Zimic

TypeScript-first HTTP request mocking

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Zimic is a lightweight, thoroughly tested, TypeScript-first HTTP request mocking library, inspired by Zod's type inference.

Features

Zimic provides a flexible and type-safe way to mock HTTP requests.

⚡ Statically-typed mocks. Declare your HTTP endpoints and get full static type inference and validation when applying mocks.
🔗 Network-level intercepts. Internally, Zimic combines MSW and interceptor servers to act on real HTTP requests. This means that no parts of your code are stubbed or skipped. From you application's point of view, the mocked requests are indistinguishable from the real ones.
🔧 Flexibility. You can simulate real application workflows by mocking any number of endpoints. This is specially useful in testing, making sure that the path your application takes is covered.
💡 Simplicity. Zimic was designed from scratch to encourage clarity, simplicity and developer experience in your mocks. Check our getting started guide and starting mocking!

Features
Table of contents
Getting started
Examples
Usage
- Basic usage
- Testing
zimic API reference
zimic/interceptor API reference
CLI
Changelog

Getting started

1. Requirements

TypeScript >= 4.7

strict enabled in your tsconfig.json:

{
  // ...
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ...
    "strict": true,
  },
}

2. Install from `npm`

Manager	Command
npm	`npm install zimic --save-dev`
pnpm	`pnpm add zimic --dev`
yarn	`yarn add zimic --dev`
bun	`bun add zimic --dev`

The latest (possibly unstable) code is available in canary releases, under the tag canary:

Manager	Command
npm	`npm install zimic@canary --save-dev`
pnpm	`pnpm add zimic@canary --dev`
yarn	`yarn add zimic@canary --dev`
bun	`bun add zimic@canary --dev`

3. Choose your method to intercept requests

Zimic interceptors support two types of execution: local and remote.

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The type is an individual interceptor setting. It is perfectly possible to have multiple interceptors with different types in the same application! However, keep in mind that local interceptors have precedence over remote interceptors.

Local HTTP interceptors

When an interceptor is local, Zimic uses MSW to intercept requests in the same process as your application. This is the simplest way to start mocking requests and does not require any server setup.

When to use local:

Testing: If you run your application in the same process as your tests. This is common when using unit and integration test runners such as Jest and Vitest.
Development: If you want to mock requests in your development environment without setting up a server. This is be useful when you need a backend that is not ready or available.

Our Vitest, Jest, and Next.js Pages Router examples use local interceptors.

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All mocking operations in local interceptor are synchronous. There's no need to await them before making requests.

Remote HTTP interceptors

When an interceptor is remote, Zimic uses a dedicated local interceptor server to handle requests. This opens up more possibilities for mocking, such as handling requests from multiple applications. It is also more robust because it uses a regular HTTP server and does not depend on local interception algorithms.

When to use remote:

Testing: If you do not run your application in the same process as your tests. When using Cypress, Playwright, or other end-to-end testing tools, this is generally the case because the test runner and the application run in separate processes. This might also happen in more complex setups with unit and integration test runners, such as testing a server that is running in another process, terminal, or machine.
Development: If you want your mocked responses to be accessible by other processes in your local network (e.g. browser, app, curl) . A common scenario is to create a mock server along with a script to apply the mocks. After started, the server can be accessed by other applications and return mock responses.

Our Playwright and Next.js App Router examples use remote interceptors.

[!IMPORTANT]

All mocking operations in remote interceptors are asynchronous. Make sure to await them before making requests.

Many code snippets in this README.md show examples with a local and a remote interceptor. Generally, the remote snippets differ only by adding await where necessary.

If you are using typescript-eslint, a handy rule is @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises. It checks that no promises are unhandled, avoiding forgetting to await remote interceptor operations.

4. Post-install

Node.js post-install

No additional configuration is necessary for Node.js. Check out the usage guide and start mocking!

Browser post-install

If you plan to use local interceptors and run Zimic in a browser, you must first initialize a mock service worker in your public directory. After that, check out the usage guide and start mocking!

Examples

Visit our examples to see how to use Zimic with popular frameworks and libraries!

Usage

Basic usage

To start using Zimic, create your first HTTP interceptor:

Local

import { JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User[] };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Remote

import { JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User[] };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'remote',
  // The interceptor server is at http://localhost:4000
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:4000/my-service',
});

In this example, we're creating an interceptor for a service supporting GET requests to /users. A successful response contains an array of User objects. Learn more about declaring HTTP service schemas.

Then, start the interceptor:
```
await interceptor.start();
```
If you are creating a remote interceptor, it's necessary to have a running interceptor server before starting it. The base URL of the remote interceptor should point to the server, optionally including a path to differentiate from other interceptors.

Now, you can intercept requests and return mock responses!

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/users');
const users = await response.json();
console.log(users); // [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }]

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/users');
const users = await response.json();
console.log(users); // [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }]

More usage examples and recommendations are available in our examples and the zimic/interceptor API reference.

