Network Steps

Route stubs, mocks, delays, offline mode. Lets QA cover error states, 3G simulation, and dependency outages without staging changes.

Step phrasings in this group

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Given the URL "**\/api/users" returns the JSON:

Stub a URL pattern with a JSON response body.

Given the URL "**\/api/login" returns status 401 with body "Unauthorized"

Stub a URL pattern with a status code and plain-text body.

Given the URL "**\/analytics.js" is blocked

Block a URL pattern entirely (network failure simulation).

Given the URL "**\/api/**" is delayed by 1500 ms

Delay matching requests by N milliseconds (slow-network simulation).

Given the network is offline

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Given the network is online

Restore network connectivity after the network is offline.

Given I start recording network requests

Start recording every outgoing request for later assertion.

Then a request to "**\/api/users" should have been made

Assert at least one request matching a URL pattern was recorded.

Then a GET request to "**\/api/users" should have been made

Assert at least one HTTP-method-specific request was recorded.

Then no request to "**\/tracking" should have been made

Assert NO request matching a URL pattern was recorded.