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Decide on mock API service #283

Open Monstarrrr opened 2 months ago

Monstarrrr commented 2 months ago

Impact: 🟠 High
Status: 🔓 Deciding...
Deciders & Confidence:
- @purple-void (4 / 5️)
- @seporterfield (? / 5️)
- @Monstarrrr (4.5 / 5️)

Context

In order to free up front-end from being blocked by back-end progress on generating API endpoints, we will be using a mock API.

Decision Drivers

Considered Options

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_API_simulation_tools

WireMock self hosted

🟢 Good price
- Free version
🔴 No UI
- No interface with free plan

WireMock cloud

🟢 Good price
🟢 Good UI
🔴 Lots of problems with implementing it in our case
- 296

Express

🟢 Good price
- Completely free
🔴 No UI
- No interface (only code) but ExpressJS is a straightforward framework for API building

Decision Outcome

Chosen option: ExpressJS

Reason: See #296 for why wiremock was a pain and ExpressJS just works

Monstarrrr commented 2 months ago

@purple-void I see you did add your confidence level but I just updated the decision from Wiremock to ExpressJS, let me know if your confidence changes