1. Debugging client/server API calls to isolate problems in complex JSON interactions. You can even set breakpoints to modify server responses on the fly (within the client timeout period)
2. Capturing live responses from API for replaying in client regression tests.
3. Faking server responses for a subset of routes that haven't been implemented on the server-side yet, while keeping all other routes intact (e.g. auth). This enables parallel client & server development. Scripting Mitmproxy in Python is easy.
4. Non-software engineering use case: replacing resources on third party websites. e.g. injecting a dark mode css file into a website rhat doesn't officially support one.
I use mitmproxy (mainly mitmweb as a reverse proxy) on a daily basis to test and debug front-end applications. Mitmproxy allows me to reach application states that would otherwise be unreachable without modifying the application code. There are or course alternatives but mitmproxy is very capable, the mitmweb ui is really convenient and the scripting interface is a pleasure to use.
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I don't know anything about this project, can somebody explain what the (nonmalicious) use case would be?
What I've used it for on the past:
1. Debugging client/server API calls to isolate problems in complex JSON interactions. You can even set breakpoints to modify server responses on the fly (within the client timeout period)
2. Capturing live responses from API for replaying in client regression tests.
3. Faking server responses for a subset of routes that haven't been implemented on the server-side yet, while keeping all other routes intact (e.g. auth). This enables parallel client & server development. Scripting Mitmproxy in Python is easy.
4. Non-software engineering use case: replacing resources on third party websites. e.g. injecting a dark mode css file into a website rhat doesn't officially support one.
I use mitmproxy (mainly mitmweb as a reverse proxy) on a daily basis to test and debug front-end applications. Mitmproxy allows me to reach application states that would otherwise be unreachable without modifying the application code. There are or course alternatives but mitmproxy is very capable, the mitmweb ui is really convenient and the scripting interface is a pleasure to use.
Debugging first or third party applications that are acting up.