mockserver-client

mockserver-client-node

Communicate with a MockServer from any node or grunt build

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Getting Started

MockServer allows you to mock any system you integrate with via HTTP or HTTPS (i.e. (REST) services, web sites, etc). Please note that it is a third party project that needs java.

This npm module allows any grunt or node project to easily communicate with a running MockServer instance.

As an addition to this module for communicating with a running MockServer there is a second project that can be used to start and stop a MockServer called mockserver-node.

The MockServer client can be created as follows:

var mockServer = require('mockserver-client'),
    mockServerClient = mockServer.mockServerClient // MockServer and proxy client

Note: this assumes you have an instance of MockServer running on port 1080. For more information on how to do so check mockserver-node.

Setup Expectation

A simple expectation can be set up as follows:

mockServerClient("localhost", 1080)
    .mockSimpleResponse('/somePath', { name: 'value' }, 203)
    .then(
        function(result) {
            // do something next
        }, 
        function(error) {
            // handle error
        }
    );

A more complex expectation can be set up like this:

mockServerClient("localhost", 1080)
    .mockAnyResponse(
        {
            'httpRequest': {
                'method': 'POST',
                'path': '/somePath',
                'queryStringParameters': [
                    {
                        'name': 'test',
                        'values': [ 'true' ]
                    }
                ],
                'body': {
                    'type': "STRING",
                    'value': 'someBody'
                }
            },
            'httpResponse': {
                'statusCode': 200,
                'body': JSON.stringify({ name: 'value' }),
                'delay': {
                    'timeUnit': 'MILLISECONDS',
                    'value': 250
                }
            },
            'times': {
                'remainingTimes': 1,
                'unlimited': false
            }
        }
    )
    .then(
        function(result) {
            // do something next
        }, 
        function(error) {
            // handle error
        }
    );

For the full syntax support see MockServer - Creating JavaScript Expectations.

Verify Requests

It is also possible to verify that request were made:

mockServerClient("localhost", 1080)
    .verify(
        {
            'method': 'POST',
            'path': '/somePath',
            'body': 'someBody'
        }, 
        1, true
    )
    .then(
        function() {
            // do something next
        }, 
        function(failure) {
            // handle verification failure
        }
    );

It is furthermore possible to verify that sequences of requests were made in a specific order:

mockServerClient("localhost", 1080)
    .verifySequence(
        {
            'method': 'POST',
            'path': '/somePathOne',
            'body': 'someBody'
        },
        {
            'method': 'GET',
            'path': '/somePathTwo'
        },
        {
            'method': 'GET',
            'path': '/somePathThree'
        }
    )
    .then(
        function() {
            // do something next
        }, 
        function(failure) {
            // handle verification failure
        }
    );

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

Release History

Date	Version	Description
2014-28-10	v0.0.1	Initial release
2014-28-10	v0.0.2	Fixed module naming
2014-28-10	v0.0.3	Fixing module loading
2014-28-10	v0.0.4	Fixing badges
2014-01-11	v1.0.0	Cleaned code & removed duplication
2014-02-11	v1.0.1	Added wercker build process
2014-21-11	v1.0.2	Fixed asynchronous errors
2014-04-12	v1.0.3	Improved connection error handling
2014-04-12	v1.0.4	Supporting protractor based promises
2015-04-06	v1.0.5	Upgrading dependencies
2015-06-02	v1.0.6	Improved clear and dumpToLog options
2015-09-27	v1.0.7	Fixed error with query parameter handling
2015-09-27	v1.0.8	Fixed documentation
2015-09-28	v1.0.9	Fixed documentation again
2015-10-11	v1.0.10	Added retrieve requests or expectations
2016-09-27	v1.0.11	Updated dependencies
2016-10-09	v1.0.12	Resolved issues with dependencies
2017-04-30	v1.0.13	Added websocket (i.e. method callbacks)
2017-05-03	v1.0.14	Backward compatibility for mockAnyResponse
2017-05-03	v1.0.15	Improving promise logic for protractor
2017-05-04	v1.0.16	Removed grunt peer dependencies
2017-11-18	v2.0.0	Improved error handling for server validation
2017-12-06	v5.1.0	Upgrading MockServer to 5.1.0
2017-12-07	v5.1.1	Upgrading MockServer to 5.1.1
2017-12-10	v5.2.0	Upgrading MockServer to 5.2.0
2017-12-11	v5.2.1	Improved error output + upgrade to 5.2.1
2017-12-12	v5.2.2	Fixed incorrect error format 5.2.2
2017-12-18	v5.2.3	Added retrieveLogs + upgrade to 5.2.3
2017-12-25	v5.3.0	Upgrading MockServer to 5.3.0
2018-11-04	v5.4.1	Upgrading MockServer to 5.4.1
2018-11-16	v5.5.0	Upgrading MockServer to 5.5.0
2018-12-29	v5.5.1	Upgrading MockServer to 5.5.1
2019-06-02	v5.5.4	Upgrading MockServer to 5.5.4
2019-06-02	v5.6.0	Upgrading MockServer to 5.6.0
2019-07-26	v5.6.1	Upgrading MockServer to 5.6.1

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