Mockice

Mockice is a simple HTTP service that provides configurable endpoints. Use it for testing or serving static content.

Installation

To install Mockice, run:

go get -u -v github.com/hudymi/mockice

Usage

To use Mockice, you can run its latest version, run its latest Docker image, or run it from sources. In each case, by default, the service listens on port 8080 and has one endpoint - http://localhost:8080/hello.

Run the latest version

To run Mockice latest version, install Mockice with the command from the Installation section and run:

mockice --verbose

Run a Docker image

To run Mockice latest Docker image, use the following command:

docker run -p 8080:8080 hudymi/mockice:latest --verbose

Run from sources

To run Mockice from sources, use the following command:

GO111MODULE=on go run main.go --verbose

Command line parameters

The table contains the command line parameters available for the service:

Name	Description	Default Value
--config	A path to the configuration file. If not provided, the default configuration is used.
--verbose	Enables verbose logging.	false

Configuration

By default, in every interface Mockice listens on port 8080 and has one endpoint - http://localhost:8080/hello. If you provide any configuration, the default endpoint is disabled.

The configuration file must be in the yaml format. See the config structure for the up-to-date list of the available fields.

File structure

# The service address
address: :8080
# The list of endpoints
endpoints:
- name: hello # Name of the endpoint
  # The list of valid methods, if not set validation is skipped
  methods:
  - GET
  - POST
  # Default HTTP response code, if not provided 200
  defaultResponseCode: 200
  # Default response content
  defaultResponseContent: "Sample service"  
  # Default response content-type, if not provided "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
  defaultResponseContentType: text/plain; charset=utf-8
  # Path to the file that is returned by default, if provided then defaultResponseContent is ignored
  defaultResponseFile: "mockice/index.html"