Differences between OkHttp Mock Web Server and Retrofit Mock

Question

OkHttp offers a MockWebServer as a separate library called "mockwebserver".

Similarly, Retrofit provides a library named "retrofit-mock".

What is the difference between those two libraries? Which one should we use for doing instrumentation testing on Android?

Answer 1

According to JakeWharton

MockRetrofit is about stubbing your API before it gets to the HTTP client. If you want the full HTTP stack you should use something like MockWebServer in OkHttp to simulate a server and allow customizing the requests and responses to whatever you'd like.