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Mock HTTP server and proxy. Version 7.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.
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Package summary
Mock HTTP server and proxy
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mockserver
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Project history and usage
MockServer is an open-source HTTP and proxy testing tool maintained in the mock-server GitHub organization, with James D Bloom listed as maintainer in the repository. The monorepo was created in 2013, and the project describes itself as an HTTP(S) mock server and proxy for testing, able to mock APIs, inspect or modify traffic, and inject failures.
Project history
Its technical scope expanded from simple HTTP response mocking into a broader service-virtualization tool. The project site describes support for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, gRPC, request recording, proxying, deterministic replacement of fragile dependencies, contract-first development against APIs that do not exist yet, and resilience testing through latency, errors, dropped connections, and malformed responses.
How it is used
In practice, developers run MockServer as a standalone service, Docker container, Java/Maven test dependency, or CLI-installed server, then create expectations over HTTP APIs or client libraries. Homebrew packages the `mockserver` executable for local use, placing it in the developer-testing niche between lightweight fake servers and larger commercial service-virtualization platforms.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
mockserver.propertiesmockserver.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mockserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
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page generated2026-08-03
manager version7.5.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mockserver |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.mock-server.com/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T19:57:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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