"API Simulation with Hoverfly"
"API Simulation with Hoverfly" is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art and science of API simulation in modern software engineering. This book provides a thorough exploration of Hoverfly, covering its evolution and critical role in the API simulation landscape, while distinguishing its capabilities from related techniques such as mocking, stubbing, and service virtualization. Readers will gain strategic insights into when and why to leverage Hoverfly, backed by nuanced discussions of technical trade-offs, security and compliance factors, and recognized limitations in advanced enterprise scenarios.
Spanning from foundational concepts to robust, production-grade deployment, the book navigates the reader through advanced installation and configuration across diverse environments, including containers, cloud-native platforms, and large distributed systems. It delves into sophisticated simulation data modeling, stateful API simulations, performance tuning, middleware customization, and secure integrations. Practitioners will benefit from step-by-step workflows for capturing and importing simulations, traffic shaping, fault injection, and automation throughout CI/CD pipelines—empowering realistic, repeatable, and scalable testing across the full software delivery lifecycle.
Augmented by practical patterns, tested anti-patterns, and emerging best practices, "API Simulation with Hoverfly" bridges technical depth with strategic guidance for development, testing, and operations teams. The book places a special focus on left-shifted testing, observability, governance, and simulation-driven development in cloud-native and regulated environments. With clear explanations, operational scenarios, and an eye on future trends and ecosystem integration, this definitive reference positions Hoverfly as an essential tool for resilient, efficient, and innovative software delivery.
