VCR: Alternative way of mocking remote APIs

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If you need to test interaction with a remote API, check out the VCR gem Show archive.org snapshot as an alternative to Webmock or stubbing hell.

The idea behind VCR is that is performs real HTTP requests and logs the interaction in a .yml file. When you run the test again, requests and responses are stubbed from the log and the test can run offline.

It's a great way to mock network requests to an external service without going through the pain of logging network traffic with Wireshark or similar tools.

Henning Koch
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Rebecca
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Source code in this card is licensed under the MIT License.
Posted by Henning Koch to makandra dev (2013-10-10 08:35)