July 2019
Beginner to intermediate
300 pages
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API mocking is a technique by which the methods/operations specified within an IDL are simulated by means of a mocking server. The idea behind this approach is to enable API consumers and developers to try the API through its mock before the actual implementation takes place.

As the preceding diagram illustrates, an API mock should behave in accordance with the API specification itself (the IDL). As long as the mock makes use of representative (sample) data, API consumers can use it to try out the API early in the life cycle.
This is useful for many reasons, but especially because it can speed up the development ...
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