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Mock API for testing HTTP auth using a Bearer token or Basic username and password.
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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| """Mock API for testing HTTP auth using a Bearer token or Basic username and password.""" | |
| import base64 | |
| import json | |
| import os | |
| import time | |
| from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer | |
| TOKEN = os.environ.get("API_TOKEN", "token123") | |
| USER = os.environ.get("API_USER", "user") | |
| PASS = os.environ.get("API_PASS", "pass123") | |
| PORT = int(os.environ.get("PORT", "8000")) | |
| # Seconds to wait before replying, to simulate network/server latency. | |
| DELAY = float(os.environ.get("DELAY", "0")) | |
| def is_authorized(header): | |
| scheme, _, rest = header.partition(" ") | |
| if scheme.lower() == "bearer": | |
| return rest == TOKEN | |
| if scheme.lower() == "basic": | |
| try: | |
| user, _, pw = base64.b64decode(rest).decode().partition(":") | |
| except ValueError: | |
| return False | |
| return user == USER and pw == PASS | |
| return False | |
| class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler): | |
| def do_GET(self): | |
| delay = float(self.headers.get("X-Delay", DELAY)) | |
| self.log_message("delaying %ss", delay) | |
| time.sleep(delay) | |
| authorized = is_authorized(self.headers.get("Authorization", "")) | |
| status = 200 if authorized else 401 | |
| payload = {"msg": "success"} if authorized else {"errors": [{"reason": "Invalid Token"}]} | |
| body = (json.dumps(payload) + "\n").encode() | |
| self.send_response(status) | |
| self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json") | |
| self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(body))) | |
| self.end_headers() | |
| self.wfile.write(body) | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| print(f"http://127.0.0.1:{PORT} (Bearer {TOKEN}; Basic {USER}:{PASS}; Delay {DELAY})") | |
| try: | |
| ThreadingHTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", PORT), Handler).serve_forever() | |
| except KeyboardInterrupt: | |
| print() |
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