Sandshrew is a basic HTTP and SPDY reverse proxy implemented in Java on top of the Netty framework. It is currently under active development and is currently incomplete. Some planned features for Sandshrew include

• HTTP Support
• SPDY Support
• Reconfiguration without server restart
• Load balancing
  • Support for multiple load balancing policies
• High performance operation
  • Backpressure for large requests/responses

Other features may be incorporated as development proceedes