Advanced Features

MockForge includes a comprehensive set of advanced features that enable sophisticated mocking scenarios, intelligent behavior simulation, and production-like testing environments. This section provides an overview of all advanced features with links to detailed documentation.

Overview

MockForge’s advanced features are organized into several categories:

• Simulation & State Management: Virtual Backend Reality (VBR), Temporal Simulation, Scenario State Machines
• Intelligence & Automation: MockAI, Generative Schema Mode, AI Contract Diff
• Chaos & Realism: Chaos Lab, Reality Slider
• Collaboration & Cloud: Cloud Workspaces, Data Scenario Marketplace
• Developer Experience: ForgeConnect SDK
• Experimental Features: Deceptive Deploys, Voice + LLM Interface, Reality Continuum, Smart Personas

Simulation & State Management

Virtual Backend Reality (VBR) Engine

The VBR Engine provides a virtual “database” layer that automatically generates CRUD operations from OpenAPI specifications. It supports relationship mapping, data persistence, and state management.

Key Features:

• Automatic CRUD generation from OpenAPI specs
• Support for 1:N and N:N relationships
• Multiple storage backends (JSON, SQLite, in-memory)
• Data seeding and state snapshots
• Realistic ID generation

Learn More: VBR Engine Documentation

Temporal Simulation (Time Travel)

Temporal Simulation allows you to control time in your mock environment, enabling time-based data mutations, scheduled events, and time-travel debugging.

Key Features:

• Virtual clock abstraction
• Time advancement controls
• Data mutation rules triggered by time
• Scheduler for simulated cron events
• UI controls for time travel

Learn More: Temporal Simulation Documentation

Scenario State Machines 2.0

Advanced state machine system for modeling complex workflows and multi-step scenarios with visual flow editing and conditional transitions.

Key Features:

• Visual flow editor for state transitions
• Conditional transitions with if/else logic
• Reusable sub-scenarios
• Real-time preview of active state
• Programmatic state manipulation

Learn More: Scenario State Machines Documentation

Intelligence & Automation

MockAI (Intelligent Mocking)

MockAI uses artificial intelligence to generate contextually appropriate, realistic API responses. It learns from OpenAPI specifications and example payloads.

Key Features:

• Trainable rule engine from examples or schema
• Context-aware conditional logic generation
• LLM-based dynamic response option
• Automatic fake data consistency
• Realistic validation error simulation

Learn More: MockAI Documentation

Generative Schema Mode

Generate complete API ecosystems from JSON payloads, automatically creating routes, schemas, and entity relationships.

Key Features:

• Complete “JSON → entire API ecosystem” generation
• Auto-route generation with realistic CRUD mapping
• One-click environment creation from JSON payloads
• Entity relation inference
• Schema merging from multiple examples

Learn More: Generative Schema Mode Documentation

AI Contract Diff

Automatically detect and analyze differences between API contracts and live requests, providing contextual recommendations for mismatches.

Key Features:

• Contract diff analysis between schema and live requests
• Contextual recommendations for mismatches
• Inline schema correction proposals
• CI/CD integration (contract verification step)
• Dashboard visualization of mismatches

Learn More: AI Contract Diff Documentation

Chaos & Realism

Chaos Lab

Interactive network condition simulation with real-time latency visualization, network profiles, and error pattern scripting.

Key Features:

• Real-time latency visualization
• Network profile management (slow 3G, flaky Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Error pattern scripting (burst, random, sequential)
• Profile export/import
• CLI integration

Learn More: Chaos Lab Documentation

Reality Slider

Unified control mechanism that adjusts mock environment realism from simple static stubs to full production-level chaos.

Key Features:

• Configurable realism levels (1–5)
• Automated toggling of chaos, latency, and MockAI behaviors
• Persistent slider state per environment
• Export/import of realism presets
• Keyboard shortcuts for quick changes

Learn More: Reality Slider Documentation

Collaboration & Cloud

Cloud Workspaces

Multi-user collaborative editing with real-time state synchronization, version control, and role-based permissions.

Key Features:

• User authentication and access control
• Multi-user environment editing
• State synchronization between clients
• Git-style version control for mocks and data
• Role-based permissions (Owner, Editor, Viewer)

Learn More: Cloud Workspaces Documentation

Data Scenario Marketplace

Marketplace for downloadable mock templates with tags, ratings, versioning, and one-click import/export.

Key Features:

• Marketplace for downloadable mock templates
• Tags, ratings, and versioning
• One-click import/export
• Domain-specific packs (e-commerce, fintech, IoT)
• Automatic schema and route alignment

Learn More: Scenario Marketplace Documentation

Developer Experience

ForgeConnect SDK

Browser extension and SDK for capturing network traffic, auto-generating mocks, and integrating with popular frameworks.

Key Features:

• Browser extension to capture network traffic
• Auto-mock generation for unhandled requests
• Local mock preview in browser
• SDK for framework bindings (React, Vue, Angular)
• Auth passthrough support for OAuth flows

Learn More: ForgeConnect SDK Documentation

Experimental Features

Deceptive Deploys

Deploy mock APIs that look identical to production endpoints, perfect for demos, PoCs, and client presentations.

Key Features:

• Production-like headers and response patterns
• Production-like CORS configuration
• Production-like rate limiting
• OAuth flow simulation
• Auto-tunnel deployment

Learn More: Deceptive Deploys Documentation

Voice + LLM Interface

Generate OpenAPI specifications and mock APIs from natural language voice commands.

Key Features:

• Voice command parsing with LLM
• OpenAPI spec generation from voice commands
• Conversational mode for multi-turn interactions
• Single-shot mode for complete commands
• CLI and Web UI integration

Learn More: Voice + LLM Interface Documentation

Reality Continuum

Gradually transition from mock to real backend data by intelligently blending responses from both sources.

Key Features:

• Dynamic blending of mock and real responses
• Time-based progression with virtual clock integration
• Per-route, group-level, and global blend ratios
• Multiple merge strategies
• Fallback handling for failures

Learn More: Reality Continuum Documentation

Smart Personas

Generate coherent, consistent mock data using persona profiles with unique backstories and deterministic generation.

Key Features:

• Persona profile system with unique IDs and domains
• Coherent backstories with template-based generation
• Persona relationships (connections between personas)
• Deterministic data generation (same persona = same data)
• Domain-specific persona templates

Learn More: Smart Personas Documentation

Getting Started

To get started with advanced features:

1. Review the feature documentation linked above for detailed information
2. Check configuration examples in the Configuration Guide
3. Try the tutorials in the Tutorials section
4. Explore examples in the examples/ directory

Feature Comparison

Best Practices

1. Start Simple: Begin with basic features (Chaos Lab, Reality Slider) before moving to advanced features
2. Read Documentation: Each feature has detailed documentation with examples
3. Use Examples: Check the examples/ directory for working configurations
4. Test Incrementally: Enable features one at a time to understand their impact
5. Monitor Performance: Some features (like MockAI) may add latency

Related Documentation

• Advanced Behavior and Simulation - Basic advanced features
• Configuration Guide - How to configure features
• API Reference - Programmatic API access
• Tutorials - Step-by-step guides