(rawDomains);
 
-      for (const domain of domains) {
+      for (const domain of certDomains) {
-        if (domain.includes('*')) continue;
+        if (seen.has(domain)) continue;
-
+        seen.add(domain);
-        try {
+        tasks.push({ domain, route });
-          const result: TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject = await provisionFn(domain);
+      }
-
+    }
-          if (result === 'http01') {
+
-            // Rust handles ACME for this domain
+    if (tasks.length === 0) return;
-            continue;
+
+    // Phase 2: Process all domains in parallel with concurrency limit
+    const concurrency = this.settings.certProvisionConcurrency ?? 4;
+    const semaphore = new ConcurrencySemaphore(concurrency);
+
+    const promises = tasks.map(async ({ domain, route }) => {
+      await semaphore.acquire();
+      try {
+        await this.provisionSingleDomain(domain, route, provisionFn);
+      } finally {
+        semaphore.release();
+      }
+    });
+
+    await Promise.allSettled(promises);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provision a single domain's certificate via the callback.
+   * Includes per-domain timeout and shutdown checks.
+   */
+  private async provisionSingleDomain(
+    domain: string,
+    route: IRouteConfig,
+    provisionFn: (domain: string, eventComms: ICertProvisionEventComms) => Promise<TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject>,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.stopping) return;
+
+    let expiryDate: string | undefined;
+    let source = 'certProvisionFunction';
+
+    const eventComms: ICertProvisionEventComms = {
+      log: (msg) => logger.log('info', `[certProvision ${domain}] ${msg}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' }),
+      warn: (msg) => logger.log('warn', `[certProvision ${domain}] ${msg}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' }),
+      error: (msg) => logger.log('error', `[certProvision ${domain}] ${msg}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' }),
+      setExpiryDate: (date) => { expiryDate = date.toISOString(); },
+      setSource: (s) => { source = s; },
+    };
+
+    const timeoutMs = this.settings.certProvisionTimeout ?? 300_000; // 5 min default
+
+    try {
+      const result: TSmartProxyCertProvisionObject = await this.withTimeout(
+        provisionFn(domain, eventComms),
+        timeoutMs,
+        `Certificate provisioning timed out for ${domain} after ${timeoutMs}ms`,
+      );
+
+      if (this.stopping) return;
+
+      if (result === 'http01') {
+        if (route.name) {
+          try {
+            await this.bridge.provisionCertificate(route.name);
+            logger.log('info', `Triggered Rust ACME for ${domain} (route: ${route.name})`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+          } catch (provisionErr: any) {
+            logger.log('warn', `Cannot provision cert for ${domain} — callback returned 'http01' but Rust ACME failed: ${provisionErr.message}. ` +
+              'Note: Rust ACME is disabled when certProvisionFunction is set.', { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+          }
+        }
+        return;
       }
 
-          // Got a static cert object - load it into Rust
       if (result && typeof result === 'object') {
+        if (this.stopping) return;
+
         const certObj = result as plugins.tsclass.network.ICert;
         await this.bridge.loadCertificate(
           domain,
@@ -386,17 +517,94 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
           certObj.privateKey,
         );
         logger.log('info', `Certificate loaded via provision function for ${domain}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+
+        // Persist to consumer store
+        if (this.settings.certStore?.save) {
+          try {
+            await this.settings.certStore.save(domain, certObj.publicKey, certObj.privateKey);
+          } catch (storeErr: any) {
+            logger.log('warn', `certStore.save() failed for ${domain}: ${storeErr.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+          }
+        }
+
+        this.emit('certificate-issued', {
+          domain,
+          expiryDate: expiryDate || (certObj.validUntil ? new Date(certObj.validUntil).toISOString() : undefined),
+          source,
+        } satisfies ICertificateIssuedEvent);
       }
     } catch (err: any) {
       logger.log('warn', `certProvisionFunction failed for ${domain}: ${err.message}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
 
-          // Fallback to ACME if enabled
+      this.emit('certificate-failed', {
-          if (this.settings.certProvisionFallbackToAcme !== false) {
+        domain,
-            logger.log('info', `Falling back to ACME for ${domain}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+        error: err.message,
+        source,
+      } satisfies ICertificateFailedEvent);
+
+      // Fallback to ACME if enabled and route has a name
+      if (this.settings.certProvisionFallbackToAcme !== false && route.name) {
+        try {
+          await this.bridge.provisionCertificate(route.name);
+          logger.log('info', `Falling back to Rust ACME for ${domain} (route: ${route.name})`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+        } catch (acmeErr: any) {
+          logger.log('warn', `ACME fallback also failed for ${domain}: ${acmeErr.message}` +
+            (this.settings.disableDefaultCert
+              ? ' — TLS will fail for this domain (disableDefaultCert is true)'
+              : ' — default self-signed fallback cert will be used'), { component: 'smart-proxy' });
         }
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Race a promise against a timeout. Rejects with the given message if the timeout fires first.
+   */
+  private withTimeout<T>(promise: Promise<T>, ms: number, message: string): Promise<T> {
+    return new Promise<T>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(message)), ms);
+      promise.then(
+        (val) => { clearTimeout(timer); resolve(val); },
+        (err) => { clearTimeout(timer); reject(err); },
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Normalize routing glob patterns into valid domain identifiers for cert provisioning.
+   * - `*nevermind.cloud` → `['nevermind.cloud', '*.nevermind.cloud']`
+   * - `*.lossless.digital` → `['*.lossless.digital']` (already valid wildcard)
+   * - `code.foss.global` → `['code.foss.global']` (plain domain)
+   * - `*mid*.example.com` → skipped with warning (unsupported glob)
+   */
+  private normalizeDomainsForCertProvisioning(rawDomains: string[]): string[] {
+    const result: string[] = [];
+    for (const raw of rawDomains) {
+      // Plain domain — no glob characters
+      if (!raw.includes('*')) {
+        result.push(raw);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Valid wildcard: *.example.com
+      if (raw.startsWith('*.') && !raw.slice(2).includes('*')) {
+        result.push(raw);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Routing glob like *example.com (leading star, no dot after it)
+      // Convert to bare domain + wildcard pair
+      if (raw.startsWith('*') && !raw.startsWith('*.') && !raw.slice(1).includes('*')) {
+        const baseDomain = raw.slice(1); // Remove leading *
+        result.push(baseDomain);
+        result.push(`*.${baseDomain}`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Unsupported glob pattern (e.g. *mid*.example.com)
+      logger.log('warn', `Skipping unsupported glob pattern for cert provisioning: ${raw}`, { component: 'smart-proxy' });
+    }
+    return result;
   }
 
   private isValidDomain(domain: string): boolean {

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/socket-handler-server.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
   private server: plugins.net.Server | null = null;
   private socketPath: string;
   private preprocessor: RoutePreprocessor;
+  private activeSockets = new Set<plugins.net.Socket>();
 
   constructor(preprocessor: RoutePreprocessor) {
     this.preprocessor = preprocessor;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
 
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
       this.server = plugins.net.createServer((socket) => {
+        this.activeSockets.add(socket);
+        socket.on('close', () => this.activeSockets.delete(socket));
         this.handleConnection(socket);
       });
 
@@ -61,6 +64,12 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
    * Stop the server and clean up.
    */
   public async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    // Destroy all active connections first
+    for (const socket of this.activeSockets) {
+      socket.destroy();
+    }
+    this.activeSockets.clear();
+
     if (this.server) {
       return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
         this.server!.close(() => {
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
 
       metadataParsed = true;
       socket.removeListener('data', onData);
+      socket.pause(); // Prevent data loss between handler removal and pipe setup
 
       const metadataJson = metadataBuffer.slice(0, newlineIndex);
       const remainingData = metadataBuffer.slice(newlineIndex + 1);
@@ -140,13 +150,6 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
       return;
     }
 
-    const handler = originalRoute.action.socketHandler;
-    if (!handler) {
-      logger.log('error', `Route ${routeKey} has no socketHandler`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
-      socket.destroy();
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Build route context
     const context: IRouteContext = {
       port: metadata.localPort || 0,
@@ -167,12 +170,110 @@ export class SocketHandlerServer {
       socket.unshift(Buffer.from(remainingData, 'utf8'));
     }
 
