Service Replicator

Small local node.js server which can be used to replicate remote web server endpoints for fast development purposes.

• Run locally on where you develop your whatever client application
• Create a server to be replicated
• Enter service paths
• Enter endpoint responses
• Change your .hosts file or put dev args on your code to force app to use this server rather than the remote.
• Tweak responses on the fly. (not yet implemented)
• Tears of joy.

#Prerequisites

• Administrator rights (to run on 80 port, if you don't need 80 you don't need admin rights)
• Have node.js installed. (v0.8.14)
• Have NPM installed.

#Installation

• Download or clone this repository
• Open terminal and cd into downloaded directory
• $ npm install

#To Start & Configure

• $ sudo node app.js port=80 (default port is 3000)
• On your browser, go to "hocalhost" (if you are not using on 80 port go to localhost:3000 or localhost:THE_PORT)
• add a server (more options will be added later)
• add endpoints for the server
• enter a static response for the endpoint

#Usage

• Edit your hosts file or put development arguments on your client code to force it to call localhost rather than remote address

#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR // simulator?
#define apiBase @"http://localhost/api"
#else
#define apiBase @"http://myRemoteServer.com/api"
#endif

• http://localhost/theEndPointYouHaveJustEntered.php will answer as you have configured
• have fun.

#To Stop

ctrl+c on terminal

To Do

• Toggle servers on/off
• Parametric responses
• Capturing requests
• lint json