Testing

We recommend managing the lifecycle of your interceptors using beforeAll and afterAll, or equivalent hooks, in your test setup file. An example using a Jest/Vitest API:

tests/setup.ts

Local

// Your interceptors
const interceptors = [userInterceptor, analyticsInterceptor];

// Start intercepting requests
beforeAll(async () => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    await interceptor.start();
  }
});

// Clear all interceptors so that no tests affect each other
afterEach(() => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    interceptor.clear();
  }
});

// Stop intercepting requests
afterAll(async () => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    await interceptor.stop();
  }
});

Remote

// Your interceptors
const interceptors = [userInterceptor, analyticsInterceptor];

// Start intercepting requests
beforeAll(async () => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    await interceptor.start();
  }
});

// Clear all interceptors so that no tests affect each other
afterEach(async () => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    await interceptor.clear();
  }
});

// Stop intercepting requests
afterAll(async () => {
  for (const interceptor of interceptors) {
    await interceptor.stop();
  }
});

When using remote interceptors, a common strategy is to apply your mocks before starting the application. See Next.js App Router - Loading mocks and Playwright - Loading mocks for examples.

`zimic` API reference

This module provides general resources, such as HTTP classes and types.

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All APIs are documented using JSDoc and visible directly in your IDE.

`HttpHeaders`

A superset of the built-in Headers class, with a strictly-typed schema. HttpHeaders is fully compatible with Headers and is used by Zimic to provide type safety when managing headers.

HttpHeaders example:

import { HttpHeaders } from 'zimic';

const headers = new HttpHeaders<{
  accept?: string;
  'content-type'?: string;
}>({
  accept: '*/*',
  'content-type': 'application/json',
});

const contentType = headers.get('content-type');
console.log(contentType); // 'application/json'

Comparing `HttpHeaders`

HttpHeaders also provides the utility methods headers.equals() and headers.contains(), useful in comparisons with other headers:

Comparing HttpHeaders example:

import { HttpSchema, HttpHeaders } from 'zimic';

type HeaderSchema = HttpSchema.Headers<{
  accept?: string;
  'content-type'?: string;
}>;

const headers1 = new HttpHeaders<HeaderSchema>({
  accept: '*/*',
  'content-type': 'application/json',
});

const headers2 = new HttpHeaders<HeaderSchema>({
  accept: '*/*',
  'content-type': 'application/json',
});

const headers3 = new HttpHeaders<
  HeaderSchema & {
    'x-custom-header'?: string;
  }
>({
  accept: '*/*',
  'content-type': 'application/json',
  'x-custom-header': 'value',
});

console.log(headers1.equals(headers2)); // true
console.log(headers1.equals(headers3)); // false

console.log(headers1.contains(headers2)); // true
console.log(headers1.contains(headers3)); // false
console.log(headers3.contains(headers1)); // true

`HttpSearchParams`

A superset of the built-in URLSearchParams class, with a strictly-typed schema. HttpSearchParams is fully compatible with URLSearchParams and is used by Zimic to provide type safety when managing search parameters.

HttpSearchParams example:

import { HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';

const searchParams = new HttpSearchParams<{
  names?: string[];
  page?: `${number}`;
}>({
  names: ['user 1', 'user 2'],
  page: '1',
});

const names = searchParams.getAll('names');
console.log(names); // ['user 1', 'user 2']

const page = searchParams.get('page');
console.log(page); // '1'

Comparing `HttpSearchParams`

HttpSearchParams also provides the utility methods searchParams.equals() and searchParams.contains(), useful in comparisons with other search params:

Comparing HttpSearchParams example:

import { HttpSchema, HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';

type SearchParamsSchema = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  names?: string[];
  page?: `${number}`;
}>;

const searchParams1 = new HttpSearchParams<SearchParamsSchema>({
  names: ['user 1', 'user 2'],
  page: '1',
});

const searchParams2 = new HttpSearchParams<SearchParamsSchema>({
  names: ['user 1', 'user 2'],
  page: '1',
});

const searchParams3 = new HttpSearchParams<
  SearchParamsSchema & {
    orderBy?: `${'name' | 'email'}.${'asc' | 'desc'}[]`;
  }
>({
  names: ['user 1', 'user 2'],
  page: '1',
  orderBy: ['name.asc'],
});

console.log(searchParams1.equals(searchParams2)); // true
console.log(searchParams1.equals(searchParams3)); // false

console.log(searchParams1.contains(searchParams2)); // true
console.log(searchParams1.contains(searchParams3)); // false
console.log(searchParams3.contains(searchParams1)); // true

`HttpFormData`

A superset of the built-in FormData class, with a strictly-typed schema. HttpFormData is fully compatible with FormData and is used by Zimic to provide type safety when managing form data.

HttpFormData example:

import { HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

const formData = new HttpFormData<{
  files: File[];
  description?: string;
}>();

formData.append('file', new File(['content'], 'file.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
formData.append('description', 'My file');

const files = formData.getAll('file');
console.log(files); // [File { name: 'file.txt', type: 'text/plain' }]

const description = formData.get('description');
console.log(description); // 'My file'

Comparing `HttpFormData`

HttpFormData also provides the utility methods formData.equals() and formData.contains(), useful in comparisons with other form data:

Comparing HttpFormData example:

import { HttpSchema, HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

type FormDataSchema = HttpSchema.FormData<{
  files: File[];
  description?: string;
}>;

const formData1 = new HttpFormData<FormDataSchema>();
formData1.append('file', new File(['content'], 'file.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
formData1.append('description', 'My file');

const formData2 = new HttpFormData<FormDataSchema>();
formData2.append('file', new File(['content'], 'file.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
formData2.append('description', 'My file');

const formData3 = new HttpFormData<FormDataSchema>();

formData3.append('file', new File(['content'], 'file.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
formData3.append('description', 'My file');

console.log(formData1.equals(formData2)); // true
console.log(formData1.equals(formData3)); // false

console.log(formData1.contains(formData2)); // true
console.log(formData1.contains(formData3)); // true
console.log(formData3.contains(formData1)); // false

`zimic/interceptor` API reference

This module provides resources to create HTTP interceptors for both Node.js and browser environments.

