Use the localtunnel programmatic API in Node to open and manage a tunnel

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Documented steps

  1. Install as a dependency: `yarn add localtunnel` (or `npm i localtunnel`)
  2. Import and create a tunnel: `const localtunnel = require("localtunnel"); const tunnel = await localtunnel({ port: 3000 });`
  3. Read the assigned public URL from `tunnel.url`
  4. Listen for lifecycle events: `tunnel.on("request", info => ...)` (info has method/path), `tunnel.on("error", ...)`, `tunnel.on("close", ...)`
  5. Close programmatically with `tunnel.close()`; a Node-style callback form `localtunnel(port, opts, cb)` is also supported for backwards compatibility
  6. Docs: https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel

Known gotchas

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