MockServer
A mock server configuration derived from a test-first specification, enabling consumers to develop against an API before the provider implements it.
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{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/test-first/refs/heads/main/json-schema/test-first-mock-schema.json",
"title": "MockServer",
"description": "A mock server configuration derived from a test-first specification, enabling consumers to develop against an API before the provider implements it.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the mock server configuration."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the mock server."
},
"base_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Base URL where the mock server is running."
},
"spec_source": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL to the OpenAPI or other specification used to generate the mock."
},
"spec_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["openapi", "postman", "pact", "raml", "api-blueprint"],
"description": "Format of the specification backing the mock."
},
"routes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/MockRoute"
},
"description": "List of mock routes and their configured responses."
},
"dynamic": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the mock generates responses dynamically from the spec schema."
},
"proxy_enabled": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the mock can proxy to a real backend when available."
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the mock was created."
}
},
"required": ["id", "name", "base_url"],
"$defs": {
"MockRoute": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"],
"description": "HTTP method for this route."
},
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL path pattern for this route."
},
"status_code": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 599,
"description": "HTTP status code returned by this mock route."
},
"response_body": {
"description": "Fixed response body for this mock route."
},
"content_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Content-Type of the mock response."
}
},
"required": ["method", "path", "status_code"]
}
}
}
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