cli-anything-wiremock

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Python CLI harness for WireMock HTTP mock server administration

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Overview

cli-anything-wiremock is a command-line interface that wraps the WireMock Admin REST API (/__admin/). It allows agents and developers to manage HTTP stub mappings, inspect served requests, control stateful scenarios, and record real backend traffic — all from the terminal or from agent tool calls.

WireMock is commonly used in integration testing environments to replace real HTTP backends with controllable mock responses.

Command Groups

`stub` — Manage HTTP stub mappings

Command	Description
`stub list`	List all registered stubs
`stub get <id>`	Get details of a specific stub by UUID
`stub create <json>`	Create a stub from a JSON string
`stub quick M URL S`	Quickly create a stub: METHOD URL STATUS_CODE
`stub delete <id>`	Delete a stub by UUID
`stub reset`	Reset all stubs to the defaults on disk
`stub save`	Persist in-memory stubs to disk
`stub import <file>`	Import stubs from a JSON file

`request` — Inspect served requests

Command	Description
`request list`	List recent served requests
`request find <pattern>`	Find requests matching a JSON pattern
`request count <pattern>`	Count requests matching a JSON pattern
`request unmatched`	List requests that matched no stub (404s)
`request reset`	Clear the request journal

`scenario` — Stateful scenario management

Command	Description
`scenario list`	List all scenarios and current states
`scenario set N S`	Set scenario NAME to STATE
`scenario reset`	Reset all scenarios to their initial state

`record` — Record traffic from a real backend

Command	Description
`record start <url>`	Start proxying + recording to TARGET_URL
`record stop`	Stop recording, return captured stubs
`record status`	Check if currently recording
`record snapshot`	Snapshot in-memory requests as stubs

`settings` — Global server settings

Command	Description
`settings get`	Get current global WireMock settings
`settings version`	Show WireMock server version

Top-level commands

Command	Description
`status`	Check if WireMock is running
`reset`	Full reset: stubs + requests + scenarios
`shutdown`	Gracefully shut down the WireMock server

Key Examples

# Check connectivity
cli-anything-wiremock status

# Create a stub using quick form
cli-anything-wiremock stub quick GET /api/users 200 --body '[{"id":1}]'

# Create a stub using full JSON
cli-anything-wiremock stub create '{
  "request": {"method": "POST", "url": "/api/orders"},
  "response": {"status": 201, "body": "{\"id\":99}"}
}'

# Verify a POST was made exactly once
cli-anything-wiremock --json request count '{"method":"POST","url":"/api/orders"}'
# → {"count": 1}

# Scenario: advance state
cli-anything-wiremock scenario set "cart-flow" "item-added"

# Record a real backend
cli-anything-wiremock record start https://api.example.com
# ... make requests ...
cli-anything-wiremock record stop

Agent Guidance

Always use `--json` in agent contexts

Use --json for all invocations in scripts or agent tool calls. JSON output varies by command type (these are distinct response types, not an envelope wrapping all responses):

# Data commands return raw WireMock API JSON directly:
cli-anything-wiremock --json stub quick GET /api/hello 200 --body '{"hello":"world"}'
# → {"id": "abc-123", "request": {...}, "response": {...}, ...}

cli-anything-wiremock --json stub list
# → {"mappings": [...], "total": N}

# Void commands (delete, reset, save) return:
# → {"status": "ok"}

# Errors return:
# → {"status": "error", "message": "Connection refused"}

Connection via environment

Set connection params via environment variables before calling any command:

export WIREMOCK_HOST=localhost
export WIREMOCK_PORT=8080

Workflow pattern for test verification

Set up stubs before running the system under test:

cli-anything-wiremock --json stub quick POST /api/payment 200 --body '{"success":true}'

Run the system under test.

Verify interactions:

cli-anything-wiremock --json request count '{"method":"POST","url":"/api/payment"}'

Clean up:
```
cli-anything-wiremock reset
```

Error handling

Non-zero exit code on all errors. In --json mode, errors return {"status": "error", "message": "..."}. Success returns the raw WireMock API response.