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Simple express mock server with a flexible API inspired by fetch-mock

Installation
Quick Start
Usage
API
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Installation

# npm
npm install -D mocaron

# yarn
yarn add -D mocaron

# pnpm
pnpm add -D mocaron

Quick Start

import { MockServer } from "mocaron";

const mockServer = new MockServer({ port: 3000 });

await mockServer.start();

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200, body: { message: "Hello World" } });

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

await mockServer.stop();

Usage

Starting and stopping the mock server

See constructor() start() stop()

import { MockServer } from "mocaron";

const mockServer = new MockServer({ port: 3000 });

await mockServer.start();

// ...

await mockServer.stop();

Registering a mock

Register a mock using mock().

mockServer.mock(
  { path: "/test", method: "GET" },
  { status: 200, body: { message: "Hello World" } },
);

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

Method specific mocks

You can also register mocks that only match a specific HTTP method.

See get() post() put() patch() delete()

mockServer
  .get("/test", { status: 200, body: { message: "Hello World" } })
  .post("/test", { status: 201, body: { message: "Created" } })
  .put("/test", { status: 200, body: { message: "Replaced" } })
  .patch("/test", { status: 200, body: { message: "Updated" } })
  .delete("/test", { status: 204 });

Unmatched requests

If a request does not match any of the registered mocks the server will respond with a 404 status code.

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(response.status); // 404

Ambiguous mocks

If two or more mocks match the same request the server will respond with a 404 status code.

mockServer.mock({ path: "/foo" }, "foo").mock({ path: "/foo" }, "bar");

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/foo");

console.log(response.status); // 404

You can override this behavior by passing the overwrite option to the last matching mock.

mockServer
  .mock({ path: "/foo" }, "foo")
  .mock({ path: "/foo" }, "bar", { overwrite: true });

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/foo");

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.text()); // bar

Resetting the mock server

Calling reset() will reset the mock server to its initial state.

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

let response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");
console.log(response.status); // 200

mockServer.reset();

response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");
console.log(response.status); // 404

Testing

Set up the mock server for each test using start(), stop() and reset().

import { MockServer } from "mocaron";
import { beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, test, assert } from "my-test-library";

const mockServer = new MockServer({ port: 3000 });

beforeAll(() => mockServer.start());
afterAll(() => mockServer.stop());
beforeEach(() => mockServer.reset());

Test that a mock has been called using hasBeenCalledWith().

test("mock has been called", async () => {
  mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

  await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

  assert(mockServer.hasBeenCalledWith({ path: "/test" }));
});

Test that a mock has been called a specific number of times using hasBeenCalledTimes().

test("mock has been called 3 times", async () => {
  mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

  await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");
  await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");
  await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

  assert(mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(3, { path: "/test" }));
});

Custom assertions using calls().

test("custom assertion", async () => {
  mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

  await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

  assert(mockServer.calls().length === 1);
  assert(mockServer.calls()[0].request.path === "/test");
});

API

MockServer
ExpectationMessage
- hasBeenCalledWith()
- hasBeenCalledTimes()
Options
Request
Matcher
MatcherObj
MatcherFn
Response
ResponseObj
ResponseFn
MockOptions
Mock
Call

`MockServer`

`constructor(options): MockServer`

Create a new MockServer instance.

Param	Type	Default
options	`Options`	-

Example

const mockServer = new MockServer({ port: 3000 });

`start(): Promise<void>`

Start the mock server.

Example

await mockServer.start();

`stop(): Promise<void>`

Stop the mock server.

Example

await mockServer.stop();

`port(): number`

Get the port the mock server is running on.

