Hi, @EH Thank you very much for your suggestions I have two questions: 1. Why is JSON response independent, instead of `response_body` that combines `response_example` and `response_schema` into one? 2. Do you think the `fault-injection`[1] plugin can meet the current needs?
[1] https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/docs/zh/latest/plugins/fault-injection.md EH <rui1...@foxmail.com> 于2021年12月31日周五 15:43写道： > *Background* > usualy when we develop a new feature on website or miniprogram or mobile > application, we go through 3 steps: > 1. design api documents,include api path,paramter,response; > 2. develop frontend and backend at the same time; > 3. testing and debugging the frontend and backend program. > > in step 2, the frontend need to mock the api’s parameter and response,to > debug program,and if there’s multiple front-end applications,each app need > to do mock. > > consider this scenario,if our api gateway can support api mocking,the > steps 2 will come down to: > 1. turn on mocking plugin when backend is still developing apis. > 2. turn off mocking plugin when the api is finished. > and there is nothing need to do for frontend developer,even neednt to > change the api url. > > based on the above scenario, the mocking plugin can be use in more > scenario,such as: > > - when we pressure test the APISIX. we can use the mocking plugins to > mock duration of api and status and response,instead of real upstream. > - in microservice invocation chain,we can mock service one by one to > find the abnormal service. > > *Plugin Design* > this plugin design is reference to mock.js > <https://github.com/nuysoft/Mock/wiki/Mock.Random> and kong's mocking > plugin <https://docs.konghq.com/hub/kong-inc/mocking/>. > it is planned to be implemented in two phases. > > phase 1, goal to implement base mock abilities. > the general design is as follows: > > local schema = { > type = "object", > properties = { > -- specify response delay time,default 0ms > delay = { type = "integer" }, > -- specify response status,default 200 > response_status = { type = "integer" }, > -- specify response content type,support application/xml,text/plain > and application/json,default application/json > content_type = { type = "content_type" }, > -- specify response body. > response_example = {type = "string"}, > -- specify response json schema,if response_example is not nil,this > conf will be ignore. > -- generate random response by json schema. > response_schema = { type = "object" }, > }, > anyOf = { > {required = {"response_example"}}, > {required = {"response_schema"}} > } > } > > > phase 2, goal to implement higher-order ability,such as "expectation and > response patterns". > > > > -- Thanks, Janko
