add optional proxy support for stripchat.py [geo-restrictions bypass]

[medi0x1]

Adds proxy support via HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY environment variables. Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 proxies.

Motivation

No built-in proxy configuration exists. Users need this for geo-restrictions, corporate networks, or privacy. Currently requires system-wide proxy settings or forking the repo.

Implementation

• Added get_proxies() class method to read HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY from environment
• Updated all 4 requests.get() calls in stripchat.py to use proxies=cls.get_proxies()
• Integrated python-dotenv for .env file support
• Added .env.example template

Code:

@classmethod
def get_proxies(cls):
    http = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY")
    https = os.getenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
    return {"http": http, "https": https} if (http or https) else None

Files Changed

• streamonitor/sites/stripchat.py - proxy support implementation
• .env.example - configuration template (new file)
• .gitignore - added .env exclusion

Setup

pip install requests python-dotenv
pip install pysocks  # optional, for SOCKS5
cp .env.example .env
# edit .env with your proxy settings

Usage

Via environment variables:

export HTTP_PROXY="socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080"
export HTTPS_PROXY="socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080"
python downloader.py

Via .env file:

# .env
HTTP_PROXY=socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080
HTTPS_PROXY=socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080

.env.example

# StreaMonitor Proxy Configuration
# Copy to .env and configure as needed

# HTTP/HTTPS Proxy
# HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:8080
# HTTPS_PROXY=https://proxy.example.com:8080

# SOCKS5 Proxy (requires: pip install pysocks)
# HTTP_PROXY=socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080
# HTTPS_PROXY=socks5://user:pass@proxy.example.com:1080

# Authenticated proxy
# HTTP_PROXY=http://username:password@proxy.example.com:8080
# HTTPS_PROXY=https://username:password@proxy.example.com:8080

# Exclude domains from proxying
# NO_PROXY=localhost,127.0.0.1,.local

Dependencies

Required:

• requests (already in requirements)
• python-dotenv

Optional:

• pysocks (for SOCKS5 support)

Testing

Verified with:

• HTTP/HTTPS proxies
• SOCKS5 proxies (authenticated and anonymous)
• No proxy configuration (default behavior)
• All StripChat methods: getStatus(), getVideoUrl(), getPlaylistVariants(), getInitialData()

Backward Compatibility

Fully backward compatible. No breaking changes. Proxy support only activates when environment variables are set.