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+/*!
+ * forwarded
+ * Copyright(c) 2014 Douglas Christopher Wilson
+ * MIT Licensed
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Module exports.
+ */
+
+module.exports = forwarded
+
+/**
+ * Get all addresses in the request, using the `X-Forwarded-For` header.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} req
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+function forwarded(req) {
+ if (!req) {
+ throw new TypeError('argument req is required')
+ }
+
+ // simple header parsing
+ var proxyAddrs = (req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || '')
+ .split(/ *, */)
+ .filter(Boolean)
+ .reverse()
+ var socketAddr = req.connection.remoteAddress
+ var addrs = [socketAddr].concat(proxyAddrs)
+
+ // return all addresses
+ return addrs
+}