socket-mock

DESCRIPTION

A small utility that allows you to listen/reply to incoming TCP socket communication on specified port number.

COMPILATION DIRECTIVES

Use any compiler with the standard c library, standard c++ library and posix library.

• Clone the project
• Edit the makefile and set CXX to your specific compiler
• Make

USAGE

The program must be started with the following parameters.

• [--port=p] -> Port number (Must be root under 1024)
• [--ip ] -> Server IP, normally your ethernet interface IP address
• [--file ] -> Path to a command/response configuration file

COMMAND/RESPONSE CONFIGURATION FILE

If a command/response file is set, the server will parse a file to look for recognized commands and answer the related response. The file must be set up the following way:

[COMMAND] || [RESPONSE]

[COMMAND] || [RESPONSE]

Each line has a command and a corresponding response and the "||" serve as a delimiter. Wildcard character "*" might be used to look only for the start or/and the end of a command. For example:

PARTIALCOMMAND||{"jsonResult": "OK"}

PARTIALCOMMAND*||hello world