Jitter & Proxying
Mimicrab provides advanced network simulation and transparent proxying capabilities to help you test edge cases and integrate with existing services.
Jitter (Network Simulation)
Jitter allows you to simulate unreliable network conditions for a specific mock. This is essential for testing how your application handles slow responses or intermittent failures.
Configuration Options
- Jitter Latency (ms): Adds a fixed latency to the response.
- Error Rate (0 - 100): The probability that a request will fail with a jitter response instead of returning the mock response.
- **Error Status/Jitter Response: Set error response details
Usage in UI
- Expand Advanced Options in the mock form.
- Toggle Enable Jitter.
- Configure your desired latency and failure rate.
Proxying
Proxying allows Mimicrab to act as a transparent intermediary. If a request doesn't match a mock condition, or if a specific mock is configured to proxy, Mimicrab can forward the request to an upstream server and return that server's response.
Configuration Options
- Upstream URL: The base URL of the service you want to proxy to (e.g.,
https://api.production.com). - Follow Redirects: Whether Mimicrab should follow 3xx redirects from the upstream.
Usage in UI
- Expand Advanced Options in the mock form.
- Toggle Enable Proxying.
- Enter the Upstream URL.
[!NOTE] Jitter, Proxying, and Lua Scripting are mutually exclusive for a single mock to ensure predictable behavior.