How Oxy uses hooks for maximum extensibility

In this blog post, we explored how Oxygen (Oxy), a new open-source framework developed by Cloudflare, enables developers to easily build custom proxies with minimal effort. The key feature of Oxy is its extensible architecture that leverages a concept called "hooks" for customization and integration of various features. Oxy's hooks are designed to be simple yet powerful, allowing developers to control different aspects of the proxy such as connection handling, packet inspection, and more. These hooks can be easily plugged into Oxy to add new features or modify existing ones. Furthermore, Oxy provides a wide range of pre-built plugins that developers can use out-of-the-box for common tasks like firewalls, load balancing, content filtering, etc. By leveraging the power of Oxy's hooks and plugins, developers can quickly build sophisticated proxies without having to worry about low-level networking details. This makes it easier for organizations to deploy customized proxies tailored to their specific needs, whether it be for security purposes, performance optimization, or other use cases. In conclusion, Oxygen (Oxy) is an innovative open-source framework that simplifies the process of building custom proxies by utilizing a modular and extensible architecture based on hooks. With its wide range of pre-built plugins and easy-to-use API, Oxy has the potential to become the go-to tool for developers looking to build robust and scalable proxies.