`HttpInterceptor`

HTTP interceptors provide the main API to handle HTTP requests and return mock responses. The methods, paths, status codes, parameters, and responses are statically-typed based on the service schema.

Each interceptor represents a service and can be used to mock its paths and methods.

`http.createInterceptor`

Creates an HTTP interceptor, the main interface to intercept HTTP requests and return responses. Learn more about declaring service schemas.

Creating a local HTTP interceptor

A local interceptor is configured with type: 'local'. The baseURL represents the URL should be matched by this interceptor. Any request starting with the baseURL will be intercepted if a matching handler exists.

import { JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users/:id': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Creating a remote HTTP interceptor

A remote interceptor is configured with type: 'remote'. The baseURL points to an interceptor server. Any request starting with the baseURL will be intercepted if a matching handler exists.

import { JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users/:id': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  // The interceptor server is at http://localhost:4000
  // `/my-service` is a path to differentiate from other
  // interceptors using the same server
  type: 'remote',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:4000/my-service',
});

A single interceptor server is perfectly capable of handling multiple interceptors and requests. Thus, additional paths are supported and might be necessary to differentiate between conflicting interceptors. If you may have multiple threads or processes applying mocks concurrently to the same interceptor server, it's important to keep the interceptor base URLs unique. Also, make sure that your application is considering the correct URL when making requests.

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  // ...
}>({
  type: 'remote',
  // Declaring a base URL with a unique identifier to prevent conflicts
  baseURL: `http://localhost:4000/my-service-${crypto.randomUUID()}`,
});

// Your application should use this base URL when making requests
const baseURL = interceptor.baseURL();

Unhandled requests

When a request is not matched by any interceptor handlers, it is considered unhandled and will be logged to the console by default.

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If you expected a request to be handled, but it was not, make sure that the interceptor base URL, path, method, and restrictions correctly match the request. Additionally, confirm that no errors occurred while creating the response.

In a local interceptor, unhandled requests are always bypassed, meaning that they pass through the interceptor and reach the real network. Remote interceptors in pair with an interceptor server always reject unhandled requests because they cannot be bypassed.

You can override the default logging behavior per interceptor with onUnhandledRequest in http.createInterceptor().

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<Schema>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
  onUnhandledRequest: { log: false },
});

onUnhandledRequest also accepts a function to dynamically choose when to ignore an unhandled request. Calling await context.log() logs the request to the console. Learn more about the request object at Intercepted HTTP resources.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<Schema>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
  onUnhandledRequest: async (request, context) => {
    const url = new URL(request.url);

    // Ignore only unhandled requests to /assets
    if (!url.pathname.startsWith('/assets')) {
      await context.log();
    }
  },
});

If you want to override the default logging behavior for all interceptors, or requests that did not match any known base URL, you can use http.default.onUnhandledRequest. Keep in mind that defining an onUnhandledRequest when creating an interceptor will take precedence over http.default.onUnhandledRequest.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

// Example 1: Ignore all unhandled requests
http.default.onUnhandledRequest({ log: false });

// Example 2: Ignore only unhandled requests to /assets
http.default.onUnhandledRequest((request, context) => {
  const url = new URL(request.url);

  if (!url.pathname.startsWith('/assets')) {
    await context.log();
  }
});

Saving intercepted requests

The option saveRequests indicates whether request handlers should save their intercepted requests in memory and make them accessible through handler.requests().

This setting is configured per interceptor and is false by default. If set to true, each handler will keep track of their intercepted requests in memory.

[!IMPORTANT]

Saving the intercepted requests will lead to a memory leak if not accompanied by clearing of the interceptor or disposal of the handlers (i.e. garbage collection).

If you plan on accessing those requests, such as to assert them in your tests, set saveRequests to true and make sure to regularly clear the interceptor. A common practice is to call interceptor.clear() after each test.

See Testing for an example of how to manage the lifecycle of interceptors in your tests.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<Schema>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
  saveRequests: true,
});

[!TIP]

If you use an interceptor both in tests and as a standalone mock server, consider setting saveRequests based on an environment variable. This allows you to access the requests in tests, while preventing memory leaks in long-running mock servers.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<Schema>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
  saveRequests: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test',
});

Declaring HTTP service schemas

HTTP service schemas define the structure of the real services being mocked. This includes paths, methods, request and response bodies, and status codes. Based on the schema, interceptors will provide type validation when applying mocks.

An example of a complete interceptor schema:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

// Declaring base types
type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type UserCreationBody = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type NotFoundError = JSONValue<{
  message: string;
}>;

type UserListSearchParams = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  name?: string;
  orderBy?: `${'name' | 'email'}.${'asc' | 'desc'}`[];
}>;

// Creating the interceptor
const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: {
        headers: { accept: string };
        body: UserCreationBody;
      };
      response: {
        201: {
          headers: { 'content-type': string };
          body: User;
        };
      };
    };
    GET: {
      request: {
        searchParams: UserListSearchParams;
      };
      response: {
        200: { body: User[] };
        404: { body: NotFoundError };
      };
    };
  };

  '/users/:id': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User };
        404: { body: NotFoundError };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Alternatively, you can compose the schema using utility types:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

// Declaring the base types
type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type UserCreationBody = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type NotFoundError = JSONValue<{
  message: string;
}>;

type UserListSearchParams = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  name?: string;
  orderBy?: `${'name' | 'email'}.${'asc' | 'desc'}`[];
}>;

// Declaring user methods
type UserMethods = HttpSchema.Methods<{
  POST: {
    request: {
      headers: { accept: string };
      body: UserCreationBody;
    };
    response: {
      201: {
        headers: { 'content-type': string };
        body: User;
      };
    };
  };

  GET: {
    request: {
      searchParams: UserListSearchParams;
    };
    response: {
      200: { body: User[] };
      404: { body: NotFoundError };
    };
  };
}>;

type UserByIdMethods = HttpSchema.Methods<{
  GET: {
    response: {
      200: { body: User };
      404: { body: NotFoundError };
    };
  };
}>;

// Declaring user paths
type UserPaths = HttpSchema.Paths<{
  '/users': UserMethods;
}>;

type UserByIdPaths = HttpSchema.Paths<{
  '/users/:id': UserByIdMethods;
}>;

// Declaring interceptor schema
type ServiceSchema = UserPaths & UserByIdPaths;

// Creating the interceptor
const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<ServiceSchema>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring HTTP paths

At the root level, each key represents a path or route of the service:

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    // Path schema
  };
  '/users/:id': {
    // Path schema
  };
  '/posts': {
    // Path schema
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Alternatively, you can also compose paths using the utility type HttpSchema.Paths:

import { HttpSchema } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserPaths = HttpSchema.Paths<{
  '/users': {
    // Path schema
  };
  '/users/:id': {
    // Path schema
  };
}>;

type PostPaths = HttpSchema.Paths<{
  '/posts': {
    // Path schema
  };
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<UserPaths & PostPaths>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring HTTP methods

Each path can have one or more methods, (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS). The method names are case-sensitive.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      // Method schema
    };
    POST: {
      // Method schema
    };
  };
  // Other paths
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Similarly to paths, you can also compose methods using the utility type HttpSchema.Methods:

import { HttpSchema } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserMethods = HttpSchema.Methods<{
  GET: {
    // Method schema
  };
  POST: {
    // Method schema
  };
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': UserMethods;
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring HTTP requests

Each method can have a request, which defines the schema of the accepted requests. headers, searchParams, and body are supported to provide type safety when applying mocks. Path parameters are automatically inferred from dynamic paths, such as /users/:id.

Declaring a request type with search params:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserListSearchParams = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  username?: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      request: { searchParams: UserListSearchParams };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a request type with JSON body:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserCreationBody = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: { body: UserCreationBody };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

[!IMPORTANT]

JSON body types cannot be declared using TypeScript interfaces, because they do not have implicit index signatures as types do. Part of Zimic's JSON validation relies on index signatures. To workaround this, you can declare JSON bodies using type. As an extra step to make sure the type is a valid JSON, you can use the utility type JSONValue.

[!TIP]

The utility type JSONSerialized, exported from zimic, can be handy to infer the serialized type of an object. It converts Date's to strings, removes function properties and serializes nested objects and arrays.

import { JSONSerialized } from 'zimic';

class User {
  name: string;
  age: number;
  createdAt: Date;
  method() {
    // ...
  }
}

type SerializedUser = JSONSerialized<User>;
// { name: string, age: number, createdAt: string }

Declaring a request type with form data body:

import { HttpSchema, HttpFormData } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type FileUploadData = HttpSchema.FormData<{
  files: File[];
  description?: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/files': {
    POST: {
      request: { body: HttpFormData<FileUploadData> };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a request type with blob body:

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: { body: Blob };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a request type with plain text body:

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: { body: string };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a request type with search params (x-www-form-urlencoded) body:

import { HttpSchema, HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserListSearchParams = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  username?: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: { body: HttpSearchParams<UserListSearchParams> };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

[!TIP]

You only need to include in the schema the properties you want to use in your mocks. Headers, search params, or body fields that are not used do not need to be declared, keeping your type definitions clean and concise.

You can also compose requests using the utility type HttpSchema.Request, similarly to methods:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserCreationBody = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type UserCreationRequest = HttpSchema.Request<{
  body: UserCreationBody;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      request: UserCreationRequest;
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring HTTP responses

Each method can also have a response, which defines the schema of the returned responses. The status codes are used as keys. headers and body are supported to provide type safety when applying mocks.

Bodies can be a JSON object, HttpFormData, HttpSearchParams, Blob, or plain text.

