grpc-mock

A simple mock gRPC server on Node.js.

const {createMockServer} = require("grpc-mock");
const mockServer = createMockServer({
  protoPath: "/path/to/greeter.proto",
  packageName: "greeter",
  serviceName: "Greeter",
  rules: [
    { method: "hello", input: { message: "test" }, output: { message: "Hello" } },
    { method: "goodbye", input: ".*", output: { message: "Goodbye" } },
    
    {
      method: "howAreYou",
      streamType: "client",
      stream: [
        { input: { message: "Hi" } },
        { input: { message: "How are you?" } },
      ],
      output: { message: "I'm fine, thank you" }
    },
    
    {
      method: "niceToMeetYou",
      streamType: "server",
      stream: [
        { output: { message: "Hi, I'm Sana" } },
        { output: { message: "Nice to meet you too" } },
      ],
      input: { message: "Hi. I'm John. Nice to meet you" }
    },
    
    {
      method: "chat",
      streamType: "mutual",
      stream: [
        { input: { message: "Hi" }, output: { message: "Hi there" } },
        { input: { message: "How are you?" }, output: { message: "I'm fine, thank you." } },
      ]
    },
    
    { method: "returnsError", input: { }, error: { code: 3, message: "Message text is required"} },
    
    {
      method: "returnsErrorWithMetadata",
      streamType: "server",
      input: { },
      error: { code: 3, message: "Message text is required", metadata: { key: "value"}}
    }
  ]
});
mockServer.listen("0.0.0.0:50051");

syntax="proto3";

package greeter;

service Greeter {
  rpc Hello (RequestGreet) returns (ResponseGreet) {}
  rpc Goodbye (RequestGreet) returns (ResponseGreet) {}
  rpc HowAreYou (stream RequestGreet) returns (ResponseGreet) {}
  rpc NiceToMeetYou (RequestGreet) returns (stream ResponseGreet) {}
  rpc Chat (stream RequestGreet) returns (stream ResponseGreet) {}
}

message RequestGreet {
  string message = 1;
}

message ResponseGreet {
  string message = 1;
}

api

createMockServer({protoPath,packageName,serviceName,options,rules}): grpc-kit.GrpcServer

|arg name|type|required/optional|description| |:-------|:---|:----------------|:----------| |protoPath|String|Required|path to .proto file| |packageName|String|Required|name of package| |serviceName|String|Required|name of service| |options|@grpc/proto-loader.Options|Optional|options for @grpc/proto-loader to load .proto file. In detail, please check here out. Default is null| |rules|Array<Rule>|Required|Array of Rules|

Rule

|prop name|type|required/optional|description| |:-------|:---|:----------------|:----------| |method|String|Required|path to .proto file| |streamType|Enum<"client"|"server"|"mutual">|Optional|Type of stream. Set client if only using client side stream, set server if only using server side stream, and set mutual if using both of client and server side stream. Set null/undefined if not using stream. Default is null| |input|Object|String|Required when streamType is null or server|Specifying an expected input. Raw object or pattern string(RegExp) is available| |output|String|Required when streamType is null or client|Specifying an output to an expected input| |stream|Array<Chunk>|Required when streamType is client, server and mutual|Array of Chunks| |error|Object|Optional|If provided, server will respond with this error object|

Chunk

|prop name|type|required/optional|description| |:-------|:---|:----------------|:----------| |input|Object|String|Required when streamType is client. Optional when streamType is mutual|Specifying an expected input. Raw object or pattern string(RegExp) is available.| |output|Object|Required when streamType is server. Optional when streamType is mutual|Specifying an output to an expected input|