MockMotor
Are you struggling with unstable backend APIs during load tests?
This probably makes you feel powerless and upset.
But there is a solution: replace test APIs with mocks.
Control data seeding, availability and response times, and don't depend on external teams.
Tired of Unstable APIs During Performance Tests?
Do backend APIs ever go down during your important load run?
Or do they merely slow down, and their response time is jittering, making your results invalid?
Do you have to pay arm and leg to reserve the high-capacity backend APIs?
Or do you have to scale down your tests and drop the stress tests altogether?
How often the backends are not seeded with matching accounts?
Does troubleshooting across multiple downstream systems drive you crazy?
Is it the same story again every release?
Vlad D., API Architect.
Survivor of RPC, CORBA, EJB, SOA and WS.
Been There, Done That, Got XP
I’ve been in your shoes.
Since the early 2000s, I’m working with all flavours of IPC, from early RPC to SOA.
I realized that performance testing in distributed systems is often an afterthought, and the teams lack the resources and tools to thoroughly and efficiently load-test the applications.
Today, I’m helping my clients establish effective ways to test API-based applications in the performance testing phase.
I'm ready to help your team, too.
... We've saved weeks and $$$ in LT by using mocks instead of PROD-like backends.
The Solution is Simple: Mock the Backend APIs
Mocked APIs are always available.
Their response time and performance properties are predictable and can be configured as required.
Your load runs are easily comparable, apples to apples, and accounts are retained between releases to reproduce the scenarios exactly.
You can even simulate complex degradation scenarios!
And, importantly, the mocked APIs are, in order of magnitude, less expensive than real test environments.
Done-for-You Professional Services
If you don’t have the tools or people with skills or available time to mock your APIs, no worries! Let me solve this problem for you.
You can contract out the creation of mock services to me, from analysis to implementation and to the load runs' support.
I’m available for one-week-long sprints.
Multiple sprints can be required for complex APIs or for multiple APIs.
Message me (Email, WhatsApp or SMS/text) for a short intake chat where we can determine if MockMotor and my services are a good fit for you.