Local recording for demonstration of web-based software applications

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory configured to store a web browser;
• and
• a processor configured:
• to execute the web browser,
• to detect a first request comprising a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request conveyed by the web browser to a first server for a web page comprising browser-executable code for a web-based application, and a response received from the first server comprising the requested browser-executable code, wherein the first request comprises a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL),
• to identify, in the browser-executable code, a second request to a second server for a web resource and comprising a second URL,
• to detect a response received from the second server comprising the requested web resource,
• to modify, in the browser-executable code, the second URL so as to reference a third server,
• to modify the first URL so as to reference a fourth server, and
• to store, on the fourth server, the modified browser-executable code so as to be referenced by the modified first URL,
• wherein the fourth server is configured to receive, from a client computer subsequent to storing the modified browser-executable code, a third request comprising an HTTP request comprising the modified first URL, and to convey, responsively to the third request, the modified browser-executable code to the client computer, and wherein subsequent to the fourth server conveying the modified browser-executable code, the third server is configured to receive, from the client computer, a fourth request for the web resource and comprising the modified second URL,
• wherein the first, second, third, and fourth servers are implemented as four different server processes.

A computer software product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a one or more computers, cause the one or more computers:

• to execute a web browser;
• to detect a first request comprising a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request conveyed by the web browser to a first server fora web page comprising browser-executable code for a web-based application, and a response received from the first server comprising the requested browser-executable code, wherein the first request comprises a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL);
• to identify, in the browser-executable code, a second request to a second server for a web resource and comprising a second URL;
• to detect a response received from the second server comprising the requested web resource;
• to modify, in the browser-executable code, the second URL so as to reference a third server;
• to modify the first URL so as to reference a fourth server;
• to store, on the fourth server, the modified browser-executable code so as to be referenced by the modified first URL;
• to receive by the fourth server, from a client computer subsequent to storing the modified browser-executable code, a third request comprising an HTTP request comprising the modified first URL;
• to convey, responsively to the third request, the modified browser-executable code from the fourth server to the client computer;
• and
• subsequent to the fourth server conveying the modified browser-executable code, to receive by the third server from the client computer, a fourth request for the web resource and comprising the modified second URL,
• wherein the first, second, third, and fourth servers are implemented as four different server processes.