Chris HartjesSerious test-related question -- there is a bunch of code that relies on talking to an API that we do not control. How would YOU go about writing tests for code that relies on this API internally?
🇺🇦 Anna Filina@grmpyprogrammer Depending on a few factors, I typically solve it with some kind of fake server (wiremock or basic php app), or by stubbing in the library that calls the API (intercept Guzzle calls, for example).
otsch (Christian Olear)@afilina @grmpyprogrammer
I have an implementation where the simple built in PHP server is started (using symfony process component) before the integration tests, for my crawler package here: https://github.com/crwlrsoft/crawler/blob/main/tests/Pest.php#L24
If you can swap out the base URL for the API in your consumer, this could be a solution. Mocking could maybe be a bit easier, but I more and more like to avoid mocking as much as possible.
