herbal
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github.com/636f7374/herbal.cr
⛵️ Available - Crystal SOCKS Client and Server
14 stars
0 dependents
License: BSDv3
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Installation
# Add this to your shard.yml
dependencies:
herbal:
github: 636f7374/herbal.cr
version: ~> 0.1.2Then run:
shards installshard.yml
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README
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<h1>Herbal.cr - SOCKS5 Client and Server</h1>
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## Description
* I saw some designs, But it is not ideal / meets the requirements.
* [wontruefree / socks](https://github.com/wontruefree/socks)
* [kostya / socks](https://github.com/kostya/socks)
* After a day of conception / thinking, a day of design / debugging, `Herbal.cr` has been initially completed.
* I reference to [RFC1928](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1928) and some guidelines for design, actually SOCKS5 is not difficult.
* Third-party guides are more effective and practical, and has been verified by Wireshark test.
* Due to time constraints, Travis-CI and Spec tests have not been added for the time being.
* While designing, I drew [RFC1928](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1928) as a drawing, That's why I did it quickly, (I put in the root directory).
## Features
* It can proxy TCP traffic as well as UDP traffic.
* TCPConnection
* TCPBinding
* AssociateUDP
* It is a full-featured SOCKS5 Client / Server.
* SimpleAuth (Does not support GSSAPI)
* Local DNS resolution / Remote DNS resolution
* TCPConnection / TCPBinding / AssociateUDP
* Reject Establish (Server)
* Plugin (Fuzzy Wrapper)
* HTTP / 1.1 KeepAlive Wrapper
* WebSocket Wrapper
* Loosely coupled, Low footprint, High performance.
* ...
## Tips
* Does not support [Generic Security Services Application Program Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_Security_Services_Application_Program_Interface) authentication.
* Does not support SOCKS4 and SOCKS4A Protocols.
## Usage
* Simple Client
```crystal
require "herbal"
# Durian
dns_servers = [] of Durian::Resolver::Server
dns_servers << Durian::Resolver::Server.new ipAddress: Socket::IPAddress.new("8.8.8.8", 53_i32), protocol: Durian::Protocol::UDP
dns_servers << Durian::Resolver::Server.new ipAddress: Socket::IPAddress.new("1.1.1.1", 53_i32), protocol: Durian::Protocol::UDP
dns_resolver = Durian::Resolver.new dns_servers
resolver.ip_cache = Durian::Cache::IPAddress.new
# Herbal
begin
client = Herbal::Client.new "0.0.0.0", 1234_i32, dns_resolver
# Authentication (Optional)
# client.authentication_methods = [Herbal::Authentication::NoAuthentication, Herbal::Authentication::UserNamePassword]
# client.on_auth = Herbal::AuthenticationEntry.new "admin", "abc123"
client.connect! "www.example.com", 80_i32, Herbal::Command::TCPConnection, remote_resolution: true
# Write Payload
memory = IO::Memory.new
request = HTTP::Request.new "GET", "http://www.example.com"
request.to_io memory
client.write memory.to_slice
# _Read Payload
buffer = uninitialized UInt8[4096_i32]
length = client.read buffer.to_slice
STDOUT.puts [:length, length]
STDOUT.puts String.new buffer.to_slice[0_i32, length]
rescue ex
STDOUT.puts [ex]
end
client.try &.close
```
* Simple Server
```crystal
require "herbal"
def handle_client(context : Herbal::Context)
STDOUT.puts [context.stats]
context.perform
end
# Durian
dns_servers = [] of Durian::Resolver::Server
dns_servers << Durian::Resolver::Server.new ipAddress: Socket::IPAddress.new("8.8.8.8", 53_i32), protocol: Durian::Protocol::UDP
dns_servers << Durian::Resolver::Server.new ipAddress: Socket::IPAddress.new("1.1.1.1", 53_i32), protocol: Durian::Protocol::UDP
dns_resolver = Durian::Resolver.new dns_servers
dns_resolver.ip_cache = Durian::Cache::IPAddress.new
# Herbal
tcp_server = TCPServer.new "0.0.0.0", 1234_i32
herbal = Herbal::Server.new tcp_server, dns_resolver
herbal.authentication = Herbal::Authentication::NoAuthentication
herbal.client_timeout = Herbal::TimeOut.new
herbal.remote_timeout = Herbal::TimeOut.new
# Authentication (Optional)
# herbal.authentication = Herbal::Authentication::UserNamePassword
# herbal.on_auth = ->(user_name : String, password : String?) do
# STDOUT.puts [user_name, password]
# Herbal::Verify::Pass
# end
loop do
socket = herbal.accept?
spawn do
next unless client = socket
next unless context = herbal.upgrade client
handle_client context
end
end
```
```crystal
STDOUT.puts context.stats # => Herbal::Stats(@version=V5, @authenticationMethods=[NoAuthentication], @command=TCPConnection, @addressType=Domain, @destinationIpAddress=nil, @destinationAddress=#<Herbal::DestinationAddress:0x13f0a9340 @host="api.github.com", @port=443>)
```
### Used as Shard
Add this to your application's shard.yml:
```yaml
dependencies:
herbal:
github: 636f7374/herbal.cr
```
### Installation
```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/636f7374/herbal.cr.git
```
## Development
```bash
$ make test
```
## References
* [Official | Wikipedia - SOCKS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS)
* [Official | RFC 1928 - SOCKS Protocol Version 5 - IETF Tools](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1928)
* [Document | How Socks 5 Works](https://samsclass.info/122/proj/how-socks5-works.html)
* [Document | SOCKS 5 - A Proxy Protocol](https://dev.to/nimit95/socks-5-a-proxy-protocol-5hcd)
* [Document | Implement SOCKS5 Protocol](https://developpaper.com/using-nodejs-to-implement-socks5-protocol/)
## Credit
* [\_Icon::Wanicon/Drink](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/herbal_1640397)
* [\_Icon::Freepik/Communication](https://www.flaticon.com/packs/communication-196)
## Contributors
|Name|Creator|Maintainer|Contributor|
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|**[636f7374](https://github.com/636f7374)**|√|√||
## License
* BSD 3-Clause Clear License
Documentation
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- Created
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- Synced
- Aug 13, 2026
- Versions
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