Show HN:MockForge – Lightweight, zero-dependency Python API and Webhook

Category: devtools

Tags: mock-server, api-testing, chaos-engineering, python, zero-dependency

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

MockForge is a zero-dependency Python mock HTTP API server that runs from a single file. It offers in-memory CRUD resources, templated dynamic responses with fake data generation, configurable latency and failure injection, plus built-in observability endpoints for logs, routes, and metrics. Its self-contained nature and chaos engineering features make it a convenient tool for testing and prototyping.

Target audience: backend developers, QA engineers, frontend developers

Repository: https://github.com/alessio1999xx-debug/pyforge-task-Mockforge · Python · MIT · 4 stars

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