The latest articles on DEV Community by Alexander (@xnbox1). https://dev.to/xnbox1 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F683648%2Fceb470ad-28d8-436e-bcd7-c0b13be88bf3.png https://dev.to/xnbox1 en Alexander Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:16:50 +0000 https://dev.to/xnbox1/deepfakehttp-v631-462h https://dev.to/xnbox1/deepfakehttp-v631-462h <p>A new version of <a href="https://github.com/xnbox/DeepfakeHTTP" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeepfakeHTTP</a> is out!<br> I decided to add a new <code>--dir</code> option, allowing to host static content as static servers do.<br> However, unlike regular static servers, DeepfakeHTTP can also host executable stuff, such as shell scripts or JavaScript. In order to have JavaScript executed on the server side you need to specify <code>'use server'</code> at the beginning of the code ( similar to the well-known <code>'use strict'</code> ).</p> <p>Thank you to all the people who helped with advice, suggestions, and participation!</p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.to%2Fassets%2Fgithub-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/xnbox" rel="noopener noreferrer"> xnbox </a> / <a href="https://github.com/xnbox/DeepfakeHTTP" rel="noopener noreferrer"> DeepfakeHTTP </a> </h2> <h3> DeepfakeHTTP is a web server that uses HTTP dumps as a source for responses. </h3> </div> </div> news showdev webdev javascript Alexander Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:20:55 +0000 https://dev.to/xnbox1/deepfakehttp-v611-241o https://dev.to/xnbox1/deepfakehttp-v611-241o <p>The new release of <a href="https://github.com/xnbox/DeepfakeHTTP" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeepfakeHTTP</a> brings new features.</p> <p>One of the cool new features is that templates can now be populated with data from an external <strong>JSON</strong> file.<br> Moreover, requests can modify this file dynamically using <strong>JavaScript</strong> and give a full impression of a real server. At any time you can export a dump with updated JSON and use it in the future.</p> <p>In this release (v6.1.1):</p> <ul> <li>New option <code>--db &lt;file|url&gt;</code> json/yaml/csv memory file to populate templates</li> <li>New option <code>--db-export &lt;file&gt;</code> export memory to json file</li> <li>New option <code>--db-path &lt;path&gt;</code> serve live memory file at specified context</li> <li>New option <code>--js &lt;file|url&gt;... </code> JavaScript file(s) for script engine context</li> <li>New option <code>--no-bak</code> disable backup old memory file before overwrite</li> <li>New response header <code>X-Handler-XGI</code> XGI (Extended Gateway Interface) program</li> <li>New response header <code>X-Handler-CGI</code> CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program</li> <li>New response header <code>X-Handler-JS</code> JavaScript response handler function</li> <li>Default 'Not found' status changed from <code>400</code> to <code>404</code> </li> <li>Cheatsheet page updated.</li> <li>Bug fixes</li> <li>Minor code enhancements</li> <li>Documentation updated</li> <li>Release on top of Tommy v10.0.10</li> </ul> <p>Thank you to all the people who helped with advice, suggestions, and participation!</p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.to%2Fassets%2Fgithub-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/xnbox" rel="noopener noreferrer"> xnbox </a> / <a href="https://github.com/xnbox/DeepfakeHTTP" rel="noopener noreferrer"> DeepfakeHTTP </a> </h2> <h3> DeepfakeHTTP is a web server that uses HTTP dumps as a source for responses. </h3> </div> </div> news showdev webdev javascript