Proxy Google Docs List -

const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url); const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // 3️⃣ (Optional) Health‑check endpoint // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── app.get("/healthz", (_req, res) => res.send("OK"));

const app = express(); const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000; Proxy Google Docs List

# 2️⃣ (If you are using a service‑account) make sure service-account.json is present # If you prefer OAuth, place oauth-client.json and run the first‑time flow.

res.json( count: docs.length, docs ); catch (err) console.error("❌ Error while listing Docs:", err); res.status(500).json( error: "Failed to fetch Google Docs list", details: err.message ); ); const __filename = fileURLToPath(import

// ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // 1️⃣ Helper: create an authenticated Google API client // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── async function getAuthClient()

Run npm install (or yarn ) after creating the file. // server.js import express from "express"; import morgan from "morgan"; import dotenv from "dotenv"; import google from "googleapis"; import readFile from "fs/promises"; import path from "path"; import fileURLToPath from "url"; 8️⃣ Security & Production Tips | Concern |

fetch('http://localhost:3000/list-docs') .then(r => r.json()) .then(data => console.log(`You have $data.count docs`); data.docs.forEach(doc => console.log(`$doc.name (ID: $doc.id)`)); ) .catch(console.error); Because the proxy already handled authentication, no Google credentials ever touch the browser – a big win for security. 8️⃣ Security & Production Tips | Concern | Recommendation | |---------|----------------| | Secret storage | Never commit service-account.json , oauth-client.json , or oauth-token.json to Git. Use environment variables ( GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS ) or a secret‑manager (AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager). | | Rate limiting | Add a simple IP‑based limiter ( express-rate-limit ) to protect the endpoint from abuse. | | CORS | If you plan to call the proxy from another domain, enable CORS only for allowed origins ( app.use(cors(origin: 'https://my-app.example.com')) ). | | HTTPS | In production, terminate TLS at your load balancer or reverse proxy (NGINX, Cloudflare). Never expose the proxy over plain HTTP on the public internet. | | Scopes | Grant the least privileged scope ( drive.readonly ). If you need edit capabilities later, expand scopes deliberately. | | Pagination | The example uses pageSize: 1000 . For very large accounts, implement nextPageToken handling to stream results. | | Logging | Strip any personally‑identifiable information before writing logs to external services. | | Monitoring | Hook the /healthz endpoint into your monitoring stack (Prometheus, Datadog, etc.). | 9️⃣ Alternate implementations (quick cheats) | Language | Minimal snippet (only the list request) | |----------|------------------------------------------| | Python (Flask) | Show code```python\nfrom flask import Flask, jsonify\nfrom google.oauth2 import service_account\nfrom googleapiclient.discovery import build\n\napp = Flask( name )\n