stub-service

Stub Service

A simple and flexible npm package for creating stub servers to mock HTTP endpoints. This package allows you to define custom routes, methods, headers, and responses for testing your applications.

Usage

To start the stub server, create an instance of StubService and call the start method with the desired port number. Call StubService.[HTTP Method] to mock requests.

//import package
import { StubService } from "stub-service";
// create server instance
const stubService = new StubService();
// start server
await stubService.start(3000);
// configure 
stubService.get("/api/users/1").reply(200, { id: 1, name: "John" });
stubService.get("/api/users/2").reply(200, { id: 2, name: "Jane" });
// sample tests
const { data } = await axios.get("http://localhost:3000/api/users/1");
expect(data).toEqual({ id: 1, name: "John" });

Stub service host

Host is localhost. The stub service will run on port provided to the .start() method.

Headers

stubService
  .get("/api/users/1", { headers: { authorization: `Bearer abc` } })
  .reply(200, { id: 1, name: "John" });
stubService
  .get("/api/users/1", { headers: { authorization: `Bearer xyz` } })
  .reply(401, { error: "Access denied" });

Request payload

stubService
  .post("/api/users", { name: "John" })
  .reply(200, { id: 1, name: "John" });

Stopping the Server

To stop the stub server, call the stop method.

stubService.stop();

Resetting the Server

To reset the stub server between tests, use the reset method. This clears all the defined routes and responses.

stubService.reset();

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.