Declaring a response type with JSON body:

import { JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type NotFoundError = JSONValue<{
  message: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users/:id': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User };
        404: { body: NotFoundError };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

[!IMPORTANT]

Also similarly to declaring HTTP requests, JSON body types cannot be declared using TypeScript interfaces, because they do not have implicit index signatures as types do. Part of Zimic's JSON validation relies on index signatures. To workaround this, you can declare bodies using type. As an extra step to make sure the type is a valid JSON, you can use the utility type JSONValue.

Declaring a response type with form data body:

import { HttpSchema, HttpFormData } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type FileUploadData = HttpSchema.FormData<{
  files: File[];
  description?: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/files': {
    POST: {
      response: {
        200: { body: HttpFormData<FileUploadData> };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a response type with blob body:

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      response: {
        200: { body: Blob };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a response type with plain text body:

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      response: {
        200: { body: string };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

Declaring a response type with search params (x-www-form-urlencoded) body:

import { HttpSchema, HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type UserListSearchParams = HttpSchema.SearchParams<{
  username?: string;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    POST: {
      response: {
        200: { body: HttpSearchParams<UserListSearchParams> };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

[!TIP]

Similarly to declaring HTTP requests, you only need to include in the schema the properties you want to use in your mocks. Headers, search params, or body fields that are not used do not need to be declared, keeping your type definitions clean and concise.

You can also compose responses using the utility types HttpSchema.ResponseByStatusCode and HttpSchema.Response, similarly to requests:

import { HttpSchema, JSONValue } from 'zimic';
import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

type User = JSONValue<{
  username: string;
}>;

type NotFoundError = JSONValue<{
  message: string;
}>;

type SuccessUserGetResponse = HttpSchema.Response<{
  body: User;
}>;

type NotFoundUserGetResponse = HttpSchema.Response<{
  body: NotFoundError;
}>;

type UserGetResponses = HttpSchema.ResponseByStatusCode<{
  200: SuccessUserGetResponse;
  404: NotFoundUserGetResponse;
}>;

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users/:id': {
    GET: {
      response: UserGetResponses;
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

HTTP `interceptor.start()`

Starts the interceptor. Only interceptors that are running will intercept requests.

await interceptor.start();

When targeting a browser environment with a local interceptor, make sure to follow the browser post-install guide before starting your interceptors.

HTTP `interceptor.stop()`

Stops the interceptor. Stopping an interceptor will also clear its registered handlers and responses.

await interceptor.stop();

HTTP `interceptor.isRunning()`

Returns whether the interceptor is currently running and ready to use.

const isRunning = interceptor.isRunning();

HTTP `interceptor.baseURL()`

Returns the base URL of the interceptor.

const baseURL = interceptor.baseURL();

HTTP `interceptor.platform()`

Returns the platform used by the interceptor (browser or node).

const platform = interceptor.platform();

HTTP `interceptor.<method>(path)`

Creates an HttpRequestHandler for the given method and path. The path and method must be declared in the interceptor schema.

The supported methods are: get, post, put, patch, delete, head, and options.

When using a remote interceptor, creating a handler is an asynchronous operation, so you need to await it. You can also chain any number of operations and apply them by awaiting the handler.

Local

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User[] };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

Remote

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users': {
    GET: {
      response: {
        200: { body: User[] };
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'remote',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:4000/my-service',
});

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

Dynamic path parameters

Paths with dynamic path parameters are supported, such as /users/:id. Even when using a computed path (e.g. /users/1), the original path is automatically inferred, guaranteeing type safety.

import { http } from 'zimic/interceptor';

const interceptor = http.createInterceptor<{
  '/users/:id': {
    PUT: {
      request: {
        body: { username: string };
      };
      response: {
        204: {};
      };
    };
  };
}>({
  type: 'local',
  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
});

interceptor.get('/users/:id'); // Matches any id
interceptor.get(`/users/${1}`); // Only matches id 1

request.pathParams contains the parsed path parameters of a request and have their type automatically inferred from the path string. For example, the path /users/:userId will result in a request.pathParams of type { userId: string }.

Local

const updateHandler = interceptor.put('/users/:id').respond((request) => {
  console.log(request.pathParams); // { id: '1' }

  return {
    status: 200,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  };
});

await fetch('http://localhost:3000/users/1', { method: 'PUT' });

Remote

const updateHandler = await interceptor.put('/users/:id').respond((request) => {
  console.log(request.pathParams); // { id: '1' }

  return {
    status: 200,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  };
});

await fetch('http://localhost:3000/users/1', { method: 'PUT' });

HTTP `interceptor.clear()`

Clears all of the HttpRequestHandler instances created by this interceptor, including their registered responses and intercepted requests. After calling this method, the interceptor will no longer intercept any requests until new mock responses are registered.

This method is useful to reset the interceptor mocks between tests.

Local

interceptor.clear();

Remote

await interceptor.clear();

`HttpRequestHandler`

HTTP request handlers allow declaring HTTP responses to return for intercepted requests. They also keep track of the intercepted requests and their responses, which can be used to check if the requests your application has made are correct.

When multiple handlers match the same method and path, the last created with interceptor.<method>(path) will be used.

HTTP `handler.method()`

Returns the method that matches a handler.

