Show HN: StubOnWeb – Stub HTTP server to test API integrations(stubonweb.herokuapp.com) |
Show HN: StubOnWeb – Stub HTTP server to test API integrations(stubonweb.herokuapp.com) |
You should totally get a real domain for this, as well as some SSL certs to protect info flying over the wire.
If you want some sponsorship, hit me up, we might be able to work something out! randall@stormpath.com
It is currently running on heroku and mongolabs free tier. I'm glad to see more people find it usefull. I'll work on getting a domain and better server. I'll get in touch with you in case I need help. Thanks
Though you could use this for automated tests, I request you to wait till I get a better server with higher availability. For automated integration tests there other great stub servers in different languages.
Sometimes (almost always) an app feature is developed parallel to the API service.
It's useful to return a mock response so you can build the entire feature including networking. This way you don't need to wait for the server side component to finish.
A temp server takes time to set up and maintain. It's like any tool. Why use Dropbox if you can just save your file to a usb drive and carry it around everywhere?