Example

const port = mockServer.port();
console.log(port); // 3000

`mock(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `Matcher`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.mock({ path: "/test" }, { status: 204 });

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(response.status); // 204

`get(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock that only responds to requests using the HTTP GET method.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `MatcherObj`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", {
  status: 200,
  body: { message: "Hello World" },
});

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

`post(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock that only responds to requests using the HTTP POST method.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `MatcherObj`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.post("/test", {
  status: 201,
  body: { message: "Hello World" },
});

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test", {
  method: "POST",
  body: JSON.stringify({ message: "Hello World" }),
});

console.log(response.status); // 201
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

`put(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock that only responds to requests using the HTTP PUT method.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `MatcherObj`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.put("/test", {
  status: 200,
  body: { message: "Hello World" },
});

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test", {
  method: "PUT",
  body: JSON.stringify({ message: "Hello World" }),
});

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

`patch(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock that only responds to requests using the HTTP PATCH method.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `MatcherObj`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.patch("/test", {
  status: 200,
  body: { message: "Hello World" },
});

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test", {
  method: "PATCH",
  body: JSON.stringify({ message: "Hello World" }),
});

console.log(response.status); // 200
console.log(await response.json()); // { message: "Hello World" }

`delete(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

Register a mock that only responds to requests using the HTTP DELETE method.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `MatcherObj`	-
response	`string` \| `number` \| `Response`	-
options	`MockOptions`	`{}`

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.
If response is a string, it will be used as the response body.
If response is a number, it will be used as the response status code.

Returns the MockServer instance.

Example

mockServer.delete("/test", { status: 204 });

const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test", {
  method: "DELETE",
});

console.log(response.status); // 204

`mocks(): readonly Mock[]`

Get all registered mocks.

Returns an array of Mock objects.

Example

mockServer.mock({ path: "/test" }, { status: 204 });

const mocks = mockServer.mocks();

console.log(mocks);
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test" }, response: { status: 204 } }]

`calls(): readonly Call[]`

Get all registered calls.

Returns an array of Call objects.

Example

mockServer.mock({ path: "/test" }, { status: 204 });
await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

const calls = mockServer.calls();

console.log(calls);
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test" }, request: <express.Request> }]

`hasBeenCalledWith(matcher): boolean`

Check if the route has been called with the given matcher.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `Matcher`	-

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.

Returns true if the route has been called with the given matcher, false otherwise.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledWith({ path: "/test" })); // false

await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledWith({ path: "/test" })); // true

`hasBeenCalledTimes(times, matcher): boolean`

Check if the route has been called a certain number of times with the given matcher.

Param	Type	Default
times	`number`	-
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `Matcher`	-

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.

Returns true if the route has been called times times with the given matcher, false otherwise.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(0, { path: "/test" })); // true
console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(1, { path: "/test" })); // false

await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(0, { path: "/test" })); // false
console.log(mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(1, { path: "/test" })); // true

`countCalls(matcher): number`

Count the number of times the server was called with the given matcher.

Param	Type	Default
matcher	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `Matcher`	-

If matcher is a string or RegExp, it will be used to match the request path.

Returns the number of times the server has been called with the given matcher.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

console.log(mockServer.countCalls({ path: "/test" })); // 0

await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(mockServer.countCalls({ path: "/test" })); // 1

`reset(): void`

Reset all mocks and calls.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });
await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(mockServer.mocks());
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test", method: "GET" }, response: { status: 200 } }]

console.log(mockServer.calls());
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test", method: "GET" }, request: <express.Request> }]

mockServer.reset();

console.log(mockServer.mocks()); // []
console.log(mockServer.calls()); // []

`resetMocks(): void`

Reset all mocks.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });

console.log(mockServer.mocks());
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test", method: "GET" }, response: { status: 200 } }]

mockServer.resetMocks();

console.log(mockServer.mocks()); // []

`resetCalls(): void`

Reset all calls.

Example

mockServer.get("/test", { status: 200 });
await fetch("http://localhost:3000/test");

console.log(mockServer.calls());
// [{ matcher: { path: "/test", method: "GET" }, request: <express.Request> }]

mockServer.resetCalls();

console.log(mockServer.calls()); // []

`ExpectationMessage`

`hasBeenCalledWith(mockServer, matcher): string`

Format an expectation message for hasBeenCalledWith().

Param	Type	Default
mockServer	`MockServer`	-
matcher	`Matcher`	-

Returns a string with the formatted expectation message.

Example

if (!mockServer.hasBeenCalledWith(matcher)) {
  throw new Error(ExpectationMessage.hasBeenCalledWith(mockServer, matcher));
}

`hasBeenCalledTimes(mockServer, times, matcher): string`

Format an expectation message for hasBeenCalledTimes().

Param	Type	Default
mockServer	`MockServer`	-
times	number	-
matcher	`Matcher`	-

Returns a string with the formatted expectation message.

