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One thing I like doing when working with APIa is to have an echo server at hand. I.e. something that I can query via curl or via a network library that I’m usi

by thih9 3y ago

One thing I like doing when working with APIa is to have an echo server at hand. I.e. something that I can query via curl or via a network library that I’m using, and see in response what kind of request it actually received. It helps me verify that I’m making correct requests (and not misusing curl or a network library). Currently I google for that and use the first online result that comes up. Is there an open source local equivalent, or does Bruno offer some solution for that?

paol 3y ago
Sounds like mockserver[0] might be what you want. [0] https://www.mock-server.com/ https://www.mock-server.com/
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cyunker 3y ago
I've been using https://httpbin.org/ https://httpbin.org/ to so some client testing and so far it has been great. They provide a docker image which makes it easy to run locally.
ricekot 3y ago
I use ZAP [1] with the OAST add-on for this at the moment. I admit the UX isn't perfect, but it serves my purpose. If I also want control over the responses (e.g. return a 401 status code for every fifth request), I have a custom extender script [2] for that. [1]: https://www.zaproxy.org/ https://www.zaproxy.org/ [2]: https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2022-09-13-zap-extender-scripts/#use-zap-as-a-web-server https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2022-09-13-zap-extender-scripts...
notRobot 3y ago
<?php print_r($_POST); print_r($_GET); If all you need is an echo, should be as simple as this in a .php file, no? Can be deployed with PHP's built-in webserver.
emmanueloga_ 3y ago
Sound like you need https://mitmproxy.org/#mitmweb https://mitmproxy.org/#mitmweb
lelanthran 3y ago
> One thing I like doing when working with APIa is to have an echo server at hand. > I.e. something that I can query via curl or via a network library that I’m using, and see in response what kind of request it actually received. It helps me verify that I’m making correct requests (and not misusing curl or a network library). Did you consider using a proxy during development. A man-in-the-middle server that does nothing but relay and record all communications between client and server? I made one specifically for this use-case. See it in action (3m video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsFSY-G5F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsFSY-G5F0

by thih9 3y ago

paol 3y ago

Sounds like mockserver[0] might be what you want. [0] https://www.mock-server.com/ https://www.mock-server.com/

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cyunker 3y ago

I've been using https://httpbin.org/ https://httpbin.org/ to so some client testing and so far it has been great. They provide a docker image which makes it easy to run locally.

ricekot 3y ago

I use ZAP [1] with the OAST add-on for this at the moment. I admit the UX isn't perfect, but it serves my purpose. If I also want control over the responses (e.g. return a 401 status code for every fifth request), I have a custom extender script [2] for that. [1]: https://www.zaproxy.org/ https://www.zaproxy.org/ [2]: https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2022-09-13-zap-extender-scripts/#use-zap-as-a-web-server https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2022-09-13-zap-extender-scripts...

notRobot 3y ago

<?php print_r($_POST); print_r($_GET); If all you need is an echo, should be as simple as this in a .php file, no? Can be deployed with PHP's built-in webserver.

emmanueloga_ 3y ago

Sound like you need https://mitmproxy.org/#mitmweb https://mitmproxy.org/#mitmweb

lelanthran 3y ago

> One thing I like doing when working with APIa is to have an echo server at hand. > I.e. something that I can query via curl or via a network library that I’m using, and see in response what kind of request it actually received. It helps me verify that I’m making correct requests (and not misusing curl or a network library). Did you consider using a proxy during development. A man-in-the-middle server that does nothing but relay and record all communications between client and server? I made one specifically for this use-case. See it in action (3m video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsFSY-G5F0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsFSY-G5F0