recuest v0.0.1

Rec-uest helps you better debug API's by allowing you to record, and twiddle http requests on the fly.

Purpose

• Faster debugging since testing is done locally
• Automated testing made easier
• Easier to debug any outlying issues with API responses
• Simulate server states - server outages

Requirements

• node.js

Installation

npm install recuest -g

Terminal Usage

Usage: --env=[env] [config paths]

Options:
  --env  [default: "default"]

Example:

Here's an example where the proxy might simulate a 500 internal server error:

recuest --env=default,500 /path/to/config.json

And here's /path/to/config.json:

{
    "default": {
        "port": 8080,
        "profile": "default",
        "db": {
            "driver": "Mongo",
            "port": 27017,
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "database": "recuest"
        }
    },
    "500": {
    	"profile": "500",
    	"twiddle": {
    		"response": [
    			{
    				"fiddle": {
    					"$set": {
    						"statusCode": 500,
    						"body": "A 500 internal server error has occurred."
    					}
    				}	
    			}	
    		]
    	}
    }
}
    
}

In your node.js app, make sure to use this chunk of code:

//monkey-patches the http module so all requests redirect through the proxy
require("recuest").injectProxy({
	host: "http://localhost:8080"
});

var request = require("request");

//redirects through the proxy
request.get("http://google.com", function(err, response, body) {
	console.log(body);
});

Finally, call node ./my/app.js, and you should see A 500 internal server error has occurred.