Can I slow down Django

Question

Simple question really

./manage.py runserver

Can I slow down localhost:8000 on my development machine so I can simulate file uploads and work on the look and feel of ajax uploading?

Answer 1

depending on where you want to simulate such you could simply sleep?

from time import sleep
sleep(500)

Answer 2

On osx or freebds, you can use ipfw to limit bandwidth on specific ports:

  sudo ipfw pipe 1 config bw 1Bytes/s delay 100ms
  sudo ipfw add 1 pipe 1 src-port 8000

Do not forget to delete it when you do not need it anymore:

sudo ipfw delete 1

Credit: jaguarcy

For osx there is also free app that will allow this:

http://slowyapp.com/