Reset in WireMock admin API not working fine.

[beloquintana]

Reset service should reset all mappings, but it delete all stub mappings.

How could I reset mappings via web API ?

[StefH]

What do you expect when you reset the mappings?

(Or do you ask this for scenarios?)

[beloquintana]

When I reset the mappings, I expect that every change in the stub mappings will be applied.

For example to add a new stub mapping, I create the mappings file, then I have to reset my wiremock service to have these changes.

I think that is better to use the Admin API to reset mappings changes that reset the wiremock service.

[StefH]

Not quite sure if I follow, could it be that you want to:

• create some static mapping json files
• start wiremock
• add some more mappings
• do a reset
• only the new mappings are deleted. The static mappings which were present during start of wiremock should still be there

?

[beloquintana]

I want to:

• create some static mapping json files
• start wiremock
• add some more mappings in my folder (new mappings are not added in wiremock server)
• do a reset using Admin API to update wiremock server with the new mappings
• new mappings and old mapping should be there

The new mappings are not added to wiremock If I do not reset my wiremock service (without using Admin API).

My mapping folder is like:

• Mappings
  • API1
    • Test1
      • mapping1.json
    • Test2
      • mapping2.json
  • API2
    • Test1
      • mapping1.json
    • Test2
      • mapping2.json

[StefH]

Ah I see. I am not sure if the mapping json files are found if these are present in sub folders. Did you try to copy the files directly in the mapping a folder?

[beloquintana]

The mapping json files are found when I reset the Wiremock server, but not when I call reset from Admin API.

[StefH]

when I reset the Wiremock server, --> do you mean you just restart the WireMock server?

[beloquintana]

Yes, I also implemented a custom IFileSystemHandler, but the point is how to update the mappings with the new changes without restart the WireMock server.

[StefH]

• the EnhancedFileSystemWatcher which is used to detect changes, can only read from the FileSystemHandler.GetMappingFolder() folder. Adding a configuration setting to also read recursive folders could be a solution for your problem

• Adding a Admin API call like "Refresh" / "RefreshStaticMappings" which calls the FileSystemHandler.EnumerateFiles(...) would also be a solution for your question.

[beloquintana]

Great!!, I think that both solution will be very useful.

[StefH]

I keep this issue open until it's fixed.

[StefH]

You can try new package from MyGet:
WireMock.Net.1.0.37-ci-12144.nupkg

And set WatchStaticMappingsInSubdirectories to true in the settings.

[beloquintana]

I tested WireMock.Net.1.0.37-ci-12144.nupkg and I find this bug:

New mappings are added, but It never delete the old changes until I restart WireMock server.

Steps to reproduce:

1. create a static mapping json files with name map1.json
2. start wiremock
3. add a mapping in sub folders with name map2.json
   (map2.json is added correctly to wiremock)
4. edit map2.json

Actual Result:
Wiremock shows 3 mappings:
map1
map2 old version
map2 new version

Expected Result:
Wiremock shows 2 mappings:
map1
map2 new version

[StefH]

Question, for step 4; how do you edit map2.json ? Via an editor directly? Or via a PUT on the admin interface?

[beloquintana]

Via a text editor directly

[StefH]

This is a different thing.

If you just have a mapping file named map1.json, and this file does not define the Guid property, a new mapping is added when you edit this file in an editor.

There are 2 solutions for this:

1. Rename the file to 791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json
2. Define the Guid in the mapping json like: https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/blob/master/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NETCoreApp2/__admin/mappings/791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json#L2

[StefH]

#374

[beloquintana]

Thanks for the WatchStaticMappingsInSubdirectories.

I think that define a Guid in a text editor is tricky and it is not intuitive.
If we could define an Id without any restriccion (Example: string id) would be easy to add and edit mapping json files via text editor.

Would it be possible to do?

[StefH]

Sorry. The internal logic is using these guids.

Normally when adding a mapping via the admin API, the guid is assigned and stored in the mapping file when it's saved. Also when proxying, the guide is defined.

[StefH]

I've also added an extra parameter to the Reset API method:

ResetMappingsAsync(bool? reloadStaticMappings = false);

POST example = to http:https://{{wm_hostname}}/__admin/mappings/reset?reloadStaticMappings=true

Which will reload the static mappings after a reset (=delete) from the mappings.

A preview NuGet can be found at MyGet --> WireMock.Net.1.0.37-ci-12153.nupkg

[StefH]

Is this ok?

[beloquintana]

This change is only for WireMock.Net.StandAlone?

WireMock.Net.1.0.37-ci-12153.nupkg is the StandAlone

[StefH]

Both nuget packages should be there with that 1.0.37-ci-12153 identifier.

In your case, for testing you can use either package.

[beloquintana]

It is work very well! I will use this functionality a lot.
Thanks you!!!