MockServer

Table of Contents

• config
• Configuration
  • Properties
• MockService
  • • Examples
    • Adding Interactions
    • Request Matching
      • Match on Query Params
• Methods
  • Parameters
  • startMockServer
  • stopMockServer
  • addInteractionToMockServer
    • Parameters

config

Configuration

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

Type: object

Properties

• port number? Mock server port
• host string? Mock server host

MockService

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.

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: 'mock-service.test',
    },
  }
}

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.

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.

Happy testing with MockServer in CodeceptJS! 🚀

Methods

Parameters

• passedConfig

startMockServer

Start the mock server

Returns any void

stopMockServer

Stop the mock server

Returns any void

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) add behavior to the mock server

Returns any void