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Install moco with Homebrew
Stub server with Maven, Gradle, Scala, and shell integration. Version 1.6.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Stub server with Maven, Gradle, Scala, and shell integration
Project links
Commands and aliases
- moco
history
Project history and usage
Moco is a Java stub-server and mocking framework from ZHENG Ye's dreamhead/moco project, with copyright dates in the upstream README beginning in 2012. The project was built around a small alternative to deploying temporary WAR files or embedded application servers for HTTP integration testing: write a JSON response description, run the standalone runner, and point tests or clients at the local stub endpoint.
Project history
Its ecosystem role is deliberately practical. Moco can be embedded as a Java API in JUnit tests, run as a standalone server, or reached through Maven, Gradle, shell, and Scala integrations. The documentation covers HTTP, HTTPS, socket, REST, WebSocket, and SSE APIs, which places it in the Java testing niche alongside mock HTTP servers and service-virtualization tools rather than full API gateways.
How it is used
The Homebrew formula exposes the `moco` executable for command-line use, while the upstream project also publishes Maven artifacts such as `moco-core` and the standalone runner. The 2.0.0 line moved the project to Java 17 or later, marking a runtime baseline change for a tool that had long been used in build and integration-test workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:server
- text:shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
moco | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.6.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/dreamhead/moco
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dreamhead/moconone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:moco |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/moco |
| Homepage | https://github.com/dreamhead/moco |
| Repository | https://github.com/dreamhead/moco |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/github/dreamhead/moco-runner/1.6.1/moco-runner-1.6.1-standalone.jar |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | moco |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation