qustavo/httplab
Httplab
httplab is an HTTP mock server and interactive API simulator used to analyze incoming request payloads and simulate custom HTTP responses for application testing. It functions as a request inspector that captures and displays real-time details of HTTP headers and bodies sent by clients.
The project includes a response management system that imports and stores predefined HTTP response templates using JSON files. This allows for the persistence of request and response configurations to local files for use in reusable testing scenarios.
The tool provides capabilities for generating custom HTTP status codes and bodies, including serving the contents of local files. It supports dynamic response mapping and state-driven simulation to change server output behavior during a live session.
Features
- HTTP Mock Servers - Functions as an HTTP mock server that uses predefined responses to simulate network outcomes and edge cases.
- HTTP Request Inspectors - Provides a real-time inspector for capturing and analyzing incoming HTTP requests, headers, and payloads for development debugging.
- HTTP Response Stubbing - Allows users to return predefined responses or custom status codes and bodies to simulate various server behaviors.
- HTTP Request Debugging - Captures and analyzes real-time HTTP request headers and payloads to debug client-to-server communication.
- Real-Time Traffic Dashboards - Intercepts incoming HTTP traffic to extract and display headers and payloads for immediate real-time analysis.
- API Response Simulators - Simulates API outcomes by letting users define status codes and response bodies to test client software.
- API Integration Testing - Provides custom mock responses to validate that clients correctly handle various API data scenarios.
- Response Simulators - Simulates server outcomes by generating custom status codes and content to test how applications handle different responses.
- Stateful Simulations - Changes server output behavior by switching between different stored response configurations during a live session.
- Request-to-Response Mapping - Links incoming requests to specific status codes and bodies using a library of user-defined templates.
- JSON-Based Persistence - Uses structured JSON files on the local filesystem to persist server responses and request configurations.
- File-Based Response Serving - Returns the contents of local files as the HTTP response body for testing large payloads.
- Mock Response Importers - Allows the automation of server simulation by importing predefined HTTP responses and settings from JSON files.
- Mock Response Managers - Imports and stores predefined HTTP response templates using JSON files for reusable testing scenarios.
- Request and Response Templates - Enables persisting specific request and response configurations to local files for use in future testing scenarios.
- Template Libraries - Ships a system to store and manage predefined responses, allowing retrieval or rotation by specific identifiers.
- Command Line Tools - Listed in the “Command Line Tools” section of the The Book Of Secret Knowledge awesome list.
Star history
How this analysis was created: This summary and feature list were written by an AI model that read the project's README and public documentation pages. Each feature links to the documentation it came from; stars, license and language come straight from the GitHub API. The model does not read the source code, and the analysis is refreshed when the project is re-analysed. Learn more on our About page.
