Keploy Installation

Keploy uses eBPF to intercept API calls on network layer and generates test cases and mocks/stubs.

🛠️ Platform-Specific Requirements for Keploy

Below is a table summarizing the tools needed for both native and Docker installations of Keploy on MacOS, Windows, and Linux:

Operating System	Without Docker	Docker Installation	Prerequisites
MacOS			- Docker Desktop version must be 4.25.2 or above - For running Keploy on MacOS natively, refer to Guide
Windows			- Use WSL wsl --install - Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11
Linux			Linux kernel 5.15 or higher

On MacOS and Windows, additional tools are required for Keploy due to the lack of native eBPF support.

Keploy Installation

Quick Installation Using CLI

Let's get started by setting up the Keploy alias with this command:

 curl --silent -O -L https://keploy.io/install.sh && source install.sh

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Keploy CLI

Available Commands:
  example           Example to record and test via keploy
  config --generate generate the keploy configuration file
  record            record the keploy testcases from the API calls
  test              run the recorded testcases and execute assertions
  update            Update Keploy

Flags:
      --debug     Run in debug mode
  -h, --help      help for keploy
  -v, --version   version for keploy

Use "keploy [command] --help" for more information about a command.

🎉 Wohoo! You are all set to use Keploy.

Other Installation Methods

Install using Docker

Downloading and running Keploy in Docker

On macOS

Note : Keploy is not supported natively on MacOS, so you can follow the below method to run with docker

1. Open up a terminal window.

2. Create a bridge network in Docker using the following docker network create command:

docker network create keploy-network

3. Run the following command to start the Keploy container:

alias keploy="docker run --name keploy-v2 -p 16789:16789 --network keploy-network --privileged --pid=host -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup -v /sys/kernel/debug:/sys/kernel/debug -v /sys/fs/bpf:/sys/fs/bpf -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --rm ghcr.io/keploy/keploy"

Downloading and running Keploy in Native

Downloading and running Keploy in Native

Prequisites:

• Linux Kernel version 5.15 or higher
• Run uname -a to verify the system architecture.
• In case of Windows, use WSL with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or higher.

Downloading and running Keploy On WSL/Linux AMD

On WSL/Linux AMD

1. Open the terminal Session.
2. Run the following command to download and install Keploy:

curl --silent --location "https://github.com/keploy/keploy/releases/latest/download/keploy_linux_amd64.tar.gz" | tar xz --overwrite -C /tmp
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin && sudo mv /tmp/keploy /usr/local/bin/keploy

On WSL/Linux ARM

1. Open the terminal Session
2. Run the following command to download and install Keploy:

curl --silent --location "https://github.com/keploy/keploy/releases/latest/download/keploy_linux_arm64.tar.gz" | tar xz --overwrite -C /tmp
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin && sudo mv /tmp/keploy /usr/local/bin/keploy

Note: Keploy is not supported on MacOS natively.

Setting up the Docker Desktop for WSL 2

1. Install Docker Desktop for Windows from here.

When developing on Windows with Docker Desktop and WSL 2, it's crucial to configure Docker Desktop to allow WSL 2 distributions to access the Docker daemon. This setup enables seamless integration between your Windows environment, WSL 2 Linux distros, and Docker.

By default, Docker Desktop may not be configured to work with all WSL 2 distros out of the box. Proper configuration ensures that you can run Docker commands from within your WSL 2 environment, allowing for a more native Linux development experience while leveraging the power of Windows.

This setup is essential for Keploy to function correctly in a WSL 2 environment, as it needs to interact with the Docker daemon to manage containers and networks effectively. For detailed instructions on how to configure Docker Desktop for WSL 2, please refer to the official Docker documentation.

With Arkade

With Arkade

1. Installing Arkade

# Note: you can also run without `sudo` and move the binary yourself
curl -sLS https://get.arkade.dev | sudo sh

arkade --help
ark --help  # a handy alias

# Windows users with Git Bash
curl -sLS https://get.arkade.dev | sh

2. Install Keploy

arkade get keploy

Or you can also download specific version of Keploy using the following command:

arkade get keploy@2.2.0-alpha23

🎬 Capturing Testcases

To initiate the recording of API calls, execute this command in your terminal:

keploy record -c "CMD_TO_RUN_APP"

For example, if you're using a simple Golang program, the CMD_TO_RUN_APP would resemble:

keploy record -c "go run main.go"

🏃 Running Testcases

To run the testcases and see if there are any regressions introduced, use this terminal command:

keploy test -c "CMD_TO_RUN_APP" --delay 10

Explore the Test Coverage Generation Guide for seeing test-coverage with your unit testing library and Keploy Running Guide for additional options and tips on customizing your Keploy setup to perfection.