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Fake Web Apps for HTTP Testing

v1.5.0 · May 16, 2026 · MIT + file LICENSE
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Description

Create a web app that makes it easier to test web clients without using the internet. It includes a web app framework with path matching, parameters and templates. Can parse various 'HTTP' request bodies. Can send 'JSON' data or files from the disk. Includes a web app that implements the 'httpbin.org' web service.

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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 OK
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r-release-macos-arm64 OK
r-release-macos-x86_64 OK
r-release-windows-x86_64 OK

Check History

OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 8, 2026
ERROR 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 7, 2026
ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [15s/21s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(webfakes)
  > 
  > test_check("webfakes", reporter = "progress")
  ✔ | F W  S  OK | Context
  
  ⠏ |          0 | app-pr
...[truncated]...
ake_profiles(...)
   17.                     └─base::cat("", file = profile_system)
   18.                       └─base::file(file, ifelse(append, "a", "w"))
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 3 | SKIP 19 | PASS 397 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 24, 2026
ERROR 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 12, 2026
ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’ [14s/20s]
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(webfakes)
  > 
  > test_check("webfakes", reporter = "progress")
  ✔ | F W  S  OK | Context
  
  ⠏ |          0 | app-pr
...[truncated]...
turn content of foo%2fbar/suffix!".
  Differences:
  `actual`:   "Return content of foo%2Fbar/suffix!"
  `expected`: "Return content of foo%2fbar/suffix!"
  
  
  [ FAIL 1 | WARN 0 | SKIP 18 | PASS 373 ]
  Error:
  ! Test failures.
  Execution halted
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 16, 2026
WARNING 9 OK · 4 NOTE · 1 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 20, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

compiled code

File ‘webfakes/libs/webfakes.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
WARNING r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘webfakes/libs/webfakes.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’
This entry point may be removed soon.

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

compiled code

File ‘webfakes/libs/webfakes.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc

compiled code

File ‘webfakes/libs/webfakes.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-devel-windows-x86_64

compiled code

File 'webfakes/libs/x64/webfakes.dll':
  Found non-API call to R: 'Rf_findVar'

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See 'Writing portable packages' in the 'Writing R Extensions' manual,
and section 'Moving into C API compliance' for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE 13 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 16, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘webfakes/libs/webfakes.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘Rf_findVar’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

Reverse Dependencies (28)

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Version History

16 tracked
updated 1.5.0 ← 1.4.1 diff May 16, 2026
updated 1.4.1 ← 1.4.0 diff Apr 8, 2026
new 1.4.0 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.4.0 ← 1.3.2 diff Jun 23, 2025
updated 1.3.2 ← 1.3.1 diff Jan 10, 2025
updated 1.3.1 ← 1.3.0 diff Apr 24, 2024
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.1 diff Dec 10, 2023
updated 1.2.1 ← 1.2.0 diff Sep 30, 2023
updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.7 diff May 15, 2023
updated 1.1.7 ← 1.1.6 diff Feb 7, 2023
updated 1.1.6 ← 1.1.5 diff Nov 7, 2022
updated 1.1.5 ← 1.1.4 diff Oct 24, 2022
updated 1.1.4 ← 1.1.3 diff Sep 7, 2022
updated 1.1.3 ← 1.1.2 diff Apr 29, 2021
updated 1.1.2 ← 1.1.1 diff Apr 4, 2021