API Simulator in Docker Container

July 12, 2016   Docker containers have gained a lot of popularity. Here is why API Simulator in a Docker container is a compelling combination, especially if your organization already uses Docker. A simple way to explain Docker is that it is a container technology for Linux that allows the packaging of an application and… Read More »API Simulator in Docker Container

API Simulator 0.2.1 Release

July 5, 2016   The previous release, v0.2.0 , introduced the API Recorder for HTTP. By acting as a man-in-the-middle between an API client and API provider, API Recorder captures the raw HTTP traffic between them and records it to files; the files then make it easier to model API simlets for existing APIs. This… Read More »API Simulator 0.2.1 Release

API Simulator 0.2.0 Release

June 19, 2016   API Recorder for HTTP is the focus of this release. The API Recorder acts as a man-in-the-middle between the API client/consumer and API provider. It currently supports HTTP proxy mode and HTTP tunneling (HTTP CONNECT method) of TLS/SSL traffic. Gateway mode with URL mapping of the remote host and port will… Read More »API Simulator 0.2.0 Release

API Simulator 0.1.3 Release

June 2, 2016   We are proud to announce the release of version 0.1.3 of API Simulator. API Simulator 0.1.3 includes various enhancements and improvements. Notable changes since 0.1.2 are the configurable support for TLS/SSL and improved handling of HTTP “keep-alive” connections. API Simulator v0.1.3 Release Changes Various Netty channel handlers can now be inserted… Read More »API Simulator 0.1.3 Release

The Case for API Simulation

May 17, 2016   Ace, an up-and-coming application developer, woke up this morning with a headache. He spent several hours late last night troubleshooting problems with integration tests between his application and another application called “The Hub”. The tests were failing because for some reason the data coming back from the Hub API was not… Read More »The Case for API Simulation