Example

if (!mockServer.hasBeenCalledTimes(mockServer, 2, matcher)) {
  throw new Error(
    ExpectationMessage.hasBeenCalledTimes(mockServer, 2, matcher),
  );
}

`Options`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
port	`number`	port to run the mock server on

`Request`

Type alias for express.Request with the body property typed as Buffer | undefined.

type Request = express.Request<{}, unknown, Buffer | undefined>;

`Matcher`

Type alias for MatcherObj | MatcherFn.

type Matcher = MatcherObj | MatcherFn;

`MatcherObj`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
method	`string` \| `undefined`	HTTP method to match against
path	`string` \| `RegExp` \| `undefined`	path to match against
query	`Request["query"]` \| `undefined`	query parameters to match against. Parameters explicitly set to `undefined` will not match when provided.
headers	`Record<string, string \| undefined>` \| `undefined`	headers to match against. Headers explicitly set to `undefined` will not match when provided.
body	`string` \| `object` \| `undefined`	body to match against. If an `object` is given it will be compared to the request body parsed as JSON.

`MatcherFn`

Function that takes a Request and returns whether the request should match.

type MatcherFn = (req: Request) => boolean;

`Response`

Type alias for ResponseObj | ResponseFn.

type Response = ResponseObj | ResponseFn;

`ResponseObj`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
status	`number` \| `undefined`	status code to respond with (defaults to `200`)
headers	`Record<string, string>` \| `undefined`	headers to respond with
body	`string` \| `object` \| `undefined`	body to respond with. If an `object` is given it will be converted to a JSON string.
delay	`number` \| `undefined`	delay in milliseconds before responding

`ResponseFn`

Function or async function that takes a Request and returns a ResponseObj.

type ResponseFn = (req: Request) => ResponseObj | Promise<ResponseObj>;

`MockOptions`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
overwrite	`boolean` \| `undefined`	when set to `true`, previous ambiguous mocks matching the same request will be overwritten

`Mock`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
matcher	`Matcher`	matcher to match against the request
response	`Response`	response the server will respond with when matched
options	`MockOptions`	see `MockOptions`

`Call`

Object with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
request	`Request`	request the server was called with
matcher	`Matcher`	matcher the request matched against

Changelog

CHANGELOG.md

License

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Quick Start

Usage

Starting and stopping the mock server

Registering a mock

Method specific mocks

Unmatched requests

Ambiguous mocks

Resetting the mock server

Testing

API

MockServer

constructor(options): MockServer

Example

start(): Promise<void>

Example

stop(): Promise<void>

Example

port(): number

Example

mock(matcher, response, options): MockServer

Example

get(matcher, response, options): MockServer

Example

post(matcher, response, options): MockServer

Example

put(matcher, response, options): MockServer

Example

patch(matcher, response, options): MockServer

Example

delete(matcher, response, options): MockServer

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mocks(): readonly Mock[]

Example

calls(): readonly Call[]

Example

hasBeenCalledWith(matcher): boolean

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hasBeenCalledTimes(times, matcher): boolean

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countCalls(matcher): number

Example

reset(): void

Example

resetMocks(): void

Example

resetCalls(): void

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ExpectationMessage

hasBeenCalledWith(mockServer, matcher): string

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hasBeenCalledTimes(mockServer, times, matcher): string

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`MockServer`

`constructor(options): MockServer`

`start(): Promise<void>`

`stop(): Promise<void>`

`port(): number`

`mock(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`get(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`post(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`put(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`patch(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`delete(matcher, response, options): MockServer`

`mocks(): readonly Mock[]`

`calls(): readonly Call[]`

`hasBeenCalledWith(matcher): boolean`

`hasBeenCalledTimes(times, matcher): boolean`

`countCalls(matcher): number`

`reset(): void`

`resetMocks(): void`

`resetCalls(): void`

`ExpectationMessage`

`hasBeenCalledWith(mockServer, matcher): string`

`hasBeenCalledTimes(mockServer, times, matcher): string`

`Options`

`Request`

`Matcher`

`MatcherObj`

`MatcherFn`

`Response`

`ResponseObj`

`ResponseFn`

`MockOptions`

`Mock`

`Call`