Fake API Builder Project

A Development Tool for Mock API Creation

🚀 Overview

A lightweight local API simulator designed to help developers:
✅ Create custom mock endpoints
✅ Test frontend applications
✅ Simulate backend responses

💻 Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React 18 + Vite
• Material UI v5
• Modern UI/UX

Backend:

• Node.js + Express
• File-based storage
• RESTful architecture

✨ Key Features

• Dynamic endpoint creation
• Full HTTP method support (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE)
• Custom JSON response configuration
• Item-level resource access
• Beautiful responsive interface

🛠️ Setup

# 1. Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/lansow/local-fake-api.git

# 2. Setup backend
cd server && npm install

# 3. Setup frontend 
cd ../client && npm install

# 4. Run both services
cd ../server && npm start
cd ../client && npm run dev

📝 Notes

• All API data persists locally
• No database required
• Perfect for prototyping

🤖 Development Note

This project was developed with AI assistance for:

• Code optimization
• Architecture design
• Problem solving
• UX improvements

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📌 Important: For development/testing purposes only. Not recommended for production use.

🔗 Project Repository: github.com/lansow/local-fake-api

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