MockServer

MockServer

The MockServer Helper in CodeceptJS empowers you to mock any server or service via HTTP or HTTPS, making it an excellent tool for simulating REST endpoints and other HTTP-based APIs.

Configuration

This helper should be configured in codecept.conf.(js|ts)

Type: object (opens new window)

Properties

• port number (opens new window)? Mock server port
• host string (opens new window)? Mock server host
• httpsOpts object (opens new window)? key & cert values are the paths to .key and .crt files

Examples

You can seamlessly integrate MockServer with other helpers like REST or Playwright. Here's a configuration example inside the codecept.conf.js file:

{
  helpers: {
    REST: {...},
    MockServer: {
      // default mock server config
      port: 9393,
      host: '0.0.0.0',
      httpsOpts: {
        key: '',
        cert: '',
      },
    },
  }
}

Adding Interactions

Interactions add behavior to the mock server. Use the I.addInteractionToMockServer() method to include interactions. It takes an interaction object as an argument, containing request and response details.

I.addInteractionToMockServer({
   request: {
     method: 'GET',
     path: '/api/hello'
   },
   response: {
     status: 200,
     body: {
       'say': 'hello to mock server'
     }
   }
});

Request Matching

When a real request is sent to the mock server, it matches the received request with the interactions. If a match is found, it returns the specified response; otherwise, a 404 status code is returned.

• Strong match on HTTP Method, Path, Query Params & JSON body.
• Loose match on Headers.

Strong Match on Query Params

You can send different responses based on query parameters:

I.addInteractionToMockServer({
  request: {
    method: 'GET',
    path: '/api/users',
    queryParams: {
      id: 1
    }
  },
  response: {
    status: 200,
    body: 'user 1'
  }
});

I.addInteractionToMockServer({
  request: {
    method: 'GET',
    path: '/api/users',
    queryParams: {
      id: 2
    }
  },
  response: {
    status: 200,
    body: 'user 2'
  }
});

• GET to /api/users?id=1 will return 'user 1'.
• GET to /api/users?id=2 will return 'user 2'.
• For all other requests, it returns a 404 status code.

Loose Match on Body

When strict is set to false, it performs a loose match on query params and response body:

I.addInteractionToMockServer({
  strict: false,
  request: {
    method: 'POST',
    path: '/api/users',
    body: {
      name: 'john'
    }
  },
  response: {
    status: 200
  }
});

• POST to /api/users with the body containing name as 'john' will return a 200 status code.
• POST to /api/users without the name property in the body will return a 404 status code.

Happy testing with MockServer in CodeceptJS! 🚀

Methods

Parameters

• passedConfig

addInteractionToMockServer

An interaction adds behavior to the mock server

I.addInteractionToMockServer({
   request: {
     method: 'GET',
     path: '/api/hello'
   },
   response: {
     status: 200,
     body: {
       'say': 'hello to mock server'
     }
   }
});

// with query params
I.addInteractionToMockServer({
   request: {
     method: 'GET',
     path: '/api/hello',
     queryParams: {
      id: 2
    }
   },
   response: {
     status: 200,
     body: {
       'say': 'hello to mock server'
     }
   }
});

Parameters

• interaction (CodeceptJS.MockInteraction | object (opens new window)) add behavior to the mock server

Returns any void

startMockServer

Start the mock server

Parameters

• port number (opens new window)? start the mock server with given port

Returns any void

stopMockServer

Stop the mock server

Returns any void