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Crudio turns an OpenAPI/Swagger spec into a real, stateful CRUD backend with persistence, strict validation, and optional fake-data seeding.

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Crudio – Turn an OpenAPI spec into a stateful mock back end

by enricodeleo·Jun 29, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Stateful OpenAPI mocks when Prism is stateless and json-server ignores your spec.

Strengths
  • •Validates request bodies against your actual OpenAPI schema, not hardcoded responses.
  • •Persists state to JSON files—no database setup required for testing workflows.
  • •Generates IDs matching your spec format (integers, UUIDs) instead of fake data.
Weaknesses
  • •API mocking is crowded—WireMock, MockServer, and Prism already serve this market.
  • •JSON file persistence won't scale for complex integration testing scenarios.
Target Audience

Backend developers and API testers

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Prism · json-server · WireMock

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