# Mocking API services in development and testing with WireMock — Prerequisite

> Install Node.js and npm Ensure that WireMock container is up and running (see Launching Wiremock Follow the steps to setup a non-containerized Node application Navigate to the accuweather-api directory Make sure you're in the directory where your package.json file is located.

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Install Node.js and npm Ensure that WireMock container is up and running (see Launching Wiremock

Follow the steps to setup a non-containerized Node application

Navigate to the accuweather-api directory

Make sure you're in the directory where your package.json file is located.

Set the environment variable.

Open .env file placed under accuweather-api/ directory. Remove the old entries and ensure that it just contains the following single line.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
   API_ENDPOINT_BASE=http://localhost:8080
```

This will tell your Node.js application to use the WireMock server for API calls.

Examine the Application Entry Point

The main file for the application is index.js, located in the accuweather-api/src/api directory. This file starts the getWeather.js module, which is essential for your Node.js application. It uses the dotenv package to load environment variables from the.env file. Based on the value of API_ENDPOINT_BASE, the application routes requests either to the WireMock server ( or the AccuWeather API. In this setup, it uses the WireMock server. The code ensures that the ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY is required only if the application is not using WireMock, enhancing efficiency and avoiding errors.

Before you start the Node server, ensure that you have already installed the node packages listed in the package.json file by running npm install.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   npm install
   npm run start
```

You should see the following output

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintext
    &gt; express-api-starter@1.2.0 start
    &gt; node src/index.js

    API_ENDPOINT_BASE: http://localhost:8080
    ..
    Listening: http://localhost:5001
```

The output indicates that your Node application has successfully started. Keep this terminal window open.

Open a new terminal window and run the following command to test the mocked API

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ curl "http://localhost:5001/api/v1/getWeather?city=Bengaluru"
```

You should see the following output …

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