{"id":5908,"date":"2022-07-14T04:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T04:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2022-07-14T04:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T04:54:12","slug":"mock-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/mock-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post, We will discuss Mock Server and how we can use the Mock Server.<br \/>\nMock Server is a fake test server that is similar to a real server by which Users can test their APIs and APIs responses.<br \/>\nWhile API testing, a Mock Server is used when specific responses are required to be received that are not performed on the real system due to security issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Type of Mock Server:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Private mock server<\/li>\n<li>Public mock server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Private mock server<\/strong><br \/>\nA private mock server cannot be accessed by everyone. It can be accessed by your teammates by using API keys in the request header x-api-key<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public mock server<\/strong><br \/>\nPublic mock Servers are publically accessible mock servers these servers are open for all the users. Users can consume the mock server without any key.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Benefits of Postman Mock server<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To check your own API response during development.<\/li>\n<li>To get faster reviews and bugs.<\/li>\n<li>Any type of request can be made into the public mock server, without any authentication.<\/li>\n<li>We can test the dependencies inside the API until they are open to everyone.<\/li>\n<li>Front-end developers can use these end points until actual endpoints become available.<\/li>\n<li>A mock server is also used by engineers to create a prototype.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any System that is integrated via HTTP or HTTPS can be used as MockServer<br \/>\nHere are some examples of Mock server requests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>It will return a specific response when a request matches per expectation<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server1.png\" alt=\"server1\"\/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>It will forward a request when the request matches an expectation. It is also known as a dynamic port forwarding proxy<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server2.png\" alt=\"server2\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>It will execute a callback function when a request matches an expectation, This also allows the user to be created a response dynamically.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server3.png\" alt=\"server3\"\/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>It will return an invalid response or either close the connection when a request matches an expectation.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server4.png\" alt=\"server4\"\/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>It will verify requests have been sent.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server5.png\" alt=\"server5\"\/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>This is used to retrieve logs, requests, or expectations to help debug<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/server6.png\" alt=\"server6\"\/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><small><em>Knowledge of .NET is quite rewarding in the IT industry. 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