Local

const handler = interceptor.post('/users');
const method = handler.method();
console.log(method); // 'POST'

Remote

const handler = await interceptor.post('/users');
const method = handler.method();
console.log(method); // 'POST'

HTTP `handler.path()`

Returns the path that matches a handler. The base URL of the interceptor is not included, but it is used when matching requests.

Local

const handler = interceptor.get('/users');
const path = handler.path();
console.log(path); // '/users'

Remote

const handler = await interceptor.get('/users');
const path = handler.path();
console.log(path); // '/users'

HTTP `handler.with(restriction)`

Declares a restriction to intercepted requests. headers, searchParams, and body are supported to limit which requests will match the handler and receive the mock response. If multiple restrictions are declared, either in a single object or with multiple calls to handler.with(), all of them must be met, essentially creating an AND condition.

Static restrictions

Declaring restrictions for headers:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({
    headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({
    headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

An equivalent alternative using HttpHeaders:

Local

const headers = new HttpHeaders<Partial<UserListHeaders>>();
headers.set('authorization', `Bearer ${token}`);

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({ headers })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Remote

const headers = new HttpHeaders<Partial<UserListHeaders>>();
headers.set('authorization', `Bearer ${token}`);

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({ headers })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Declaring restrictions for search params:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({
    searchParams: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({
    searchParams: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

An equivalent alternative using HttpSearchParams:

Local

const searchParams = new HttpSearchParams<Partial<UserListSearchParams>>();
searchParams.set('username', 'diego-aquino');

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({ searchParams })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Remote

const searchParams = new HttpSearchParams<Partial<UserListSearchParams>>();
searchParams.set('username', 'diego-aquino');

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .get('/users')
  .with({ searchParams })
  .respond({
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Declaring restrictions for a JSON body:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

For JSON bodies to be correctly parsed, make sure that the intercepted requests have the header content-type: application/json.

Declaring restrictions for a form data body:

Local

import { HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

const formData = new HttpFormData<Partial<UserCreationData>>();
formData.append('username', 'diego-aquino');
formData.append(
  'profilePicture',
  new File(['content'], 'profile.png', {
    type: 'image/png',
  }),
);

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: formData,
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Remote

import { HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

const formData = new HttpFormData<Partial<UserCreationData>>();
formData.append('username', 'diego-aquino');
formData.append(
  'profilePicture',
  new File(['content'], 'profile.png', {
    type: 'image/png',
  }),
);

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: formData,
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

For form data bodies to be correctly parsed, make sure that the intercepted requests have the header content-type: multipart/form-data.

Declaring restrictions for a blob body:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: new Blob(['content'], {
      type: 'application/octet-stream',
    }),
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: new Blob(['content'], {
      type: 'application/octet-stream',
    }),
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

For blob bodies to be correctly parsed, make sure that the intercepted requests have the header content-type indicating a binary data, such as application/octet-stream, image/png, audio/mp3, etc.

Declaring restrictions for a plain text body:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: 'content',
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    body: 'content',
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

For plain text bodies to be correctly parsed, make sure that the intercepted requests have the header content-type indicating a plain text, such as text/plain.

By default, restrictions use exact: false, meaning that any request containing the declared restrictions will match the handler, regardless of having more properties or values. In the examples above, requests with more properties in the headers, search params, or body would still match the restrictions.

If you want to match only requests with the exact values declared, you can use exact: true:

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
    exact: true, // Only requests with these exact headers and body will match
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with({
    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
    exact: true, // Only requests with these exact headers and body will match
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: { username: 'diego-aquino' },
  });

Computed restrictions

A function is also supported to declare restrictions in case they are dynamic. Learn more about the request object at Intercepted HTTP resources.

Local

const creationHandler = interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with((request) => {
    const accept = request.headers.get('accept');
    return accept !== null && accept.startsWith('application');
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

Remote

const creationHandler = await interceptor
  .post('/users')
  .with((request) => {
    const accept = request.headers.get('accept');
    return accept !== null && accept.startsWith('application');
  })
  .respond({
    status: 201,
    body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
  });

The function should return a boolean: true if the request matches the handler and should receive the mock response; false otherwise.

HTTP `handler.respond(declaration)`

Declares a response to return for matched intercepted requests.

When the handler matches a request, it will respond with the given declaration. The response type is statically validated against the schema of the interceptor.

Static responses

Declaring responses with JSON body:

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

Declaring responses with form data body:

Local

import { HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

const formData = new HttpFormData<UserGetByIdData>();
formData.append('username', 'diego-aquino');
formData.append(
  'profilePicture',
  new File(['content'], 'profile.png', {
    type: 'image/png',
  }),
);

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users/:id').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: formData,
});

Remote

import { HttpFormData } from 'zimic';

const formData = new HttpFormData<UserGetByIdData>();
formData.append('username', 'diego-aquino');
formData.append(
  'profilePicture',
  new File(['content'], 'profile.png', {
    type: 'image/png',
  }),
);

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users/:id').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: formData,
});

Declaring responses with blob body:

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: new Blob(['content'], {
    type: 'application/octet-stream',
  }),
});

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: new Blob(['content'], {
    type: 'application/octet-stream',
  }),
});

Declaring responses with plain text body:

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: 'content',
});

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: 'content',
});

Declaring responses with search params (x-www-form-urlencoded) body:

Local

import { HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';

const searchParams = new HttpSearchParams<UserGetByIdSearchParams>({
  username: 'diego-aquino',
});

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: searchParams,
});

Remote

import { HttpSearchParams } from 'zimic';

const searchParams = new HttpSearchParams<UserGetByIdSearchParams>({
  username: 'diego-aquino',
});

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: searchParams,
});

Computed responses

A function is also supported to declare a response in case it is dynamic. Learn more about the request object at Intercepted HTTP resources.

