Tag: Dev Proxy

Using Playwright in combination with the Microsoft Dev Proxy on GitHub Actions

Part of the process of testing the Microsoft Dev Proxy on GitHub Actions, was to use it in combination with Playwright. The advantage of this combination is that you can use the same mocked API responses which you use during development to test your solutions. info That way you do not have to write additional code to mock your APIs in Playwright like I explained in the Test the unexpected API results with Playwright mocking article.

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Developing custom plugins for the Microsoft's Dev Proxy

For a training project I was working on, I needed to be able to intercept some API calls for some audit logging. To do this, I decided to use Microsoft’s Dev Proxy tool, which you use to simulate, mock, and test APIs. As the Dev Proxy did not have the functionality I needed out of the box, I decided to develop a custom plugin with the help of Waldek Mastykarz.

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Caching Dev Proxy in your GitHub Actions workflows

In the previous posts, I explained using the Microsoft’s Dev Proxy in a GitHub Actions workflow on a macOS and Ubuntu virtual machine. One thing I noticed is that the Dev Proxy installation fails in some runs. Show image Failed to install the Dev Proxy A way to solve this issue is by caching the Dev Proxy, and another benefit is that it speeds up your workflow.

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Using Dev Proxy in your GitHub Actions workflow on an Ubuntu hosted VM

In my previous blog post, I explained how you could use the Microsoft’s Dev Proxy in a GitHub Actions workflow on a macOS runner. In this blog post, I will show you how to use the Dev Proxy in your GitHub Actions workflow on an Ubuntu runner. info You can read how to configure it on a macOS runner in the Using Dev Proxy in your GitHub Actions workflow on a macOS runner article.

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