BUILD ELEGANT MOCK API WITH ELEGANT API DOCUMENTATION.
Mocor is the most convenient API mocking tool.
- Extremely easy to use.
- Automatically generates API documentation.
- Works even better when combined with AirCode.
- Can be integrated locally with Koa:
const Koa = require('koa');
const {bodyParser} = require("@koa/bodyparser");
const {Mock} = require('mocor');
const app = new Koa();
const mock = new Mock();
mock.use({
hello: 'mocor',
}, {
allowMethods: ['GET','POST']
});
app
.use(bodyParser())
.use(async (ctx) => {
const params = ctx.method === 'GET' ? ctx.query : ctx.request.body;
const result = await mock.execute(params, ctx);
if(ctx.response.headers['content-type'] === 'application/json') {
ctx.body = JSON.stringify(result);
} else {
ctx.body = result;
}
});
app.listen(3000);
Accessing http://localhost:3000 will allow you to see the API page.
- With AirCode (recommended):
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('hello', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.post({
message: 'Hi, Mocor',
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
Mocor provides powerful API generation helper functions to generate various types of data. Here are the built-in helper functions in Mocor:
- randomFloat(from = 0, to = 1)
- Generates a random floating-point number within a specified range.
- randomInteger(from = 0, to = 1000)
- Generates a random integer within a specified range.
- randomString(len = 16)
- Generates a random string with a specified length.
- randomUUID()
- Generates a random UUID string.
- randomDate(from = new Date(0), to = new Date())
- Generates a random date within a specified time range.
- repeat(schema, min = 3, max = min)
- Repeats a specified schema a certain number of times and generates a list.
- join(list, joint = '')
- Joins a list of elements into a string with a specified separator.
These helper functions can be used within Mocor to generate dynamic data for your API endpoints.
The following example generates 5 to 10 student records, including their names, IDs, and grades.
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, repeat, randomInteger, randomUUID} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('random list', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
const genName = () => {
let i = 0;
return () => `student${i++}`;
}
mock.use(repeat({
name: genName(),
score: randomInteger(0, 101),
id: randomUUID(),
}, 5, 10), {
allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST'],
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
- randomLatinLetter()
- Generates a random Latin (English) letter.
- randomLatinWord(minLetters = 3, maxLatters = 12)
- Generates a word with a specified range of letter counts.
- randomLatinParagraph(minWords = 10, maxWords = 40)
- Generates a paragraph consisting of a certain number of words.
- randomLatinArticle(minParagraph = 3, maxParagraph = 10)
- Generates an article with a certain number of paragraphs.
- randomChineseName()
- Generates a random Chinese name.
- randomChineseParagraph()
- Generates a random Chinese paragraph.
- randomChineseArticle(min = 200, max = 800)
- Generates a random Chinese article with a specific number of characters.
The following example generates Chinese student information:
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, repeat, randomInteger, randomUUID, randomChineseName, randomChineseArticle} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('chinese students', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.use(repeat({
name: randomChineseName(),
scores: repeat(randomInteger(50, 101), 5),
id: randomUUID(),
comment: randomChineseArticle(),
}, 5, 10), {
allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST'],
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
- param(name, type = 'any', defaultValue = null, info = ' ')
- Generates data based on the passed parameter.
- randomPick(...list)
- Retrieves a random value from an array with equal probability.
- randomPickWeight(...list)
- Randomly retrieves a value based on the weight assigned to each item.
- poll(...list)
- Cycles through the values in an array.
The following example returns different data based on different parameters:
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, param} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('params', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.post((args) => {
const type = param('type', 'string', 'odd', 'get numbers even or odd')(args);
if(type === 'odd') return [1, 3, 5, 7, 9];
return [0, 2, 4, 6, 8];
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
The following example simulates 32 pagination data entries and returns different data items based on the value of the page
parameter:
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, param, repeat, randomChineseName, randomInteger} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('params', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.post((args) => {
const total = 32;
const pn = param('pn', 'number', 1, 'the page number')(args);
const n = Math.min(10, Math.max(0, total - (pn - 1) * 10));
return repeat({
name: randomChineseName(),
score: randomInteger(),
}, n);
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
The following example simulates an error with a certain probability:
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, repeat, randomChineseName, randomInteger} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('Random error', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.post(({context}) => {
if(Math.random() > 0.5) {
context.status(500);
return {
error: 'fatal error',
}
}
return repeat({
name: randomChineseName(),
score: randomInteger(),
}, 5);
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
If you want to debug using mock data first and then switch to the production environment seamlessly in AirCode, you can follow these steps:
First, create a mock environment cloud function named student-mock.js
in AirCode.
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {Mock, repeat, randomInteger, randomUUID, randomChineseName, randomChineseArticle} = require('mocor');
const mock = new Mock('chinese students', 'This is a demo api generated by mocor.');
mock.use(repeat({
name: randomChineseName(),
scores: repeat(randomInteger(50, 101), 5),
id: randomUUID(),
comment: randomChineseArticle(),
}, 5, 10), {
allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST'],
});
module.exports = mock.compile();
Then, create the production environment file student.js
using the following code:
// @see https://docs.aircode.io/guide/functions/
const aircode = require('aircode');
const {mocking} = require('mocor');
module.exports = mocking(require('./student-mock.js'),
async function (params, context) {
console.log('Received params:', params);
return {
message: 'Hi, AirCode.',
};
});
So accessing the production API can be done by setting the HTTP request header x-motor
to a value of 1, which will allow you to use mock data. If the x-motor
header is not set, the API will return real data.
Meanwhile, you can still access the API documentation through the cloud function that generates mock data.