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond((request) => {
  const username = request.searchParams.get('username');

  if (!username) {
    return { status: 400 };
  }

  return {
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username }],
  };
});

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond((request) => {
  const username = request.searchParams.get('username');

  if (!username) {
    return { status: 400 };
  }

  return {
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username }],
  };
});

HTTP `handler.bypass()`

Clears any response declared with handler.respond(declaration), making the handler stop matching requests. The next handler, created before this one, that matches the same method and path will be used if present. If not, the requests of the method and path will not be intercepted.

To make the handler match requests again, register a new response with handler.respond(declaration).

This method is useful to skip a handler. It is more gentle than handler.clear(), as it only removed the response, keeping restrictions and intercepted requests.

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [],
});

const otherListHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

otherListHandler.bypass();
// Now, requests GET /users will match `listHandler` and receive an empty array

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [],
});

const otherListHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

await otherListHandler.bypass();
// Now, requests GET /users will match `listHandler` and receive an empty array

HTTP `handler.clear()`

Clears any response declared with handler.respond(declaration), restrictions declared with handler.with(restriction), and intercepted requests, making the handler stop matching requests. The next handler, created before this one, that matches the same method and path will be used if present. If not, the requests of the method and path will not be intercepted.

To make the handler match requests again, register a new response with handler.respond().

This method is useful to reset handlers to a clean state between tests. It is more aggressive than handler.bypass(), as it also clears restrictions and intercepted requests.

Local

const listHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [],
});

const otherListHandler = interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

otherListHandler.clear();
// Now, requests GET /users will match `listHandler` and receive an empty array

otherListHandler.requests(); // Now empty

Remote

const listHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [],
});

const otherListHandler = await interceptor.get('/users').respond({
  status: 200,
  body: [{ username: 'diego-aquino' }],
});

await otherListHandler.clear();
// Now, requests GET /users will match `listHandler` and receive an empty array

await otherListHandler.requests(); // Now empty

HTTP `handler.requests()`

Returns the intercepted requests that matched this handler, along with the responses returned to each of them. This is useful for testing that the correct requests were made by your application. Learn more about the request and response objects at Intercepted HTTP resources.

[!IMPORTANT]

This method can only be used if saveRequests was set to true when creating the interceptor. See Saving intercepted requests for more information.

Local

const updateHandler = interceptor.put('/users/:id').respond((request) => {
  const newUsername = request.body.username;
  return {
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: newUsername }],
  };
});

await fetch(`http://localhost:3000/users/${1}`, {
  method: 'PUT',
  body: JSON.stringify({ username: 'new' }),
});

const updateRequests = await updateHandler.requests();
expect(updateRequests).toHaveLength(1);
expect(updateRequests[0].pathParams).toEqual({ id: '1' });
expect(updateRequests[0].body).toEqual({ username: 'new' });
expect(updateRequests[0].response.status).toBe(200);
expect(updateRequests[0].response.body).toEqual([{ username: 'new' }]);

Remote

const updateHandler = await interceptor.put('/users/:id').respond((request) => {
  const newUsername = request.body.username;
  return {
    status: 200,
    body: [{ username: newUsername }],
  };
});

await fetch(`http://localhost:3000/users/${1}`, {
  method: 'PUT',
  body: JSON.stringify({ username: 'new' }),
});

const updateRequests = await updateHandler.requests();
expect(updateRequests).toHaveLength(1);
expect(updateRequests[0].pathParams).toEqual({ id: '1' });
expect(updateRequests[0].body).toEqual({ username: 'new' });
expect(updateRequests[0].response.status).toBe(200);
expect(updateRequests[0].response.body).toEqual([{ username: 'new' }]);

Intercepted HTTP resources

The intercepted requests and responses are typed based on their interceptor schema. They are available as simplified objects based on the Request and Response web APIs. body contains the parsed body, while typed headers, path params and search params are in headers, pathParams, and searchParams, respectively.

The body is automatically parsed based on the header content-type of the request or response. The following table shows how each type is parsed, where * indicates any other resource that does not match the previous types:

`content-type`	Parsed to
`application/json`	`JSON`
`application/xml`	`String`
`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`	`HttpSearchParams`
`application/*` (others)	`Blob`
`multipart/form-data`	`HttpFormData`
`multipart/*` (others)	`Blob`
`text/*`	`String`
`image/*`	`Blob`
`audio/*`	`Blob`
`font/*`	`Blob`
`video/*`	`Blob`
`/` (others)	`JSON` if possible, otherwise `String`

If no content-type exists or it is unknown, Zimic tries to parse the body as JSON and falls back to plain text if it fails.

