Let’s say that you are working on a part of a project that needs to consume some JSON data from a forthcoming HTTP service. That sub-system is being developed by one of your colleagues and is not yet ready for you to stand-up to develop against.
You can use netcat to mock the webservice and return some static JSON data for which you can develop and test against with a simple one-liner.
First, put together your JSON in a file, → Continue reading “Using netcat to Mock a RESTful Webservice that Returns JSON”