Using mock servers

You've now created a mock server that gives back different responses for various situations. The whole point of having a mock server, though, is so that you can use it for testing and development purposes. In this section, I want to show you how you can use a mock server to help out with those things. I will show you how to use mock servers in both frontend and backend development. I will also show you how to use them to help you with continuous planning and give a brief introduction on how to use them for testing purposes.

Let's dive right in by looking at how to develop code against a mock server.

Developing against a mock server

One of the reasons you would create a mock server is so that you can use it to provide data for you while you are creating a UI. This book isn't about UI development, so I won't spend too much time talking about how to develop UIs. However, there are a few things to keep in mind when developing against a...