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Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js (by axios)
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HTTP server mocking and expectations library for Node.js (by nock)
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
axios
Posts with mentions or reviews of axios.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-25.
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API Handling: Utilizing the Facade Pattern with Axios in Frontend Development
Typically, there are various ways to choose an HTTP client, and for this example, I've chosen axios.
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How to Build an AI FAQ System with Strapi, LangChain & OpenAI
axios: To fetch data from the Strapi CMS API and also to fetch responses from our Express server.
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ManyShiba - The World's Greatest Twitter Bot
Note, you can use any library for HTTP requests like axios. This example uses the http and node-fetch libraries available on npm.
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The Developer's Guide to OWASP API Security
Interact with other APIs over an encrypted channel. For example, you can use Axios with Node.js.
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Automating Data Collection with Apify: From Script to Deployment
For this article, I will be using the TypeScript Starter template as shown in the screenshot above. This comes with Nodejs, Cheerio, Axios
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HTTP Requests in JavaScript: Popular Libraries for Web Developers
Axios is suitable for a wide range of web development projects, from simple single-page applications (SPAs) to complex, large-scale enterprise software.
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Leveraging WordPress as a Headless CMS for Your Astro Website: A Comprehensive Guide
Axios for streamlined API interactions, facilitating seamless data fetching.
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5 Ways to Make HTTP Requests in Node.js
Axios is a popular HTTP client library for Node.js that provides a more user-friendly and feature-rich way to make HTTP requests. Axios simplifies error handling and supports features like automatic JSON parsing and request/response interceptors, making it a great choice for many HTTP request scenarios.
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How to Handle File Uploads with Node.js and Express
For this tutorial, we’re going to scan the file for malware using Verisys Antivirus API, and so we’ll add a package to make it easier to make external HTTP requests. Popular choices include Axios and node-fetch - for this article, we’ll use node-fetch
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Why do people use Axios instead of Fetch
In the dynamic realm of JavaScript and front-end development, selecting the appropriate tool for HTTP requests is critical. Axios and Fetch stand out as two leading contenders, each offering distinct features and benefits. This article delves into their differences and practical applications, providing a comprehensive comparison.
Nock
Posts with mentions or reviews of Nock.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-13.
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Contract Testing?
So, why would you want a REAL server to mock request/reponses? You have a lot of intercepts today that sit on the network layer and you can define things like "If you send request to that endpoint, with that json, please return that Status" (for NodeJS example, Nock - https://github.com/nock/nock)
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I made wirepig, a simple way to mock HTTP and TCP dependencies in tests.
That said, folks seem to like "recording" features in these sorts of tools (Ruby's VCR, nock, etc), so maybe there's a future where I add something similar. I've always just found the ergonomics of those features awkward to deal with, especially having to flip back and forth between tests and fixtures files to figure out what's wired to what, but maybe there's a clean solution... perhaps a "live request" mode that just prints mock code snippets of request/response pairs passing through your app.
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Is there a better way to mock an axios call?
While not mocking per say I usually use nock for http calls. You can use nock.recorder.rec() to capture the http call to play back during test, That way you are always using "live" code but not making real calls to servers.
- How do you practice with React without setting up your own backend?
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OSD600 - Telescope - Testing for feed URLs
I looked at the service which is used to get the feed URLs from a blog URL and noticed it takes the html response of the blog URL and gets the links ( tags) by checking the type attribute value against a list of valid feed values. So, I decided to use a similar approach by getting the html response for a provided URL and checking the Content-Type header against a list of valid MIME types for a feed. I ended up updating the logic to test if a URL is a feed URL, returning it if true. If the URL is found to not be a feed URL, it would try to get the feed URLs assuming the URL is a blog URL. I tested and confirmed that the new logic worked for both blog and feed URLs. Then, I added some tests for the new function I added to test for a feed URL. Testing this ended up being simpler than I expected as all I had to do was mock the response of a test url (using nock), and then check if the function returned the correct boolean value for a url. I created a PR and noticed that some of the tests in another file were now failing. While I was investigating this, I got a review on my PR, requesting me to add another test to the file which had the failing tests. That file tested the API service as a whole. I found out that nock only mocks a URL's response for one request by default. And since I was now checking for a feed URL as well, the function which returned the feed URLs from a blog URL was throwing an error since the nock for that was used up. To fix this, I had to specify in the nock statement to mock the URL response for two requests:
- What features would you consider missing/nice to haves for backend web development in Rust?
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Axios shipped a buggy version and it broke many productions apps. Let this be a lesson to pin your dependencies!
There are libraries like https://github.com/nock/nock to prevent mocking the whole axios.
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How to test an endpoint that depends on external API?
Use nock: https://github.com/nock/nock
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How to mock a useQuery in jest?
Going based off the documentation I sent you in my last reply, there is an example that uses nock to emulate api responses. I haven't used nock myself, but the example seems pretty simple to use. You just need to take the example and change the response object to be the shape of what your getStuffFromDatabase function returns. That way your useCategory function runs as close to normally as possible, while providing a mock response value instead of hitting the database.
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Is it acceptable to use mock servers, like Postman, for testing in Android?
If you’re willing to venture into nodejs territory, then nock is a fantastic and simple to set up http mock server. https://github.com/nock/nock
What are some alternatives?
When comparing axios and Nock you can also consider the following projects:
got - 🌐 Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js
msw - Seamless REST/GraphQL API mocking library for browser and Node.js.
request - 🏊🏾 Simplified HTTP request client.
http-proxy - A full-featured http proxy for node.js
ky - 🌳 Tiny & elegant JavaScript HTTP client based on the browser Fetch API
node-fetch - A light-weight module that brings the Fetch API to Node.js
superagent - Ajax for Node.js and browsers (JS HTTP client). Maintained for @forwardemail, @ladjs, @spamscanner, @breejs, @cabinjs, and @lassjs.
miragejs - A client-side server to build, test and share your JavaScript app
SWR - React Hooks for Data Fetching
undici - An HTTP/1.1 client, written from scratch for Node.js