wiremock-standalone-docker

SKILL.md

WireMock Standalone Docker Skill

Overview

Provides patterns for running WireMock as a standalone Docker container to mock external APIs during integration and end-to-end testing. Runs WireMock as a separate service that simulates real API behavior for testing HTTP clients, retry logic, and error handling.

When to Use

Use when you need to:

Mock external APIs during integration or end-to-end testing

Simulate error conditions (timeouts, 5xx, rate limiting) without real services

Test HTTP client configurations, retry logic, and error handling

Create portable, reproducible test environments

Validate API contracts before implementing the real service

Instructions

Step 1: Set Up Docker Compose