NOCK_OFF environment variable set to true bypasses nock

README.md

@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ You can restore the HTTP interceptor to the normal unmocked behaviour by calling
 
     nock.restore();
 
+# Turning Nock Off
+
+You can bypass Nock completely by setting `NOCK_OFF` environment variable to `"true"`.
+
+This way you can have your tests hit the real servers just by switching on this environment variable.
+
+    $ NOCK_OFF=true node my_test.js
+
 # Recording
 
 This is a cool feature:

lib/intercept.js

@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ var RequestOverrider = require('./request_overrider'),
     http             = require('http'),
     ClientRequest    = http.ClientRequest;
 
+
 var allInterceptors = {};
 
+function isOn() {
+  return process.env.NOCK_OFF !== 'true';
+}
+
 function add(key, interceptor) {
   if (! allInterceptors.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
     allInterceptors[key] = [];
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ http.ClientRequest = OverridenClientRequest;
       options.proto = proto;
       interceptors = interceptorsFor(options);
 
-      if (interceptors.length) {
+      if (isOn() && interceptors.length) {
 
         var matches = false,
             allowUnmocked = false;
@@ -123,3 +128,4 @@ http.ClientRequest = OverridenClientRequest;
 
 module.exports = add;
 module.exports.removeAll = removeAll;
+module.exports.isOn = isOn;

lib/scope.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var path            = require('path')
   , globalIntercept = require('./intercept')
   , mixin           = require('./mixin')
   , assert          = require('assert')
-  , url				= require('url');
+  , url				      = require('url');
 
 var noop = function() {};
 
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ function startScope(basePath, options) {
   }
 
   function isDone() {
+
+    // if nock is turned off, it always says it's done
+    if (! globalIntercept.isOn()) { return true; }
+
     var keys = Object.keys(interceptors);
     if (keys.length === 0) {
       return true;