Consolidating Seven Protocols Into One Binary: The mockd Approach

mockd addresses the fragmentation problem in modern testing infrastructure by consolidating seven different communication protocols (HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, MQTT, SSE, SOAP) into a single, dependency-free binary. Developers no longer need to manage multiple runtime environments, Docker images, and configuration systems—a common pain point when testing distributed systems. This unified approach reduces setup complexity and allows teams to focus on actual testing logic rather than infrastructure maintenance.