-    // Call the handler
+    const handler = originalRoute.action.socketHandler;
+    if (handler) {
+      // Route has an explicit socket handler callback
       try {
-      handler(socket, context);
+        const result = handler(socket, context);
+        // If the handler is async, wait for it to finish setup before resuming.
+        // This prevents data loss when async handlers need to do work before
+        // attaching their `data` listeners.
+        if (result && typeof (result as any).then === 'function') {
+          (result as any).then(() => {
+            socket.resume();
+          }).catch((err: any) => {
+            logger.log('error', `Async socket handler rejected for route ${routeKey}: ${err.message}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+            socket.destroy();
+          });
+        } else {
+          // Synchronous handler — listeners are already attached, safe to resume.
+          socket.resume();
+        }
       } catch (err: any) {
         logger.log('error', `Socket handler threw for route ${routeKey}: ${err.message}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
         socket.destroy();
       }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Route has dynamic host/port functions - resolve and forward
+    if (originalRoute.action.targets && originalRoute.action.targets.length > 0) {
+      this.forwardDynamicRoute(socket, originalRoute, context);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    logger.log('error', `Route ${routeKey} has no socketHandler and no targets`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+    socket.destroy();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Forward a connection to a dynamically resolved target.
+   * Used for routes with function-based host/port that Rust cannot handle.
+   */
+  private forwardDynamicRoute(socket: plugins.net.Socket, route: IRouteConfig, context: IRouteContext): void {
+    const targets = route.action.targets!;
+    // Pick a target (round-robin would be ideal, but simple random for now)
+    const target = targets[Math.floor(Math.random() * targets.length)];
+
+    // Resolve host
+    let host: string;
+    if (typeof target.host === 'function') {
+      try {
+        const result = target.host(context);
+        host = Array.isArray(result) ? result[Math.floor(Math.random() * result.length)] : result;
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logger.log('error', `Dynamic host function failed: ${err.message}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+        socket.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+    } else if (typeof target.host === 'string') {
+      host = target.host;
+    } else if (Array.isArray(target.host)) {
+      host = target.host[Math.floor(Math.random() * target.host.length)];
+    } else {
+      host = 'localhost';
+    }
+
+    // Resolve port
+    let port: number;
+    if (typeof target.port === 'function') {
+      try {
+        port = target.port(context);
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logger.log('error', `Dynamic port function failed: ${err.message}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+        socket.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+    } else if (typeof target.port === 'number') {
+      port = target.port;
+    } else {
+      port = context.port;
+    }
+
+    logger.log('debug', `Dynamic forward: ${context.clientIp} -> ${host}:${port}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+
+    // Connect to the resolved target
+    const backend = plugins.net.connect(port, host, () => {
+      // Pipe bidirectionally
+      socket.pipe(backend);
+      backend.pipe(socket);
+    });
+
+    backend.on('error', (err) => {
+      logger.log('error', `Dynamic forward backend error: ${err.message}`, { component: 'socket-handler-server' });
+      socket.destroy();
+    });
+
+    socket.on('error', () => {
+      backend.destroy();
+    });
+
+    socket.on('close', () => {
+      backend.destroy();
+    });
+
+    backend.on('close', () => {
+      socket.destroy();
+    });
   }
 }

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/concurrency-semaphore.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Async concurrency semaphore — limits the number of concurrent async operations.
+ */
+export class ConcurrencySemaphore {
+  private running = 0;
+  private waitQueue: Array<() => void> = [];
+
+  constructor(private readonly maxConcurrency: number) {}
+
+  async acquire(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.running < this.maxConcurrency) {
+      this.running++;
+      return;
+    }
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      this.waitQueue.push(() => {
+        this.running++;
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  release(): void {
+    this.running--;
+    const next = this.waitQueue.shift();
+    if (next) next();
+  }
+}

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/default-cert-generator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import * as plugins from '../../../plugins.js';
+
+/**
+ * Generate a self-signed fallback certificate (CN=SmartProxy Default Certificate, SAN=*).
+ * Used as the '*' wildcard fallback so TLS handshakes never reset due to missing certs.
+ */
+export function generateDefaultCertificate(): { cert: string; key: string } {
+  const forge = plugins.smartcrypto.nodeForge;
+
+  // Generate 2048-bit RSA keypair
+  const keypair = forge.pki.rsa.generateKeyPair({ bits: 2048 });
+
+  // Create self-signed X.509 certificate
+  const cert = forge.pki.createCertificate();
+  cert.publicKey = keypair.publicKey;
+  cert.serialNumber = '01';
+  cert.validity.notBefore = new Date();
+  cert.validity.notAfter = new Date();
+  cert.validity.notAfter.setFullYear(cert.validity.notBefore.getFullYear() + 1);
+
+  const attrs = [{ name: 'commonName', value: 'SmartProxy Default Certificate' }];
+  cert.setSubject(attrs);
+  cert.setIssuer(attrs);
+
+  // Add wildcard SAN
+  cert.setExtensions([
+    { name: 'subjectAltName', altNames: [{ type: 2 /* DNS */, value: '*' }] },
+  ]);
+
+  cert.sign(keypair.privateKey, forge.md.sha256.create());
+
+  return {
+    cert: forge.pki.certificateToPem(cert),
+    key: forge.pki.privateKeyToPem(keypair.privateKey),
+  };
+}

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/index.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ export * from './route-validator.js';
 // Export route utilities for route operations
 export * from './route-utils.js';
 
+// Export default certificate generator
+export { generateDefaultCertificate } from './default-cert-generator.js';
+
+// Export concurrency semaphore
+export { ConcurrencySemaphore } from './concurrency-semaphore.js';
+
 // Export additional functions from route-helpers that weren't already exported
 export {
   createApiGatewayRoute,

ts/tls/sni/sni-handler.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
 import { 
   TlsRecordType,
   TlsHandshakeType,