Map Local (File)

Map a file as a response of requests

1. What's it?

The Map Local Tool enables you to use the content of local files as an HTTP Response to your requests.

You can do Map Local for GraphQL with the Scripting Tool (Snippet Code)

You can combine Map Local with Breakpoint to modify the content on the fly (2.16.0+)

2. Benefits

• Define a Response with Status Code, Headers, and Body -> Mock to a given Request -> Easily to test some edge cases without waiting for the server's update.

• Mock Fake API with a local File: It's useful for developers to try out the testing APIs that are not in production.

Define Status Code, Headers and Body

With an HTTP Message

1. Right Click on your request on the main table -> Tools -> Map Local -> Proxyman will automatically create a new rules with a current Response

2. Feel free to change the Status Code, Headers and the JSON Body

3. Done

4. Re-sent your request -> New Response is mapped.

With a Local File

• Click on the Select Local File button and select any files. Supports: Text, JSON, Binary, Image

With <FILE_URL> flag

• It's useful to map to a given file and able to provide the Status Code and Response Headers.

• Work with JSON, Text, Binary, Image etc

• Make sure to provide Content-Type header, so your client can work properly

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

<FILE_URL="~/Desktop/myjson.json">

2. How to use

1. Right-click on the Request (which already has a Response) -> Tools -> Map Local. Proxyman will create a rule with the current Response Body (The file is stored in your Desktop folder)

2. We can directly change the Response body.

3. Make a request and observe the new Response Body.

Create a Map Local with curernt Response

3. Map Local with GraphQL Requests

From Proxyman 2.27.0+, Map Local can work with GraphQL Request by a specific QueryName. Please check out the following GraphQL Document.

GraphQL

4. Map Local with Scripting Tool ✅

If you would like to do Map Local with complicated rules, you might check out Scripting since it's easier to achieve the same result.

Please check out these Snippet Code to understand how to map a local file with Javascript Code.