If you need access to the original Request and Response objects, you can use the request.raw property:

console.log(request.raw); // Request{}
console.log(request.response.raw); // Response{}

CLI

`zimic`

zimic <command>

Commands:
  zimic browser  Browser
  zimic server   Interceptor server

Options:
  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]

`zimic browser`

`zimic browser init`

Initialize the browser service worker configuration.

zimic browser init <publicDirectory>

Positionals:
  publicDirectory  The path to the public directory of your application.
                                                             [string] [required]

This command is necessary to use Zimic in a browser environment. It creates a mockServiceWorker.js file in the provided public directory, which is used to intercept requests and mock responses.

If you are using Zimic mainly in tests, we recommend adding the mockServiceWorker.js to your .gitignore and adding this command to a postinstall scripts in your package.json. This ensures that the latest service worker script is being used after upgrading Zimic.

`zimic server`

An interceptor server is a standalone server that can be used to handle requests and return mock responses. It is used in combination with remote interceptors, which declare which responses the server should return for a given request. Interceptor servers and remote interceptors communicate with remote-procedure calls (RPC) over WebSockets.

`zimic server start`

Start an interceptor server.

zimic server start [-- onReady]

Positionals:
  onReady  A command to run when the server is ready to accept connections.
                                                                        [string]

Options:
      --help                    Show help                              [boolean]
      --version                 Show version number                    [boolean]
  -h, --hostname                The hostname to start the server on.
                                                 [string] [default: "localhost"]
  -p, --port                    The port to start the server on.        [number]
  -e, --ephemeral               Whether the server should stop automatically
                                after the on-ready command finishes. If no
                                on-ready command is provided and ephemeral is
                                true, the server will stop immediately after
                                starting.             [boolean] [default: false]
  -l, --log-unhandled-requests  Whether to log a warning when no interceptors
                                were found for the base URL of a request. If an
                                interceptor was matched, the logging behavior
                                for that base URL is configured in the
                                interceptor itself.                    [boolean]

You can use this command to start an independent server:

zimic server start --port 4000

Or as a prefix of another command:

zimic server start --port 4000 --ephemeral -- npm run test

The command after -- will be executed when the server is ready. The flag --ephemeral indicates that the server should automatically stop after the command finishes.

Programmatic usage

The module zimic/server exports resources for managing interceptor servers programmatically. Even though we recommend using the CLI, this module is a valid alternative for more advanced use cases.

import { createInterceptorServer, runCommand } from 'zimic/server';

const server = createInterceptorServer({ hostname: 'localhost', port: 3000 });
await server.start();

// Run a command when the server is ready
const [command, ...commandArguments] = process.argv.slice(3);
await runCommand(command, commandArguments);

await server.stop();

The helper function runCommand is useful to run a shell command in server scripts. The Next.js App Router and the Playwright examples use this function to run the application after the interceptor server is ready and all mocks are set up.

Changelog

The changelog is available on our GitHub Releases page.

Zimic

Features

Table of contents

Getting started

1. Requirements

2. Install from npm

3. Choose your method to intercept requests

Local HTTP interceptors

Remote HTTP interceptors

4. Post-install

Node.js post-install

Browser post-install

Examples

Usage

Basic usage

Testing

zimic API reference

HttpHeaders

Comparing HttpHeaders

HttpSearchParams

Comparing HttpSearchParams

HttpFormData

Comparing HttpFormData

zimic/interceptor API reference

HttpInterceptor

http.createInterceptor

Creating a local HTTP interceptor

Creating a remote HTTP interceptor

Unhandled requests

Saving intercepted requests

Declaring HTTP service schemas

Declaring HTTP paths

Declaring HTTP methods

Declaring HTTP requests

Declaring HTTP responses

HTTP interceptor.start()

HTTP interceptor.stop()

HTTP interceptor.isRunning()

HTTP interceptor.baseURL()

HTTP interceptor.platform()

HTTP interceptor.<method>(path)

Dynamic path parameters

HTTP interceptor.clear()

HttpRequestHandler

HTTP handler.method()

HTTP handler.path()

HTTP handler.with(restriction)

Static restrictions

Computed restrictions

HTTP handler.respond(declaration)

Static responses

Computed responses

HTTP handler.bypass()

HTTP handler.clear()

HTTP handler.requests()

Intercepted HTTP resources

CLI

zimic

zimic browser

zimic browser init

zimic server

zimic server start

Programmatic usage

Changelog

2. Install from `npm`

`zimic` API reference

`HttpHeaders`

Comparing `HttpHeaders`

`HttpSearchParams`

Comparing `HttpSearchParams`

`HttpFormData`

Comparing `HttpFormData`

`zimic/interceptor` API reference

`HttpInterceptor`

`http.createInterceptor`

HTTP `interceptor.start()`

HTTP `interceptor.stop()`

HTTP `interceptor.isRunning()`

HTTP `interceptor.baseURL()`

HTTP `interceptor.platform()`

HTTP `interceptor.<method>(path)`

HTTP `interceptor.clear()`

`HttpRequestHandler`

HTTP `handler.method()`

HTTP `handler.path()`

HTTP `handler.with(restriction)`

HTTP `handler.respond(declaration)`

HTTP `handler.bypass()`

HTTP `handler.clear()`

HTTP `handler.requests()`

`zimic`

`zimic browser`

`zimic browser init`

`zimic server`

`zimic server start`